Italian Herb Crusted Cheese Pizza Recipe
This, to me, is the perfect Italian Flavored pizza. Pizza crust seasoned with Italian herb flavored butter makes a delicious base for a cheese pizza. Give it a try!!
For Pizza
- 1 large pizza crust (homemade or store bought)
- for Homemade pizza dough recipe click HERE
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 tablespoon butter (melted)
- 2 garlic cloves (minced)
- 1 teaspoons dried basil leaves
- 1 teaspoons dried oregano leaves
- 1/4 teaspoon dried rosemary
- 1 cup pizza sauce
For Pizza Topping
- 1 cup Cooked BBQ flavored Chicken (you can use any flavor of your choice)
- 1-1/2 cup Mozzarella cheese
- 1/2 cup Italian cheese blend
- 1/2 cup shredded Cheddar cheese
- 1 small onion (thinly sliced)
- 1 small green bell pepper (thinly sliced)
- 7-8 black olives (sliced)
- a Handful fresh basil leaves
- 1 teaspoon Italian herb seasoning
- Heat oven to 200°C.
- Grease a 16-inch pizza pan with butter or a non-stick cooking spray. Set asdie.
- On a lightly floured surface, roll pizza dough into a 16 inch circle.
- Poke in a few areas with a fork, cover, and let rise 20 minutes.
- Meanwhile, In a small bowl, mix together the butter, olive oil, basil,oregano, rosemary and garlic.
- Transfer dough to a prepared pan or baker’s peel.
- Spread butter-herb mixture over the dough.
- Now add a layer of pizza sauce, Italian cheese blend and a one cup of mozzarella cheese.
- Top with the chicken pieces, onion, green pepper and olives.
- Top with remaining mozzarella and cheddar cheese.
- Sprinkle a pinch of dried oregano, basil,rosemary and fresh basil leaves.
- Bake in preheated oven until crust is golden and cheese is bubbly, 10-15 minutes.
- Let cool for about 5 minutes before slicing.
- Delicious Italian Italian Herb Crusted Cheese Pizza is ready to serve. ENJOY!!
Serving Suggestions:
Serve with Roasted Summer Vegetables for a complete healthy and nutritious meal.