Chili Pepper Pizza

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Or you can use a storebought crust and use the toppings

 

Chili Pepper Pizza

 

3 tablespoons olive oil

1 onion, cut in 1/4s, sliced

3 garlic cloves, crushed

1 8 oz. can tomatoes

1 tablespoon tomato paste

1/2 teaspoon dried oregano

1 cup all purpose flour

1 cup whole wheat flour

1/4 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon active dried yeast

2/3 cup warm water

1 3 1/2 oz. can green chilies

6 ounces mozzarella cheese, chopped

8 ripe or green olives

tomato roses, optional

fresh parsley sprigs, optional

 

Lightly grease a 10 " pizza pan. Heat 2 tablespoon of oil in a saucepan. Add

onion, garlic, tomato paste, tomatoes with juice and oregano. Stir well to break

up tomatoes, then simmer, uncovered, 10-15 minutes or until well thickened;

cool. Preheat oven to 375F (190C.).

Put flours, salt and yeast in a bowl and mix well. Add water and mix to form a

dough. Knead well, then roll to a 10 " circle. Line greased pizza pan with dough.

Brush surface of dough with a little of remaining oil and cover with tomato

mixture. Drain and chop chilies and sprinkle on top.

Sprinkle with cheese and drizzle with remaining oil.

Bake in preheated oven 25 minutes. Top pizza with olives and bake 10 minutes.

Cut in wedges.

Garnish with tomato roses and parsley sprigs, if desired, and serve hot.