Garlic Parmesan Pizza

Ingredients

• Pizza dough (Stretched into a 12-inch pizza; the source notes that the dough was slightly over-stretched and had a hole that was patched.)
• Olive oil (Used to marinate the garlic and for the garlic-oil topping; amount not stated.)
• Garlic (Chopped; marinated in olive oil for about 15 minutes.)
• Parmesan cheese (Sprinkled over the pizza before baking and drizzled or sprinkled over the finished pizza; amount not stated.)
• Mozzarella cheese (Spread to the crust.)
• Parsley (Used as a finishing garnish for color; amount not stated.)

Steps

1. 1

   Chop the garlic and place it in olive oil. Let it marinate for about 15 minutes so the oil takes on the garlic flavor.

2. 2

   Stretch the pizza dough into a 12-inch pizza. If the dough tears, patch the hole before topping it.

3. 3

   Spread the marinated chopped garlic and olive oil over the dough. The source notes that using more garlic gives the pizza more flavor.

4. 4

   Sprinkle Parmesan cheese over the garlic and oil.

5. 5

   Add mozzarella cheese, spreading it all the way to the crust.

6. 6

   Load the pizza into the oven and bake it for about 7–8 minutes, until the crust is cooked and the cheese is melted with some color. The source indicates that this particular pizza was nearly cooked after 5–5½ minutes and needed about 1 more minute.

7. 7

   Remove the pizza from the oven and let it rest briefly on a table or work surface.

8. 8

   Finish the pizza with more Parmesan cheese and parsley for color.

9. 9

   Cut the pizza into pieces and serve.

Notes

The source does not state an oven temperature or exact quantities for the dough, oil, garlic, cheeses, or parsley. It describes this as a 12-inch staff-special pizza and says a larger 22-inch version is made for the staff on Saturdays.

Nutrition per serving

• main
• pizza
• vegetarian
• meatless
• cheesy
• garlic
• baked
• quick meal