Homemade Pizza and Salad

In my house, pizza night is definitely a family favorite, especially when it is homemade! Homemade pizza is extremely easy on a typical busy weeknight thanks to Trader Joe’s delicious ingredients! In addition to tasting amazing, it is also quite a bit healthier than ordering pizza from a local pizza joint.

Trader Joe's Pizza Ingredients including sauce, dough, shredded cheese, pepperoni, and green peppers.
Trader Joe’s pizza making ingredient

Homemade Pizza

Take pizza dough out of the fridge and let it sit for about 30 minutes. 

Preheat oven to 375. 

While the oven is preheating, use a tiny bit of flour and flour a flat surface big enough to roll out the pizza dough. 

Roll the dough out until you get the desired shape, and thickness. 

Bake the dough for about 3 to 4 minutes.

Drizzle olive oil on partially cooked dough in addition to any of your favorite Italian spices (I used dried Basil).

Olive oil brushed on pizza dough
Brush olive oil on partially baked pizza crust

Spread the desired amount of sauce and cheese out on the pizza leaving enough room for the outside crust.

pizza sauce and shredded cheese being spread on pizza dough
Spread sauce and cheese on the crust

Place toppings on pizza. (I used pepperonis and sliced green peppers).

Pepperoni and green peppers are places on the pizza before baking.
Add your topings

Put the pizza in the oven for about 15-20 minutes or until it looks done!

Simple Salad

Pour bag of Spring Mix into a medium sized bowl.

Pouring spring mix greens into a glass bowl.
Pour bag of spring mix into a medium sized bowl

Slice up cucumber and tomatoes and places on spring mix.

Drizzle the Glaze dressing on the top of the salad. 

Prepared salad with spring mix, cucumbers, tomatoes, and Trader Joe's Glaze dressing
Prepared salad

Serve the pizza and salad together for an easy weeknight meal! In addition to cooking this for your family, you can double the recipe when having people over. Homemade pizza is always a crowd pleaser!

Pepperoni and green pepper pizza with a side salad
Pizza and salad are served!

**I also love to have a small glass of red wine with mine!

Yield: 4

Homemade Pizza and Salad

Pepperoni and green pepper pizza with a side salad

Homemade pizza and salad using primarily ingredients from Trader Joe's.

Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes

Ingredients

  • Pizza Dough from the refrigerated section of the store
  • Pizza Sauce from the same section (it should be right next to the dough)
  • Pepperoni which is located next to the previous two ingredients
  • Shredded Mozzarella Cheese
  • One Large Green Bell Pepper
  • Bag of Spring Mix Greens
  • Pack of Persian Cucumbers (these are SO good!)
  • Pack of Your Favorite Small Tomatoes
  • Glaze Salad Dressing

Instructions

Pizza:

  1. Take pizza dough out of the fridge and let it sit for about 30 minutes. 
  2. Preheat oven to 375. 
  3. While the oven is preheating, use a tiny bit of flour and flour a flat surface big enough to roll out the pizza dough. 
  4. Roll the dough out until you get the desired shape, and thickness. 
  5. Bake the dough for about 3 to 4 minutes.
  6. Drizzle olive oil on partially cooked dough along with any of your favorite Italian spices (I used dried Basil).
  7. Spread the desired about of sauce and cheese out on the pizza leaving enough room for the outside crust.
  8. Place toppings on pizza. (I used pepperonis and sliced green peppers).
  9. Put the pizza in the oven for about 15-20 minutes or until it looks done!

Salad:

  1. Pour bag of Spring Mix into a medium sized bowl.
  2. Slice up the cucmbers and tomatoes and place in the bowl.
  3. Drizzle the Glaze dressing on the top of the salad. 

Notes

The nutrition information is a product of online calculators. I try to provide true and accurate information, but these numbers are estimates.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

4

Serving Size:

1

Amount Per Serving: Calories: 185Total Fat: 9gSaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 17mgSodium: 325mgCarbohydrates: 20gFiber: 2gSugar: 11gProtein: 8g

I try to provide true and accurate information, but these numbers are estimates.

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