Extra Mushroom, Garlic and Fresh Tomato Pizza

We are huge pizza fans in our house, and we make homemade pizza often. I try to change the flavors so we don’t get bored; it’s also a great way to use up extra ingredients we have in the refrigerator. I decided to make this extra mushroom, garlic, and fresh tomato pizza recipe to pair with a yummy Italian salad.

Extra Mushroom, Garlic, and Fresh Tomato Pizza

Ingredients:

• Olive oil cooking spray
• Cornmeal
• Pizza dough; let the dough sit at room temperature for 20 minutes
• Pizza sauce
• Mozzarella cheese, shredded, to taste
• 8 oz button mushrooms, sliced very thin
• Fresh garlic, minced
• Sea salt and freshly cracked black pepper, to taste
• Dried basil, to taste
• Crushed red pepper flakes to taste

Serving:

• Fresh tomatoes, sliced

 

How to Make an Extra Mushroom, Garlic, and Fresh Tomato Pizza:

Preheat the oven to 425 degrees. Coat a round pizza baking tray with olive oil cooking spray and a sprinkling of cornmeal.

Let the pizza dough sit at room temperature for 20 minutes before spreading out the dough on a the prepared pizza tray.

Spoon the sauce on the dough and spread evenly.

Sprinkle the mozzarella cheese all over followed by the mushrooms.

Next, carefully sprinkle the garlic all over the pizza being careful not to drop in large clumps.

Season the pizza with sea salt, freshly cracked black pepper, dried basil, and crushed red pepper flakes to taste.

 

Place pizza into the oven and bake for 15-20 minutes, or until cheese is bubbling and the crust is golden brown.

Remove from the oven, add the fresh tomato slices on top.

Slice and serve. Enjoy.