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Now, we all enjoy pizza but unfortunately some of us have a problem with gluten in our food, and this recipe for How to Bake Meatball, Broccoli & Enoki Mushroom Pizza with Roberto’s Gluten-Free Crust is the answer to that problem.

You may have never thought of it before, but meatballs are a great addition to a pizza, especially when you may be out of other more traditionally used meats.

In my opinion, every pizza could use a bit of greenery and the broccoli not only satisfy the health needs of our nutrient-craving bodies, but provides a great flavor combination, and is aesthetically pleasing on this pizza.

The enoki mushrooms really shine on this pizza with not only their flavorful, earthy tasting notes, but their interesting texture, and your ability to create something gorgeous to look at by arranging them strategically. These mushrooms are also called enokitake.

Roberto’s Pizza Passion offers gluten-free crust and this makes a lot of people very happy, who would otherwise typically have issues eating regular pizza crust.

These crusts can be ordered with a pizza order from the pizzeria, or you can pick them up in person, as desired. You can keep several gluten-free pizza crusts in your freezer until ready to assemble the other ingredients.

Roberto’s pizza crusts & pizza doughs are perfect for nights when you don’t feel like cooking. ~ web chef, Kimberly Turner

These gluten-free crusts contain ingredients that are familiar to most of us and are easy to pronounce, such as extra virgin olive oil, raw sugar, sea salt, yeast, rice flour and filtered water. The crusts can be taken straight from the freezer and used frozen as you add your preferred ingredients to them. They come in a nicely sealed package on a baking tray.

Meatball, Broccoli & Enoki Mushroom Pizza with Roberto’s Gluten-Free Crust:

My recipe today uses a pre-made gluten-free crust from Roberto’s Pizza Passion. I am customizing this pizza today, using some unique ingredients.

This recipe uses cooked meatballs. If you need a recipe for making them, here’s my recipe for How to Cook Meatballs.

Type: Pizza Recipe

Prep Time: 10 min
Bake Time: 10 – 14 min
Yield: 8 slice pizza

The ingredients & instructions are listed below the video for measurements & directions. Please enjoy this webisode of Cooking with Kimberly:

Ingredients:

1 gluten-free pizza crust – I used Roberto’s Pizza Passion Gluten-Free Pizza Crust.
1 tbsp olive oil
3/4 – 1 cup pizza sauce – I used Roberto’s Pizza Passion Pizza Sauce.
2 cups mozzarella – grated
1 cup broccoli heads – chopped to appropriate-sized pieces; tossed in olive oil
1 handful enoki mushrooms – tossed in olive oil
yellow peppers – sliced
4 – 6 meatballs – broken into pieces or made small enough to your satisfaction
red chili flakes – optional; to taste
freshly cracked black pepper – to taste

Options:

Instructions:

Brush the top and bottom of the crust with olive oil, as well as the baking tray.
Toss the broccoli and enoki mushrooms with olive oil, then brush the crust with Roberto’s pizza sauce, add a light layer of mozzarella, followed by a layer of yellow peppers, leftover meatballs broken up into small pieces. Then, scatter a layer of enoki mushrooms and for some added nutrition I use some broccoli florets spread over the other ingredients.
Season with a few red chili flakes, freshly ground black pepper. * Tip: You could add parsley, basil, oregano or scapes, if desired.
Top off everything with another layer of mozzarella cheese and your delicious pizza is ready to pop into a preheated 550 degree F oven for 10 – 12 min, or until cheese is bubbly and crust is golden.
Slice and serve. Add a drizzle of olive oil, a sprinkle of Parmesan cheese and more chili flakes, if desired.

Location of Roberto’s Pizza Passion:

22 Facer St., St.Catharines, Ontario
phone: 905-938-5525
website: RobertosPizzaPassion.com

This 8 slice pizza is so quick and easy to make and super delicious, with a nice crispy crust. Do try this recipe How to Bake Meatball, Broccoli & Enoki Mushroom Pizza with Roberto’s Gluten-Free Crust and enjoy a new pizza experience.

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