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Margherita Pizza
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Margherita Pizza

Ingredients
 

  • 28 oz. can of whole tomatoes drained
  • 1 tablespoon fresh oregano or 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
  • 2 teaspoons tomato paste
  • 8 oz. mozzarella cheese ball thinly sliced
  • Pizza dough
  • Fresh basil (about 6 large leaves torn into pieces.
  • 2 tablespoons Olive Oil

Instructions

  • Preheat oven according to package directions.
  • Place tomatoes into a saucepan and use a potato masher to crush them. Then add in oregano, garlic salt, and tomato paste. Simmer on low/medium heat for 15 minutes.
  • Roll out pizza dough onto greased baking sheet. Prebake dough for 12 minutes (unless it states otherwise on package directions).
  • Spread 1 1/2 cups sauce on pizza. Then scatter mozzarella slices.
  • Bake for 8-10 minutes (or until crust is golden brown).
  • Remove from oven and arrange basil on the pizza. Drizzle olive oil on the pizza.

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