Ingredients

The following ingredients have 5 Servings
  • 1 lb. pizza dough, (store-bought or homemade*)
  • 2 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 2 tsp minced garlic ((2 cloves))
  • 1 2/3 cups canned San Marzano tomatoes (and juices), (finely crushed with hands)
  • 2 pinches salt
  • 8 oz. fresh mozzarella, (chopped into 3/4-inch cubes)
  • 1/4 cup Small basil leaves or chopped basil ribbons

Instruction

  • Heat oven to 550 degrees and place a pizza stone in the oven. Let it rest for at least 45 - 60 minutes.
  • Meanwhile, heat olive oil in a medium saucepan set over medium heat. Add garlic and saute just until fragrant but not browning, about 15 seconds.
  • Add in tomatoes, season with salt and bring to a light boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer until reduced and thickened to nearly 1 cup, about 15 - 20 minutes. 
  • Divide dough into 2 equal portions. Note that only one pizza will be able to bake at a time. 
  • Working with one piece of dough at a time, stretch and shape into an oval about 13-inches long.
  • Lay on a well floured pizza peel. Spread about 1/2 cup sauce over one crust, sprinkle with half the mozzarella. 
  • Quickly and carefully slide pizza from pizza peel to preheated pizza stone and bake until crust is golden brown and cheese is melted, about 4 - 7 minutes. 
  • Repeat with remaining crust. Sprinkle pizzas with fresh basil, cut into slices and serve immediately while warm.