These Easy Pesto Pita Bread Pizzas use pita bread as the crusts and are spread with pesto and topped with veggies. Delicious and healthy lunch, dinner or snack!
It’s Mystery Dish time again!! I love this challenge so much. When I was first asked to join, I had to think long and hard about it. I was worried I wouldn’t be able to come up with any recipes and that I would struggle through.
Now after several months of doing the challenge, I am loving it! It’s so fun to get a list of ingredients and try to come up with a recipe. Also, I love seeing what my fellow Mystery Dish members made. They are all so creative!
This month’s ingredients were chosen by Christine from I Dig Pinterest:
- Fresh Mushrooms
- Pork
- Spinach
- Cream Cheese
- Pineapple
- Butterscotch Chips
- Macadamia Nuts
- Sriracha Hot Chili Sauce
- Ritz Crackers
- Tortillas
So I know pita bread pizzas aren’t exactly a new, creative spin on pizza, but they are for me!
I’ve been buying pita bread lately and using them for sandwiches instead of using bread. I had a bag that had been in the cupboard for a few days and were getting a little less than fresh. That’s when the idea was born in my head to bake them.
I love pesto so much. I make it from scratch all the time. The flavor combo is my very favorite!
So spread the pita with pesto and layer first with spinach leaves, then sliced mushrooms, tomatoes, and feta. Sprinkle some mozzarella over the top and bake for 20 minutes.
Not a crazy new concept, but so delicious and healthy too! I love how it’s the perfect sized pizza for one person. If you’ve never tried making a pizza using pita bread, you have to try this!
Easy Pesto Pita Bread Pizzas
Ingredients
- 4 flat pita breads
- 1 small container of pesto sauce or use THIS awesome recipe for homemade
- cherry tomatoes or 1 sliced tomato
- 1 cup sliced mushrooms
- 4 oz. feta cheese
- 2 cups mozzarella cheese
- fresh spinach leaves with stems cut off
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400º F. Spread pesto on pita bread. Cover pesto with spinach leaves.
- Layer mushrooms, tomatoes and feta cheese over spinach. Top with mozzarella cheese and bake for 20 minutes. Remove from oven, cut into 4 slices and enjoy!
Check out what my Mystery Dish friends made this month:
Other Mystery Dish Recipes:
Healthy Granola Parfait – December Mystery Dish
Apple Hand Pies – November Mystery Dish
I have all the ingredients in my house now, just need to go make some pesto {and amazingly I even have basil in the house} Must be meant to be. Pesto pizza is my absolute favorite, the pesto adds so much more flavor to the dish than a plain old marinara would do. This recipe rocks girl, can’t wait to try it! Pinned.
A phenomenal recipe once again, Jen! I cannot wait to make these! I’ve actually never used pita bread to make pizza, but I’m going to start soon!
Yummy! So simple and healthy! I need to put this on my kiddo’s future lunch menu.
This is a pretty awesome pizza!! I love all the ingredients and actually have all on hand!! I know what I am making for dinner tonight. Thank you 🙂
Hi Jen, thanks so much the pasta peas and bacon recipe is easy and family LOVES this asks for it all he time! Your pizza looks so good and yummy! Have a great weekend.
Julie
These look so flippin’ good, Jen! I have to say that I’m disappointed that you couldn’t combine butterscotch chips, sriracha, and Ritz crackers, but I guess I’ll have to settle for delicious pizzas 😉
Jen, I was so worried that I wouldn’t be able to come up with recipes either! But it is such a fun challenge, I love it now! These pizzas look delicious! What a great idea to make pizza on a pita – pinning this for a quick weeknight dinner!
i love trying new variations on pizza! what a great mystery dish idea 🙂
I absolutely adore pesto….this recipe is right up my alley, Jen!
This looks so refreshing Jen! Awesome job!
Hi, Just made these for dinner & they turned out delicious. I also added some sliced red onions. They were quick, healthy & light. Great recipe!
Wowza! That looks like it is full of flavor!
This is awesome!! I love that it’s on pita bread! And omg, pesto rules. I pretty much can’t resist it. Totally making these. Pinned!
I’m always looking for quick and healthy lunch ideas for myself during the day. These look delicious. Thanks for sharing! Pinning over on my boards…
Thanks so much Jill!!
We love pita pizzas, such a yummy and quick lunch, can’t wait to try these, pinning Jen 🙂