Basil Pesto Pizza With Green Beans

Pesto pizza with green beans topped with pine nuts and parmesan flakes.

Pizza with basil pesto instead of tomato sauce. Topped with green beans, parmesan flakes, pine nuts and a swirl of olive oil.

Course Main Course

Cuisine Italian

Keyword green pizza, pesto pizza, pizza with basil pesto

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 10

Total Time 25

Servings person

Calories 1888kcal

Author Eva | Electric Blue Food

Ingredients

1 ball pizza dough homemade or store-bought
80 g basil pesto
125 g mozzarella diced
2 tsp olive oil
1 tbsp pine nuts
20 g parmesan flakes
10 green beans

Metric - US Customary

Instructions

Bring a small pot of water to the boil. Add salt and green beans. Cook for 5 minutes, then drain. Add a sprinkle of salt and 1 tsp olive oil, toss.
Stretch pizza dough to desired thickness. Spread basil pesto evenly on top. Place green beans over the pesto and top with diced mozzarella. Add the pine nuts.
Bake in the pre-heated oven at 250°C (480°F) for 8-10 minutes or until the sides and cheese have nicely browned. Take the pizza out of the oven and top with parmesan flakes and a swirl of olive oil.

Notes

Please notice that the nutritional information provided is made by an online calculator and meant to be used as a guideline only. Pesto contains more fat from the olive oil and pine nuts than regular tomato sauce.

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