Ricotta & basil pizza bread

Ricotta & basil pizza bread

Thought you couldn't enjoy pizza without feeling guilty? Try this low-fat, high-fibre version

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 6

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 10 mins

Cook time

Cook 30 mins

Vegetarian Freezable

Vegetarian, Low-fat

Method

  1. Heat oven to 220C/fan 200C/gas 6. Soften the onion and peppers in the oil in a large pan for a few mins. Pour in the tomatoes, season, then simmer for 10 mins.
  2. Meanwhile, make up the bread mix according to pack instructions, then bring the dough together and knead a couple of times. Flour a large baking sheet and roll out the dough into a rectangle roughly 25 x 35cm. Bake for 5 mins on a shelf at the top of the oven until firm.
  3. Remove from the oven, spread with the sauce, add the cherry tomatoes, then dollop over spoonfuls of the ricotta. Bake for 10 mins more until the base is golden and crisp. Scatter with basil and serve straight away with a green salad.
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Tip

Ricotta is a mild cheese, so if you'd like your pizza to have a cheesier kick, add a good grating of Parmesan over the top.

PER SERVING

291 kcalories, protein 14g, carbohydrate 41g, fat 9 g, saturated fat 4g, fibre 9g, sugar 9g, salt 1.23 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, February 2009.

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  • 20 January 2009

    Fran rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This pizza was the best to make. The tomato sauce was so tasty i had some left remaining and used it the next day for a pasta sauce. I do recommend this :)

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  • 21 January 2009

    tweedle29 rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This is delicious, but only served 4 of us, and my dad asked for more! The tomato sauce is gorgeous and would also make a good pasta sauce!

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  • 17 February 2009

    sally rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Very yummy, I used mozzarella instead of ricotta as I don't like ricotta but it was really good.

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  • 08 March 2009

    schizopear rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    this was really easy and tasty too. i only made half the sauce (there was still plenty to cover) and added some garlic because we're garlic fiends and it seemed wrong not to. i also used mozzarella rather than ricotta. there's no way this recipe would feed six; there's only two of us and only one slice remained. we are incredibly greedy though...

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  • 07 May 2009

    jade commented on this recipe

    This was really nice, and easy to make. The bread base made a really nice change from normal pizza bases. I like the idea of trying it with mozzarella next time!!!

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  • 20 July 2009

    Batcatz rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I have made this loads of times. Everyone I have made it for is impressed and want more! Easy to make! I make double the dough and freeze one portion. Seems easier to roll after freezing and defrosts very quickly. Then I make double to topping and freeze half too. Makes it so quick to make at short notice then. I then use the left over sauce for pasta dishes the next day. :-)

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  • 04 October 2009

    bowley1 rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I used soft cheese instead of ricotta and it was delicious. Will make double like Batcatz suggested next time

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  • 08 January 2010

    Chef Lucy rated this recipe

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  • 10 January 2010

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  • 18 January 2010

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  • 15 June 2010

    Jacks rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    I made this last night to have for lunches this week and I love it! I used it as a chance to clear out the fridge and just chucked in all the veg I had including mushrooms and sweetcorn and green pepper! Also used passatta and garlic instead of chopped toms because I didnt have any. Really lovely recipe and am definately going to make again and experiment with toppings! I also used low fat mozzerella yum yum.

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  • 05 October 2010

    David Dobbins rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Really easy to make, looks impressive. Big hit with the kids.

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  • 27 October 2010

    marzipan fiend rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Kind of 80s and whole-foody, but really nice! I made two small pizzas (in round cake tins) and froze the spare dough and topping. Don't worry if you don't have a bread mix. I just used 500g bread flour, 1tsp instant dried yeast, 1tsp sugar and 1tsp salt, and about 300ml water to make the dough. After putting the tomato topping on the base, I also added some spinach (that I'd fried briefly to wilt it first), then the ricotta. I sprinkled on parmesan too. Spinach and ricotta are classic together, and including greens on the pizza meant I didn't bother serving any salad with it.

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  • 13 June 2011

    donnalovescheese rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    Quite nice but a bit bland. Think I'd try this with feta instead of ricotta if I made it again.

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  • 04 November 2011

    bexxy rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    made this for myself and freeze leftovers, cant wait to do again.

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  • 16 May 2012

    CocoVanilla rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    I found the taste a bit bland and the tomato sauce was very runny (had to cook it for more than 10 minutes) My boyfriend was not too keen, he did not like the filling and only ate the crust!

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 6

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 10 mins

Cook time

Cook 30 mins

Vegetarian Freezable

Vegetarian, Low-fat

Ingredients

  • 1 onion , finely chopped
  • 2 yellow peppers , roughly chopped
  • 1 tsp olive oil
  • 2 x 400g/14oz cans chopped tomatoes
  • 500g bag mixed grain or granary bread mix
  • plain flour , for dusting
  • 10 cherry tomatoes , halved or whole
  • 250g tub ricotta
  • a few basil leaves, to serve
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PER SERVING

291 kcalories, protein 14g, carbohydrate 41g, fat 9 g, saturated fat 4g, fibre 9g, sugar 9g, salt 1.23 g

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