KB’s mini Carbone pizzas

I was wandering the aisles of my local shop-rite when I came across this little hidden gem. I know, jarred sauce seems crazy to some. But I find that there are a few truly good substitutes for when you’re making a quick dish that calls for tomato sauce to cut down time. Now i’m not saying replace this with your Grandma’s Sunday recipe. But for these little mini pizzas, the Carbone’s tomato basil sauce was delicious.

I made two different mini pizzas with this sauce. A spicy ricotta and a truffle honey Margherita.

Ingredients:

• 2 mini naan breads, or regular size. You can find these in your bread section, or bakery section.

• Carbones tomato basil sauce - About 4 tbsp - If you can’t find this sauce, I really like Rao’s brand

• Hot cherry peppers - About 1/3 cup

• Ricotta - about 2 tbsp

• Grated Parmesan

• Cracked pepper

• Fresh basil leaves

• Thin sliced genoa salami - I used about 5 slices

• Shaved parmesan

• DiBruno’s truffle honey - You can substitute this for regular honey, or add a drizzle of truffle oil and regular honey if you can’t find truffle honey

• Olive oil

• Cooking spray

Instructions:

- Preheat oven to 425

- Line your baking sheet with foil

- Spray foil with a little cooking spray, assemble your pizzas

Spicy Ricotta:

• Add a layer of Carbone’s tomato basil sauce

• Add small dollops of ricotta as many or as little as you’d like

• Cover with a few slices of hot cherry peppers, if you don’t like spicy you can substitute this for sweet or roasted peppers

• Cracked pepper

• Add to pan and lightly drizzle olive oil on top

Truffle Honey Margherita:

• Add a layer of your salami

• Add a layer of shaved parmesan

• Cover with Carbone’s tomato basil sauce

• Add fresh basil leaves and sprinkle with parmesan and cracked pepper

- Place pizzas in oven & bake @425 for 10 minutes on middle rack

- Move to bottom rack & cook additional 5 minutes

- Once pizzas are removed; drizzle Margherita with your truffle honey

- Enjoy!

* If you would like to make this full size pizzas, just buy store bought crust and follow cooking instructions for dough