Quick Margherita Pizza

This Quick Margherita Pizza is cheesy and delicious. It's made with ready-made dough, marinara, cheddar, and mozzarella. Serve it as a main or appetizer.

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This mouthwatering pizza is a delight. It comes together quickly, thanks to the convenience of ready-made pizza dough, yet it delivers delicious flavor. For the sauce, I opt for a high-quality shop-bought pizza sauce-choose a reputable brand for the best taste. When serving, consider pairing this pizza with skin-on fries, your favorite dip options, such as creamy ranch, tangy sour cream, or the classic combination of chives and onion.

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What I Love About This Recipe

  • It is easy to put together.
  • You can customize the pizza to your taste by adding different toppings like mushrooms, pepperoni and more.
  • The dough can be shaped in different ways.
  • Double or triple the recipe to feed a crowd.
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Tips and Tricks

  • Toppings: Feel free to get creative and add any toppings you choose, such as chicken, pepperoni, mushrooms, spinach, feta and more.
  • Pizza dough: The pizza dough can be shaped however you like. For example, on occasions like Valentine's Day, you can shape it like a circle or a heart.
  • Cheese: You can add any cheese of your choice. provolone, Monterey jack and goat cheese.

FAQs

How do you use ready-made pizza dough?

Let the dough rest for at least ten minutes then unwrap it and shape it however you like. Alternatively, read the instructions on the packaging.

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    Quick Margherita Pizza

    Jen Sim
    This Quick Margherita Pizza is cheesy and delicious. It's made with ready-made dough, marinara, cheddar and mozzarella. Serve as a main or appetizer.
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    Course: Appetizer, Lunch, Main Course, Side Dish
    Cuisine: American, Appetizer, Italian
    Prep Time: 5 minutes
    Cook Time: 15 minutes
    0 minutes
    Total Time: 20 minutes
    Servings: 4 people
    Calories: 553kcal
    Author: Jen Sim

    Equipment

    • 1 baking tray
    • Parchment paper
    • 1 Grater

    Ingredients

    • 400 g Pre-rolled pizza dough read the package for instructions on how to prepare
    • 1 cup cheddar grated
    • 2 cup mozzarella grated
    • ⅓ cup pizza sauce

    Instructions

    • Preheat oven to 180C/360F. Line a baking tray with parchment paper.
    • Unwrap the dough (read the instructions on the packaging). Place the pre-rolled dough on the lined baking tray.
    • Spread pizza sauce on top of pizza then fold over the edges.
    • Add the grated cheese to the pizza sauce and cook for 10-15 minutes.

    Notes

    Pizza sauce: Feel free to swap this with marinara if you don't have pizza sauce to hand.
    Toppings: Get creative and add any toppings you choose, such as chicken, pepperoni, mushrooms, spinach, feta and more.
    Pizza dough: Shape the dough however you like. For example, on occasions like Valentine's Day, you can shape it like a circle or a heart.
    Cheese: Add any cheese of your choice. provolone, Monterey jack and goat cheese.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 210g | Calories: 553kcal | Carbohydrates: 54.94g | Protein: 35.03g | Fat: 21.38g | Saturated Fat: 8.981g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3.346g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6.726g | Trans Fat: 1.589g | Cholesterol: 50mg | Sodium: 1304mg | Potassium: 460mg | Fiber: 2.6g | Sugar: 5.45g | Vitamin A: 1258IU | Vitamin C: 2.4mg | Calcium: 902mg | Iron: 2.22mg
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