Pesto Pizza Appetizers
This recipe is from a cookbook titled Campbell's Creative Cooking With Soup, printed in 1985. As you read this recipe, the ingredients list will have Options and you can choose an option from the list below the ingredients. This recipe sounds very good, on my to make and taste list. Links to the Shortcuts are listed in the Recipe Notes section.
Equipment
- Oven
- Pizza Pan
- Food Processor / Blender
Ingredients
- Crust Option
- 1 can Soup Option, (10½ oz / 298 g)
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- ½ cup almonds, chopped
- ½ teaspoon dried basil leaves, crushed
- ½ teaspoon dried oregano, crushed
- 1 cup Vegetable Option
- ¾ cup Parmesan cheese, grated
- 1 cup Cheese Option, shredded
OPTIONS
Crust - Use 1 Item
- 12 inch refrigerated prepared pizza crust
- 2 tubes refrigerated biscuits, (7½ oz / 212 g each)
- 500 grams frozen bread dough, thawed, (1 lb)
Soup - Use 1 Item
- condensed Cheddar cheese soup, Shortcut
- condensed cream of chicken soup, Shortcut
- condensed cream of mushroom soup, Shortcut
Vegetable - Use 1 Item
- broccoli, cooked, drained, chopped
- frozen spinach, thawed, drained, chopped
- fresh parsley, chopped
Cheese - Use 1 Item
- Mozzarella Cheese
- Colby Longhorn cheese
- Sharp Cheddar cheese
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 220° C (425° F). Grease a 12 inch pizza pan with butter. Place the refrigerated pizza crust in the pan, or pat the biscuits into the pan in a single layer, or roll out bread dough and pat out to fit pan.
- Bake the Crust Option until top is dry, 5 minutes for the pizza crust, 10 minutes for the biscuit or bread dough. Remove from oven and set aside.
- To a blender or food processor, add the Soup and Vegetable Options, garlic, almonds, basil, oregano, and Parmesan cheese. Blend or process until smooth.
- Spread soup mixture evenly over crust, sprinkle with the Cheese Option.
- Bake for 15 minutes or until pizza is hot and cheese is melted.
- Let pizza cool slightly, then cut into squares.
- Serve and enjoy.
Notes
Low cost per serving.
Shortcuts: Condensed Cheddar Cheese Soup, Condensed Cream of Mushroom Soup, Condensed Cream of Chicken Soup.
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