Mini Heart Shaped Pizzas
These mini heart shaped pizzas are easy to create and make a perfect meal for Valentine's Day or other special occasions.
Equipment
Ingredients
Heart Mini Pizzas
- 1 package of refrigerated pizza dough 13.8 oz
- 1 cup Homemade Marinara Sauce or your favorite jarred sauce
- Fresh basil leaves
- 1 cup freshly grated mozzarella cheese
- 1 cup grated provolone cheese
Homemade Marinara
- 1 can San Marzano tomatoes 28 oz
- 4 cloves garlic - grated
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh basil
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1/2 teaspoon coarse salt
- 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes optional
Instructions
- Make the homemade marinara by sauteing garlic in the olive oil for about 30 seconds.
- Add tomatoes, and use a potato masher to break the tomatoes up.
- Add salt, basil, and butter.
- Turn to low heat and simmer for 20-30 minutes until the sauce reduces, stirring occasionally.
- Next roll out the pizza dough.
- Use a square and a round biscuit cutter to cut out a square and round shape.
- Cut the round shape in half with a sharp knife or pizza cutter.
- Place each half of the round shape to an adjacent side of the square to make a heart.
- Firmly pinch the dough and place the heart on a greased baking sheet or non-stick baking sheet.
- Pre-bake for 8 minutes at 400 degrees.
- Remove and add some marinara, fresh basil and a handful of grated cheese.
- Return to the oven and bake for 6 minutes.
- Set under the broiler for another minute to brown the cheese.
Notes
The marinara recipe makes about 2.5 cups of sauce.
Nutrition
Serving: 1gCalories: 142kcalCarbohydrates: 6gProtein: 7gFat: 10gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 21mgSodium: 477mgFiber: 1gSugar: 3g
Nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and is an estimate only. This information comes from online calculators. Although attempts have been made to provide accurate nutritional information, these figures are only estimates.
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