Mena's Prosciutto and Basil Pizza

Name: Mena's Prosciutto and Basil Pizza
Total time: 35
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 2 ounces prosciutto, chopped; 1 tablespoon olive oil, or as needed; 1 refrigerated pizza crust; 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste; 3 ½ tablespoons water; 1 ½ teaspoons dried oregano; ½ teaspoon white sugar; 1 pinch salt; 2 large cloves garlic, minced; 1 (8 ounce) package shredded mozzarella cheese; 8 leaves basil - stacked, rolled into a cigar shape, and thinly sliced

Recipe by Malina Bleeding Heart Morris from allrecipes.com

Dinner 35 Mins.

Ingredients

6 servings

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2 ounces prosciutto, chopped
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1 tablespoon olive oil, or as needed
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1 refrigerated pizza crust
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1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
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3 ½ tablespoons water
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1 ½ teaspoons dried oregano

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½ teaspoon white sugar
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1 pinch salt
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2 large cloves garlic, minced
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1 (8 ounce) package shredded mozzarella cheese
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8 leaves basil - stacked, rolled into a cigar shape, and thinly sliced

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 475 degrees F (245 degrees C).
Place prosciutto in a large skillet and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until crisp, about 10 minutes. Set aside.
Lightly oil a pizza pan, baking sheet, or baking stone. Press pizza dough out onto the pan, spreading to the edges, but avoiding pulling the dough apart.
Combine tomato paste, water, oregano, sugar, and salt in a small bowl. Spread an even layer over the dough. Reserve remaining mixture for use on another pizza. Sprinkle minced garlic over the sauce. Sprinkle 1/2 of the mozzarella on top, then the fried prosciutto, then the rest of the mozzarella cheese. Sprinkle sliced basil leaves over pizza.
Bake in the preheated oven until cheese and crust are lightly browned, 8 to 10 minutes. Let pizza cool for 3 to 4 minutes, slice, and serve.