Easy Pesto Pizza

Here at Capone Foods, we make homemade pizza as easy as pie--pizza pie. Our frozen pizza dough comes together quickly, cooked in the oven, on a pizza stone, or on the grill. Pair it with one of our pesto sauces and a cheese of your choosing for a simple and delicious dinner.

Pizza Dough Directions

Bring dough to room temperature before cooking.

In the oven:

  1. Pre-heat oven to 500 or highest temp.
  2. Move oven rack to lowest position.
  3. Roll out dough on lightly floured surface to fit baking sheet.
  4. Place dough on oiled baking sheet and cook 5 mins to brown.
  5. Remove dough from oven, add toppings. Cook until bubbling and done.

In the oven on a pizza stone:

  1. Place pizza stone on lowest oven rack.
  2. Pre-heat oven to 500 or highest temp.
  3. Roll out dough on lightly floured pizza paddle.
  4. Add your toppings and slide pizza onto pizza stone.
  5. Cook until bubbling and done. Remove with pizza paddle.

On the grill:

  1. Prepare your toppings and set aside.
  2. Lightly oil grill racks and set to medium heat.
  3. Roll out dough on lightly floured surface.
  4. Place dough directly on grill and cook until bottom browns.
  5. Flip dough, add toppings, and close grill lid.
  6. Cook until bubbling and done. Enjoy!

Pesto and Cheese Pairings

Basil Pesto Pizza

1 Capone’s frozen pizza dough

1 container Capone’s Basil Pesto Sauce

1 container Capone’s Cheese Blend for Pizza

Fresh tomato

 

Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto Pizza

1 Capone’s frozen pizza dough

1 container Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto

1 container Capone Foods Fresh Mozzarella

 

Roasted Red Pepper Pesto Pizza

1 Capone’s frozen pizza dough

1 container Roasted Red Pepper Pesto

1 package Capone chicken and pancetta sausage (crumbled and cooked separately)

¼ cup grated Reggiano cheese
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