Easy Veggie Pizza Recipe
This easy veggie pizza recipe is just that - super easy, but without skimping on full flavor! If you're looking to host a pizza night, you can't go past this vegetarian option!
Servings: 12 slices
Calories: 154kcal
Ingredients
- 1 homemade pizza base or 1 store-bought
- ¼ sweet potato diced
- ¼ red onion finely sliced
- 2 mushrooms about 30g, finely sliced
- ¼ red bell pepper/red capsicum about 30g, finely sliced
- 5 basil leaves roughly torn
- 5 bocconcini balls
- ¼ cup grated cheddar cheese
- 2 tablespoon pine nuts
- 1 tablespoon olive oil +1 teaspoon for roasting sweet potato
- ½ teaspoon salt to taste
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 200C/400F
- Toss sweet potato in about 1-2 teaspoons of olive oil and some salt and pepper.
- Roast sweet potato for 20 minutes, or until golden brown
Making the Pizza
- Drizzle about 1 tablespoon of olive oil on the pizza base and spread out evenly.
- Sprinkle with cheddar cheese
- Top evenly with roasted sweet potato, onion, mushroom, red pepper, bocconcini and about half the basil. Add more cheese if desired
- Place pizza in oven and bake 20-30 minutes or until the base is crispy and light and brown.
- Remove pizza from oven, top with remaining basil, pine nuts and season generously with salt.
- Slice and serve!
Notes
* Preparation time does not include resting time of 1 hour to allow for the dough to rise. Prep time is 10 minutes for cutting vegetables and to prepare the pizza without making the dough.
* cooking time includes time taken to roast sweet potato and time taken for pizza to cook
* cooking time includes time taken to roast sweet potato and time taken for pizza to cook
Nutrition
Calories: 154kcal | Carbohydrates: 17g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 6mg | Sodium: 296mg | Potassium: 38mg | Vitamin A: 495IU | Vitamin C: 3.4mg | Calcium: 89mg | Iron: 1mg
