Mushroom Pesto Pizza with Goat Cheese
- 2 cups Basil
- 1/2 cups Pine Nuts, Plus Extra To Sprinkle On Pizza
- 13 cups Parmesan Cheese
- 2 cloves Garlic
- 1/2 cups Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- 2 teaspoons Cornmeal
- 1 whole Premade Pizza Dough From Grocery Store Or Pizzeria
- 6 ounces, weight Goat Cheese
- 1/2 cups Mushrooms (any Variety)
- 2 pinches Crushed Red Pepper Flakes
- Pesto preparation:
- 1.
- Rinse basil and pluck leaves off the thick stems.
- Place leaves into a food processor.
- 2.
- Add pine nuts and pulse until combined.
- 3.
- Add parmesan cheese and peeled garlic, pulse a few more times.
- 4.
- Add salt and pepper (to taste), and pulse again.
- 5.
- While food processor is running, slowly add olive oil to emulsify the pesto.
- Set aside.
- Pizza preparation:
- 1.
- Line a cookie sheet with aluminum foil and spray with grease.
- 2.
- Dust cookie sheet with cornmeal.
- 3.
- Get dough (enough for 1 pizza) from local grocery store or pizzeria (or make homemade).
- 4.
- Roll out dough onto cookie sheet lined with greased aluminum foil (it will be rectangular in shape).
- 5.
- Cover dough with pesto.
- 6.
- Cut up goat cheese into small pieces and cover the pesto.
- 7.
- Sautee mushrooms in a small pan with olive oil for 5 minutes.
- 8.
- Add sauteed mushrooms and sprinkle a few pine nuts on the pizza.
- Add red pepper flakes if desired.
- 9.
- Bake in a 425-degree oven for 12-14 minutes, or until crust is golden brown and cheese has browned very slightly.
- 10.
- Cut and serve immediately.
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Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/main-courses/mushroom-pesto-pizza-with-goat-cheese/ (may not work)