Homemade Philly-Style Tomato Pie | Food Channel L Recipes

mozzarella cheese

🥗Healthier: part-skim mozzarella

💰Cheaper: processed cheese

Part-skim mozzarella reduces fat while still melting well.

fresh tomatoes

🥗Healthier: canned tomatoes

💰Cheaper: canned tomatoes

Canned tomatoes are often more affordable and still flavorful.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Avocado oil has a similar flavor profile, while vegetable oil is cost-effective.

Parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated Pecorino Romano

Nutritional yeast offers a cheesy flavor with fewer calories.

Prepare the dough by mixing flour, dry yeast, lukewarm water, olive oil, salt, and sugar until a thick and fluffy dough forms.

Grease the baking pan with extra olive oil.

Roll out the dough and transfer it to the greased baking pan, pressing it into the corners.

Prepare the tomato sauce by chopping the plum tomatoes and mixing them with minced garlic, dry oregano, olive oil, salt, and black pepper.

Spread the tomato sauce evenly over the dough.

Sprinkle grated Parmesan cheese over the top and garnish with parsley.

Bake in a preheated oven until the crust is golden and the cheese is bubbly.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

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