Veggie Pita Pizza

For our April Fresh Food Box, we are making veggie pita pizzas! This is our last Fresh Food Box for the 2024/2025 academic year, so we hope you like it!

This recipe is adapted from Shweta in the Kitchen.

In your bag, you will find:

• 4 Greek pita

• 1 tomato sauce can

• Italian seasoning 1 tbsp

• Garlic cloves

• Shredded mozzarella cheese

• Tomato

• Green bell pepper

• Red onion

• Mushrooms

To make no cook pizza sauce

• In a mixing bowl, add tomato sauce, Italian seasoning, salt, pepper, garlic, and 1 tsp sugar. Mix well and keep aside. This can be made ahead of time and even frozen.

  
  

To make Veggie Pita Bread Pizza (Oven):

• Line a baking tray with aluminum foil. Preheat the oven to 400° Fahrenheit.

• Take to pita bread spread 2 tablespoon pizza sauce on each pita bread followed by 1/4 cup of mozzarella cheese (or as much needed).

• Add the toppings red onions, red bell peppers, mushrooms, and tomatoes. You can also add olives, corn, or jalapeno peppers if you like these toppings and you have them on hand!

• Sprinkle some salt pepper, oregano and red chili flakes (optional). Transfer it to the lined baking sheet and to the oven and bake it for 15 minutes or until the cheese is melted and starting to brown.

• Remove from the oven and let it rest on the tray for another 5 mins. Slice it into 4 triangles and serve immediately.

To make Veggie Pita Bread Pizza (Air-fryer):

• Follow exact steps as the oven method to get the pizza ready and then transfer to the air fryer and bake at 370° F for 5-7mins or until the cheese is melted and starting to brown. Slice it into 4 triangles and serve immediately.