Happy Face

• Two 12-inch round pizza shells
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 cup Chunky Red Sauce or bottled tomato sauce
• 2 cups shredded mozzarella
• 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese (or to taste)
• For the face (or use vegetables of your choice):
• 1 large bunch fresh basil leaves, rinsed
• 4 thinly sliced carrot disks
• 5 green-pepper rings
• 1 button mushroom, cut in half
• 10 pitted, halved black olives, optional

1. Prep time: 20 minutes
2. Baking time: 20 minutes
3. Heat oven to 425 degrees. Brush the shells with the olive oil.
4. Divide the tomato sauce evenly between the 2 pizza shells. Top with the shredded mozzarella and then sprinkle on the grated parmesan cheese.
5. Gather the basil leaves into a tight bundle and slice into thin ribbons. Arrange the basil ribbons around the outer edge of the top half of each pie to make hair. For the eyes, center a carrot disk inside a pepper ring. Place a mushroom-half nose in the center of each pie. Use half a pepper ring or line up the olives, if desired, to form the mouth.
6. Place the pizzas on 2 nonstick baking sheets and bake until the cheese is melted and bubbly, about 20 minutes.
7. How kids can help: Wash mushroom; rinse basil; brush oil on pizza shell; sprinkle on cheeses; arrange vegetables for face.
8. Chunky Red Sauce
9. This easy sauce freezes well (in an airtight container), so make an extra batch for future pizza parties or to serve over pasta. Recipe yields 3 cups.
10. In a large, heavy saucepan, heat 1 Tbs olive oil over medium-low heat. Add 3 cloves peeled and finely chopped garlic and cook, stirring, until it starts to soften, about 1 minute. Add two 28-oz cans diced tomatoes, 1 tsp each salt and sugar, and 1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper, and bring to a boil. Cook briskly over medium heat, stirring frequently, until the tomatoes cook down to a thick mass, 25 to 30 minutes. Cool sauce before spreading over pizza. (The sauce can be made up to 3 days ahead and refrigerated, or frozen for 2 to 3 months.)

pizza shells, olive oil, red sauce, mozzarella, parmesan cheese, fresh basil, carrot disks, greenpepper rings, button mushroom, black olives

Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/happy-face (may not work)