Spinach pesto pizza with fresh mozzarella – Only 4 ingredients and 10 minutes to make! Flavorful, delicious and full of melted cheese!
This recipe is one of my favorite easy lunch ideas. It’s super quick, takes minimal ingredients and tastes so amazing. Some of my other top simple lunches are a grilled caprese sandwich, chicken caesar wrap, egg salad sandwich or a big chopped salad.
A few weeks back, I was at Costco with my kids and naturally they seek out ALL the samples. I think that’s the only reason they love going to Costco with me. Ha!
Anyways…there was a sample of pesto pizza made with this naan bread, pesto and melted cheese. It was SO good. I snatched up all of the ingredients so I could make it at home. I also decided to add some fresh spinach… you know…to make it somewhat healthy and balance out all that amazing cheese. ;)
Seriously… look at ALL that cheese! I love using sliced mozzarella because the cheese seems to melt just perfectly over the entire thing. I am completely dying over this pizza. It is so easy to make and perfect for a quick lunch!
Ingredients
While I love a classic pizza with marinara and toppings – this variation is a fun way to switch it up. Check out all of the delicious topping options below. My favorites to add are naan, pesto, mozzarella and spinach, however it would taste great with other toppings like tomatoes and chicken. Yum!
Crust
Toppings
- Pesto
- Mozzarella
- Spinach
- Tomatoes
- Mushrooms
- Basil
- Arugula
- Broccoli
- Chicken
How to make pesto pizza
- Preheat oven. Preheat oven to 400°F or the grill to medium-heat.
- Assemble. Spread pesto on top of naan and layer with mozzarella and spinach.
- Cook. Place in oven or on grill and cook for 5-7 minutes, or until cheese is bubbly.
More pizza recipes:
Pesto Pizza Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 Naan bread , or pizza dough or pita bread
- 1-2 Tablespoons pesto sauce
- 2 ounces fresh mozzarella
- 1/2 cup spinach
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°F or turn the grill to medium-heat.
- Spread pesto on top of naan (or crust of choice) and layer with mozzarella and spinach.
- Place pizza in oven or on grill for about 5-7 minutes, or until cheese is bubbly.
- Slice and enjoy!
Notes
- Can use crust of choice, like naan, pita bread, pizza dough or french bread.
- Feel free to add on other toppings like tomatoes, mushrooms, chicken, arugula, olives, broccoli and more.
Sounds yummy. I’ll be making one like this for Hubby, but will be swapping Oopsie bread or other low carb crust for me!
I just made this. I added some sliced tomatoes on top. This was AMAZING. SO GOOD. And super easy! So glad I found this recipe. I’ll definitely be making this a lot! Thank you! :)
This looks delicious! Do you think it could be made the night before and re-heated for lunch? Sounds like an easy lunch
It is so easy! It’s best reheated in a toaster oven, otherwise I like it at room temperature. :)
This. Was. Delicious!! So easy to make, and tasted even better than I thought. Also, I used garlic Naan bread instead of original. Will definitely be making this again. Thank you for sharing the recipe!
Yay! I am so glad you enjoyed it!
Just made this for lunch and it was fabulous!!!! We loved it!!! Thank you! Keep up the good recipes.
Ugh, sorry for previous comment. My dog had allergies and demanded to bee scratched. I made this tonight with pizza dough (baked at 400 for 20min) and added tomato per one of the other comments. It was delicious. For those of you that need to win your husband over add tomatoes and he will tell you it’s repeat worthy. So app to have a good for you, delicious pizza recipe!
Found you on pinterest and made tonight. It was
This was a quick and easy recipe. I travel a lot in my career so when I come home from trips I want something quick and easy to make because I’m usually too exhausted to make something that requires a lot of time. This was perfect and healthy!
I’m so glad you enjoyed it! It’s a great, easy recipe!
Love this recipe. I will make it tonight.
Hope you enjoy it!
oh my god I am eating this right now and it’s amazing. I used tortillas instead and added fresh tomato on top :) 450 for 6 mins.