Recipes:
## **Cheesy Olive Pizza**
*Serves 4*
### **Ingredients**
* 1½ teaspoons minced garlic
* 1 tablespoon olive oil
* 1 (12-inch) prepared pizza crust
* ¼ cup pizza sauce
* ½ teaspoon dried basil
* 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese, divided
* 4 ounces feta cheese, crumbled
* 2 Roma tomatoes, each cut into 6 wedges
* 2 ounces sliced mushrooms
* 12 sliced black or green olives
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### **Make Ahead**
You can prepare the pizza through **step 3 up to 1 hour ahead**.
Refrigerate until ready to bake.
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### **Directions**
1. **Prep crust.**
Preheat oven to **450°F**.
Combine garlic and olive oil; spread over crust.
2. **Sauce & seasoning.**
Spread pizza sauce over crust.
Sprinkle with basil.
3. **Layer toppings.**
Spread **½ cup mozzarella** and all feta cheese over crust.
Layer tomatoes over cheese.
Top with mushrooms, then olives.
4. **Finish & bake.**
Spread remaining cheese over pizza.
Bake until cheese is melted, **about 10 minutes**.
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### **Variation**
Use **herbed feta cheese** for a thoroughly Mediterranean flavor.
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### Make It Quicker
Fully prepared pizza crusts freeze beautifully—keep extra on hand for super-quick focaccia, the popular Italian flat bread.
Simply brush the crust with olive oil, sprinkle with **1 teaspoon chopped fresh rosemary**, and bake until heated through.
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