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Stop what you’re doing and try this Zucchini Pizza with an incredible homemade pizza sauce! It takes only a few minutes to put together and is sure to be a hit.
What is zucchini pizza?
Whether you know me or not, I’m sure you can guess what my favorite part of the pizza is. Here’s a hint: I’M CRAZY FOR CRUST!
Before you say, “Ewww!!! Zucchini doesn’t belong on pizza!!!” just stick with me for a moment because this may be the weird pizza recipe you’ll end up falling in love with.
Once I learned how easy it was to make my own pizza sauce, I vowed to never buy store-bought sauce again. This pizza is one of my go-to Friday night dinners!
Ingredients needed
- Pizza Crust: you can start with homemade pizza dough or store-bought pizza dough. Either way is fine. I’ve even done this with my 2 ingredient dough!
- Cheese: this is a judgment-free zone so use as much shredded Mozzarella Cheese as you like.
- Zucchini: I had 2 medium zucchini so I used one for each pizza.
How to make zucchini pizza
- Preheat oven to 400°F degrees. The hotter the better – I even like preheating my pan too for a crunchy bottom pizza.
- Slice zucchini and place it on a foil-lined baking sheet sprayed with cooking spray.
- Drizzle the thinly sliced zucchini with olive oil, salt, and pepper.
- Cook the zucchini for about 10 minutes but keep an eye on them just in case. They should keep their color but look dehydrated.
- Stretch out your pizza dough to the desired size.
- Top the pizza dough with your homemade sauce, cheese, roasted zucchini, and any other toppings you choose.
- Bake according to your pizza crust directions and you’re done!
Expert tips
- Choose a pizza dough that’s gluten-free if you prefer
- Make your own homemade sauce – you won’t be sorry.
- Don’t like the crunch of al dente zucchini? Cook it first for a few minutes while the oven preheats.
FAQs
Yes! Use any kind of pizza crust you like.
You can microwave your pizza but I find the best results in the oven. I usually toast mine for about 2-5 minutes.
Yes. Zucchini doesn’t need to be cooked beforehand but I love the added flavor it gives when roasted ahead.
Zucchini Pizza Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 recipe pizza crust or store bought
- ½ to 1 cup pizza sauce
- 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
- 1 thinly sliced zucchini (small)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450°F.
- Stretch and pat pizza dough with floured hands to fill greased 12-inch pizza pan or baking sheet.
- Spread with pizza sauce. Top with cheese. Top with zucchini.
- Bake on lowest oven rack for 12 to 15 minutes, until cheese is bubbly and crust is browned.
- Cool just a minute or so before slicing and serving.
Hey! Just wanted to let you know that I featured this on Savory Sunday this week 🙂
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