Four-Cheese Pizza Topping with Pesto
By America's Test KitchenPublished on August 22, 2007
Time
5 minutes
Yield
Enough to top 14-inch pizza
Ingredients
½ cup basil pesto (homemade or prepared)6 ounces mozzarella cheese, shredded (about 1 ½ cups)4 ounces provolone cheese, shredded (about 1 cup)1 ¼ ounces grated Parmesan cheese (about ½ cup)1 ¼ ounces blue cheese (about ¼ cup crumbled)
Before You Begin
This topping works very well with Deep-Dish Pizza; see related recipe.
Instructions
- Spread partially baked pizza crust evenly with pesto; sprinkle with mozzarella, followed by provolone, Parmesan, and blue cheese. Bake as directed in pizza recipe.
Time
5 minutesYield
Enough to top 14-inch pizzaIngredients
½ cup basil pesto (homemade or prepared)
6 ounces mozzarella cheese, shredded (about 1 ½ cups)
4 ounces provolone cheese, shredded (about 1 cup)
1 ¼ ounces grated Parmesan cheese (about ½ cup)
1 ¼ ounces blue cheese (about ¼ cup crumbled)
Ingredients
½ cup basil pesto (homemade or prepared)
6 ounces mozzarella cheese, shredded (about 1 ½ cups)
4 ounces provolone cheese, shredded (about 1 cup)
1 ¼ ounces grated Parmesan cheese (about ½ cup)
1 ¼ ounces blue cheese (about ¼ cup crumbled)
Ingredients
½ cup basil pesto (homemade or prepared)
6 ounces mozzarella cheese, shredded (about 1 ½ cups)
4 ounces provolone cheese, shredded (about 1 cup)
1 ¼ ounces grated Parmesan cheese (about ½ cup)
1 ¼ ounces blue cheese (about ¼ cup crumbled)
Why This Recipe Works
We focused on the dough for our deep-dish pizza recipe, since these pizzas are 75 percent crust. The secret to a perfect crust came from an unlikely source: a potato. Also used in a recipe for focaccia dough that we liked, the potato contributed moisture as well as extra richness and sweetness to the dough.
Before You Begin
This topping works very well with Deep-Dish Pizza; see related recipe.
Instructions
- Spread partially baked pizza crust evenly with pesto; sprinkle with mozzarella, followed by provolone, Parmesan, and blue cheese. Bake as directed in pizza recipe.
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