Homemade Pizza with Eggplant

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Dinner can be ready in 35 minutes flat when this Eggplant Pizza is on the menu for pizza night! That’s faster than delivery! Everyone will love how this easy homemade pizza tastes like a combination of eggplant parmesan and pizza!

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Ingredients

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First, position the rack in the center of the oven. Then, preheat.

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Slice the eggplant into thin rounds. Then, on a parchment paper-lined baking sheet, lay the eggplant slices. Brush the eggplant rounds with olive oil and sprinkle with Italian seasoning, salt, and pepper. Bake until tender, remove from oven and allow to cool.

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While the eggplant is cooking, roll the pizza dough on a lightly floured surface. Then, transfer to a piece of parchment paper set on a pizza peel. Create a raised edge.

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First, spread the pizza sauce over the dough, leaving a border. Then, sprinkle with mozzarella and finish with eggplant and parmesan cheese.

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Slide the parchment paper and pizza directly onto the oven rack and bake until the gooey cheese is melted and the edges are golden.

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Transfer the cooked pizza to a cutting board. Cut it into slices and finish with fresh basil leaves. Enjoy!

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Enjoy!

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Homemade Pizza with Eggplant

Dinner can be ready in 35 minutes flat when this Eggplant Pizza is on the menu for pizza night! That’s faster than delivery! Everyone will love how this easy homemade pizza tastes like a combination of eggplant parmesan and pizza!

Recipe Snapshot

35 minutes

1 12-inch pizza

Ingredients

First, position the rack in the center of the oven. Then, preheat.

Step 1

Slice the eggplant into thin rounds. Then, on a parchment paper-lined baking sheet, lay the eggplant slices. Brush the eggplant rounds with olive oil and sprinkle with Italian seasoning, salt, and pepper. Bake until tender, remove from oven and allow to cool.

Step 2

While the eggplant is cooking, roll the pizza dough on a lightly floured surface. Then, transfer to a piece of parchment paper set on a pizza peel. Create a raised edge.

Step 3

First, spread the pizza sauce over the dough, leaving a border. Then, sprinkle with mozzarella and finish with eggplant and parmesan cheese.

Step 4

Slide the parchment paper and pizza directly onto the oven rack and bake until the gooey cheese is melted and the edges are golden.

Step 5

Transfer the cooked pizza to a cutting board. Cut it into slices and finish with fresh basil leaves. Enjoy!

Step 6

Enjoy!

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