Filo Veggie Pizza

Using filo as a crust adds a wonderfully light texture to this pizza. You can use this delicious recipe or get creative and add whatever toppings you like. You might want to try a pesto sauce instead of marinara – that works great, too. Have fun with the joy of eating pizza with a light and flaky crust!

Ingredients:

6 large whole wheat or regular filo sheets
3 tablespoons olive oil for brushing on filo
6 tablespoons marinara sauce
1/2 purple onion, thinly sliced
3 large button mushrooms, sliced
1/3 red bell pepper, sliced in strips
1/3 green bell pepper, sliced in strips
6 cherry tomatoes, halved
1/4 cup black olives, sliced
2/3 cup mozzarella cheese, shredded
4 tablespoons Parmesan cheese, shredded
Dash of each – salt, pepper, granulated onion and granulated garlic

Directions:

Place olive oil in a bowl with pastry brush.
Brush pan with olive oil and place one filo sheet in a 8”x13” pan. Brush with olive oil lightly and continue until you have 6 layers of filo in the pan. (You can do this part ahead if you like and keep the crust in the fridge overnight.)
Preheat oven to 375.
Place sauce on filo crust and spread out with spatula. Then layer as follows: half the mozzarella cheese, then the mushrooms, onions, bell peppers, cherry tomatoes, olives and the remaining mozzarella and Parmesan cheese. Lightly sprinkle with seasonings, salt and pepper.
Bake uncovered in oven for 12-15 minutes or until cheese begins to brown. Remove and let cool slightly about 5 minutes. Cut in squares and serve.

Serves: 4

Total cooking time: 45 minutes

More Recipes:
Chipotle Tempeh & Garden Vegetable Pizza
Shitake Moo Shu Wraps
Veggie Pita Sandwiches

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MarÃa D.

3:18PM PST on Jan 30, 2013

Delicious!!

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Debbie W.

9:09AM PST on Jan 30, 2013

I'll try this. It looks really good. Thanks

Bechi C.

4:57AM PST on Jan 30, 2013

Great idea. Looks wonderful!

Elena T.

1:54AM PST on Jan 7, 2013

Thank you :)

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Sije D.

11:10AM PDT on Jun 25, 2012

Lekker

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Valerie D.

7:30PM PDT on Jun 5, 2012

Hi Terry, and everyone else who did choose to comment, it is very easy to prepare, and can be good for either your children or company when entertaining. Thank you for your comments and I hope that you are in a place where you have been able to see Venus. In St. Catharines, Ontario the sky was clear and there was a lot of people down on the beach for the viewing. Take care , eat well, thank-you for your comments. Val