Ingredients

  • 1 each 100% Whole Wheat Pizza Dough, prepared (click to view recipe)
  • 1 cup pizza sauce or tomato sauce
  • 8 ounces mozzarella cheese shredded, divided, 1 cup
  • 2 ounces artichoke hearts marinated, jared, sliced, 1/4 cup
  • 2 each mushrooms white button or cremini, sliced, optional
  • 1 each sweet red bell peppers, roasted slice into strips
  • 2 ounces green olives or black, pitted and sliced, 1/4 cup
  • 1/4 cup red onion halved and sliced into 1/4 -inch rings
  • 2 each asparagus optional, stems removed and cut into 1-inch pieces

Method

  • Preheat the oven to 450F (230C).
  • Roll the pizza dough into 12-inch circles or use prepared pizza crust.
  • Spread the pizza or tomato sauce over the pizza dough.
  • Sprinkle half of the cheese over pizza sauce.
  • Top with artichoke hearts, mushrooms, roasted bell peppers, olives, onion and aspragus if using.
  • Top with remaining half of the cheese.
  • Bake for about 15 minutes, or until the crust is golden and brown and the cheese melts.
  • Cool for a few minutes, cut into wedges.
  • Serve warm.