Guest Post: 3 Incredibly Delicious and Tasty Pizza Recipes From Your Kitchen Garden

Today’s guest post about healthy pizza recipes comes from Tiffany Watts, a food blogger.

Everyone loves pizza…it’s actually my favorite food too! This incredible Italian sensation has undoubtedly become an international sensation. 

Now if you really are a true foodie and often crave high-quality ingredients and an authentic cooking experience, even if you do not consider yourself a skilled home chef, you can still enjoy great healthy pizza recipes right from your pizza garden (if you’ve got one).

Furthermore, the best pizza is one made from fresh organic ingredients. And the good thing is that pizza doesn’t require some special ingredients. The ingredients from your garden are more than enough to make the most delicious and healthiest pizza.

Lucky for you, I have compiled 3 healthy pizza recipes using fresh ingredients from your kitchen garden. 

1. Fresh Veggie Pizza

Nothing gives pizza a great taste and color more than a variety of vegetable toppings. This recipe is extremely easy to make and delicious. 

You’ll need:

• Whole English Muffin or Pita Bread
• Pizza Sauce or Basil Pesto
• 1 Onion, chopped
• 3 Roma tomatoes, chopped
• A half cup of Spinach leaves
• 1 cup Mushrooms, chopped
• 1 medium Green, yellow, or red pepper
• Mushrooms, chopped
• Mozzarella cheese, shredded
• Black olives
• 8 fresh Basil leaves

Instructions:

1. Preheat the oven to 425°F.
2. Lightly spray 2 small baking sheets with non-stick cooking spray.
3. Spread about 1 tablespoon of pizza sauce or basil pesto evenly over the English muffin or Pita bread.
4. Top evenly with the prepared vegetables.
5. Arrange the shredded Mozzarella cheese evenly over each pizza.
6. Place baking sheets in the oven. Bake for about 12-15 minutes or until the bottoms turn golden brown and the cheese is completely melted and bubbly.
7. Serve.

2. Garden Veggie Pizza with Whole Wheat Crust

This is a healthy pizza packed with fresh garden vegetables atop whole wheat crust.

You’ll need:

• 1 pound whole wheat pizza dough
• 1 onion, sliced into rings
• A red bell pepper, thinly sliced
• 2 plum tomatoes, thinly sliced
• 1 cup mushrooms, sliced
• 2 garlic cloves, pressed
• 4 ounces (1 cup) shredded part-skim Mozzarella cheese
• 1 ounce (1/4 cup) grated fresh Parmesan cheese
• 4 ounces (1 cup) Shredded low-fat cheddar cheese
• 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning mix

Instructions:

1. Preheat the oven to 400°F.
2. Press the dough out to fill a 10×15-inch pizza stone.
3. Bake the crust for around 7 minutes. Remove crust from the oven and place on a wire rack.
4. Once the crust is well-baked, sprinkle the Mozzarella, Parmesan, and cheddar cheese evenly over the crust.
5. Evenly top with the onions, mushrooms, tomatoes, and pepper.
6. Sprinkle well with Italian seasoning mix.
7. Return to the oven and bake for about 18-to 20 minutes or until the crust turns golden brown.
8. Remove from the oven. Cut pizza into 12 equal rectangles or using a pizza cutter or sharp knife.

3. Garden Eggplant Pizza

Eggplant is a great pizza ingredient. It gives your pizza a great flavor and color as well. I often include it in the majority of my homemade pizzas. If you’ve got some in your organic kitchen garden, then it’s a plus.

Yields 6 servings

You’ll need:

• 1 package (6-ounce) prebaked Italian pizza crust
• 1 large, fresh eggplant, peeled
• 1 red bell pepper, sliced
• 1 medium Roma tomato, sliced
• 1 large onion, sliced into rings
• 1 small zucchini
• 2 cups (8-ounces) shredded Mozzarella cheese
• Fresh basil leaves, finely chopped
• Fresh oregano, finely chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• A quarter teaspoon freshly ground pepper
• A half teaspoon dried thyme

Instructions:

1. Preheat the oven to 425°F.
2. Chop the eggplant, tomatoes, red bell pepper, and zucchini coarsely.
3. Sauté the mixture in 1 tablespoon oil in a large skillet over medium heat for 1o minutes or until it becomes tender.
4. Layer the prebaked pizza crust evenly with cheese and eggplant mixture.
5. Sprinkle with basil, oregano, garlic, pepper, and dried thyme.
6. Add salt to taste.
7. Drizzle with the remaining 2 tablespoons of olive oil.
8. Bake for about 10 minutes or until the crust turns golden brown.
9. Cut into 6 equal rectangle slices using a pizza cutter or sharp knife.
10. Serve.

Making homemade pizza using fresh ingredients from your garden is actually very easy as you can see. And it’s very healthy actually- you can use whole wheat pizza dough (which is loaded with fiber, vitamins and minerals), reduced-fat cheese, and is packed with nutrient-rich fresh vegetables. Any vegetable combination works great. You get to make a delicious and healthy pizza with your desired ingredients. Next time you decide to make some pizza at home, be sure to try out these recipes.

Author Bio

Tiffany Watts is the blogger behind Dilesia, a food blog curated for newbie and experienced cooking and baking enthusiasts, with the aim of bringing back glamor and fashion in the kitchen. Dilesia, “where sweet treats and good eats meet,” provides a portal for everyone to discover delicious recipes, new and upcoming kitchen gadgets, and easy (and surprising) ways to upgrade culinary skills.