Caramelized Onion Pizzas

Submitted by Miss Erin C.

"I make these a lot. I don't like meat on pizza, and I'm not really fond of tomato sauces either, so this is my favorite pizza. The sweetness of the onions is great with the mozzarella and the pesto."

 

• Ready In: 35mins
• Ingredients: 7
• Yields: 3 small pizzas
• Serves: 3

ingredients

• 3 individual size prepared prebaked pizza crusts
• 118.29 ml pesto sauce
• 1 medium onion
• 118.29 ml brown sugar
• 44.37 ml butter
• 354.88 ml mozzarella cheese, shredded
• olive oil

directions

1. Cut onion into thin slices.
2. Cook onions in the butter on medium low heat for about 15 minutes.
3. Add the sugar and cook for about 5 more minutes.
4. Spread each shell with a little olive oil, especially the edges.
5. Spread pesto sauce on each pizza shell.
6. Top with onions.
7. Top with cheese.
8. Bake for about 9 minutes, or until the cheese melts and the pizza is warmed through.

Reviews

[jennyblender]

This is very good! For comparisons sake, I made this on 1 large regular thickness pizza crust. I used about 3/4c of pesto (it could have used a little more), 4 onions, and about 3c cheese. Thanks for the great recipe Miss Erin.....

 

[Chef Jean Louise]

I made these the other night using a variation on Recipe #157831, doubling the recipe here to make two twelve-inch pizzas. Like another reviewer suggested, I reduced the brown sugar by half, and I think they turned out great. Thanks for posting!

 

[Chef-Boy-I-Be Illin]

We love pizza in my household and make it every Sunday evening. I made some homemade pesto from the garden basil last Summer, so I've been looking for recipes using pesto this is a tasty keeper Miss Erin!! Like others, I omitted the sugar. I used a very large Vidalia onion carmelized in olive oil. Since I was a kid, we've made the crust with Pillsbury Hot Roll mix. Just follow the directions on the box for an excellent thick or thin crust.

 

[lucid501]

Wow! These are soooooo tasty, quick, and easy! I used sun-dried tomato pesto and a vidalia onion. I did find them to be extra-extra-cheesy, but that will be easily fixed next time. I am going to try freezing one and see how it reheats--if it goes well, I will have these in my freezer from now on for a quick meal. Made for ZWT 3 Zingo game. Thanks for posting! Edited to add that I just ate the one from the freezer and it was just as good as the day I made it! I thawed partially in the microwave, and then popped in the toaster oven until hot, but I probably could have just baked it from frozen. I will definitely be making more of these for my freezer!

 

[Stardustannie]

This was really tasty! I changed the ingredient amounts...I used 2 onions and only 1/2 the sugar. I will skip the sugar altogether next time as I found it a little sweet. I topped mine on a Chappati Bread Round. Reviewed for ZWT3