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Mozzarella & Basil Breakfast Pizza

June 8, 2017

A whole-grain English muffin, topped with marinara sauce, fresh melted mozzarella and basil strips. Wake up for breakfast with this delicious Mozzarella & Basil Breakfast Pizza! 

Mozzarella & Basil Breakfast Pizza | Healthy breakfast recipe | Breakfast idea | Basil | Tomato sauce | Fresh mozzarella

 

Today I’m sharing a tasty breakfast recipe for Recipe Redux! Every month on the 22nd, our group of food bloggers are given a recipe challenge. Here’s this month’s challenge: 

Break Out of Breakfast Boredom

Cooks aren’t always pressed for time in the mornings – they just need new ideas. Think mug cakes, smoothie bowls, breakfast cookies and more. Show us the healthy way you wake up your breakfast – or wake up just for breakfast!

Mozzarella & Basil Breakfast Pizza | Healthy breakfast recipe | Breakfast idea | Basil | Tomato sauce | Fresh mozzarella

My mom used to let us make breakfast “pizzas” all the time when we were little. They were English muffins or bagels with pizza sauce and cheese, melted in the microwave. They were DELICIOUS and I never, ever got sick of them. When the prompt this month was to “wake up your breakfast” — I remembered those tasty breakfast pizzas. They’re a great way to break up the usual monotony of breakfast foods and spark your taste buds for the day. 

Think of this as an “Adults” breakfast pizza– your favorite marinara sauce, fresh mozzarella, and fresh basil cut into strips. The perfect goey combination along with a crispy toasted English muffin. I’ve got these lined up to eat every day this week for breakfast– bring the week on! 

These are so easy to make, you only need four ingredients. Here’s how to make the breakfast pizza: 

 Mozzarella & Basil Breakfast Pizza
2016-02-21 17:16:21
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Ingredients
  1. 1 English muffin, halved
  2. 2 Tbsp your favorite marinara sauce
  3. fresh mozzarella slices
  4. fresh basil, julienned
Instructions
  1. Spoon the marinara sauce into the center of each English muffin half, top with a slice of fresh mozzarella. Place in a toaster oven and toast for about 5 minutes, or until the cheese is melted.
  2. Remove from toaster oven and top with freshly julienned basil strips.
Notes
  1. You can also cook this in the microwave, but your "crust" won't be as toasty.
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Emily Weeks, RDN, LD

Hi! I’m Emily, Registered Dietitian Nutritionist and self-taught intuitive chef. I firmly believe that cooking is the simplest and most important step we can take to improve our minds and bodies and build healthier communities. Join me and let’s bring food back to the kitchen!

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  1. Alysia at Slim Sanity says

    February 22, 2016 at 8:20 am

    Breakfast pizza?! I’m all over it!

    • Emily Hein, RDN, LD says

      February 25, 2016 at 3:38 pm

      who doesn’t love pizza for breakfast!

  2. Kim says

    February 22, 2016 at 9:25 am

    Ooh yes. I used to love making english muffin pizzas and should totally start doing it again with this recipe!

    • Emily Hein, RDN, LD says

      February 25, 2016 at 3:39 pm

      Once you start eating them you’ll be wondering why you stopped haha!

  3. Dianna | Chard in Charge says

    February 22, 2016 at 1:52 pm

    I love this “pizza for breakfast” take! Great flavors anytime of the day!

    • Emily Hein, RDN, LD says

      February 25, 2016 at 3:49 pm

      thanks, Dianna!

  4. Corina says

    February 22, 2016 at 3:56 pm

    Love the idea of breakfast pizza!

  5. dixya | food, pleasure, and health says

    February 24, 2016 at 11:34 am

    pizza for breakfast – count me in!

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