THREE PEPPER PIZZA
This Three Pepper Pizza is the go-to dinner for Meatless Monday. All you need is a store-bought pizza dough, tri-color peppers, onion, garlic, spices and mozzarella cheese to enjoy a slice of heaven! Believe it or not, no sauce needed!
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 573kcal
Ingredients
- 1 pizza dough, usually available at your supermarket bakery
- 4 Tablespoons olive oil
- 1 large sweet onion, sliced thin
- 1 red bell pepper, cut into strips
- 1 yellow bell pepper, cut into strips
- 1 green bell pepper, cut into strips (orange bell peppers work as well)
- 4 garlic cloves, chopped or 2 teaspoons minced garlic
- handful fresh basil, chopped
- handful fresh parsley, chopped
- handful fresh thyme, chopped
- salt to taste
- 1 teaspoon cayenne (more if you like it hotter)
- 8 oz. mozzarella cheese, sliced
- 2 Tablespoons Pecorino-Romano
Instructions
- Take pizza dough from refrigerator and let sit out an hour prior to rolling out.
- Half hour prior to cooking, place a pizza stone or cookie sheet in oven and preheat to 500 degrees.
- In a large skillet, heat 2 tablespoons olive oil. Saute onions for 3-5 minutes then remove with slotted spoon. Add remaining 2 Tablespoons of olive oil and place peppers, garlic and half of herbs in pan. Season with salt and cayenne. Saute for 10 minutes. Remove and set aside.
- Sprinkle cornmeal on flat surface. Take pizza dough and punch down then roll out to a circle slightly smaller than your pizza stone or a rectangle if using a cookie sheet. Sprinkle more cornmeal as needed so that dough does not stick to rolling pin. I also pick mine up and stretch the edges slightly to help with the shaping.
- Some people put their pizza together on a pizza peel or paddle and then transfer it to the pizza stone but I have never had any luck with that. Instead, when I am ready to assemble, I take the pizza stone from the oven, sprinkle it well with cornmeal and carefully place my dough on the stone. If you are using a cookie sheet, carefully place your dough on that.
- Spread onions on top of the dough, leaving about ½"-1" on sides to prevent spills. Next spread pepper mixture on top of onions. Lay mozzarella cheese on top of peppers then grate some fresh Pecorino-Romano on top.
- Carefully place pizza stone or cookie sheet back in oven and bake about 20-25 minutes or until cheese melts and crust is crisp.
- Remove from oven, sprinkle with remaining herbs, cut and serve.
- Makes 1 pizza or about 8 slices enough for 4 people.
Nutrition
Calories: 573kcal | Carbohydrates: 54g | Protein: 21g | Fat: 30g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Cholesterol: 47mg | Sodium: 1095mg | Potassium: 243mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 1690IU | Vitamin C: 117.8mg | Calcium: 325mg | Iron: 3.4mg
