I went to Mom’s house last week and walked in to this wonderful aroma of saucy garlicky pizza. She and Dad were kind enough to leave DT and I each a slice and oh my is was wonderful Mom told me how simple it was and gave me the recipe, so Friday I decided to try it out once the little ones were asleep. Took about 5 minutes to assemble, and 25 minutes to cook, about 30 minutes tops! Perfect for me!
I varied the recipe for what I had on hand and what DT and I like on our pizza, this recipe is very versatile use what you have on hand or like!
Ingredient:
Spicy red pepper sauce, 1 loaf unbaked garlic bread, half sweet onion, 2 bell peppers from DT garden, hard salami, mozzarella cheese, muenster cheese, and 1 handful garden basil.
lightly coat pan with olive oil
place loaves crust side up
brush olive oil on crust
Pour sauce over and spread around, use as much as you like
Chop veggies
layer sliced hard salami
Sprinkle on cheese, be generous, this is the best part!!!
Add veggies
look how pretty!!!!
Bake for 25 minutes or until golden brown and sprinkle with chopped basil, salt and freshly ground pepper
Serve! Easy peasy! It turned out beautifully and DT was so impressed!!
The crust was crispy and the filling was so flavorful, I don’t know if I can eat Pizza hut ever again!
Print This RecipeSunny’s Avenue J Pizza Recipe
courtesy Sunny Anderson, 2008 foodnetwork.com
1 cup water
1/4 cup white wine vinegar
1/2-ounce dehydrated porcini mushrooms
1 (8 by 14-inch) piece focaccia
1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil, plus extra for preparing pan and garnishing
1 1/2 cups canned whole tomatoes with basil
8 ounces fresh Buffalo mozzarella
1/2 cup shredded aged mozzarella
4 cloves garlic, roughly chopped
18 to 20 thick pepperoni slices
1/3 cup shredded Parmigiano-Reggiano
2 cups fresh basil leaves
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.
In a small saucepan, bring 1 cup water and white wine vinegar to a simmer. Remove from heat and add mushrooms. Cover and let mushrooms sit, 15 minutes. Strain.
Slice bread horizontally to create 2 pizzas. Lightly oil a baking sheet and place pizzas crust side up. Brush top with 1/4 cup oil. In a bowl, squeeze tomatoes to break up slightly. Place on pizza halves. Pull pieces of Buffalo mozzarella from the ball and place on halves. Top with porcini mushrooms, shredded mozzarella, garlic and pepperoni. Bake until cheese has melted and crust is crispy, about 25 minutes. Remove from oven, drizzle with oil, sprinkle on Parmesan and spread with cut basil. Sprinkle with salt and pepper and serve.
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That pizza looks so yummy!
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I made this pizza tonight and it was absolutely delicious. I made it with Canadian bacon and cooked my veggies a little first. Fish was very impressed with his cousin and her cooking abilities.
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Made this last night and it was SO good! Thanks for the idea of the garlic bread — I’d seen Sunny’s recipe before but couldn’t get behind the focaccia. LOVED the garlic bread!
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