recipes hawaiian style pizza

Recipes:

Recipes:

## Hawaiian-Style Pizza

### INGREDIENTS

* 1 (12-inch) frozen pizza crust, thawed
* 1/2 (8-ounce) can tomato sauce
* 1/2 (6-ounce) can tomato paste
* 1/8 teaspoon dried basil
* 1/8 teaspoon dried oregano
* 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
* 1 1/2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese, divided
* 4 ounces thinly sliced ham
* 1 (8-ounce) can pineapple chunks
* 1 green bell pepper, thinly sliced

**SERVES:** 4

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### MAKE AHEAD

Use frozen pizza crust and prepare the recipe through **step 3**. Wrap in foil and freeze for up to **1 week**.

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### VARIATION

Add **1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes** to the pizza sauce in step 1 for a change.

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### DIRECTIONS

**1.** Prepare pizza crust according to package directions. Place crust on a pizza stone or baking sheet. Blend tomato sauce, tomato paste, basil, oregano and Parmesan in a small bowl.

**2.** Spread tomato mixture over crust. Sprinkle half the mozzarella on top. Cut ham into small squares; arrange on pizza.

**3.** Drain pineapple; cut chunks in half. Arrange pineapple and bell pepper on pizza. Sprinkle with remaining mozzarella.

**4.** Bake according to pizza crust package directions or until cheese is bubbly and crust is brown, about **15 minutes**. Slice pizza into wedges.

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### Make It Quicker

A pizza cutter does make a difference when slicing pizza. Its thin, sharp wheel cuts through pizza crusts more quickly than an ordinary knife.

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