Christmas Pizza

Cut the peppers in half and then in quarters. Slice the quarters into 4 thin slices. Set aside.

Heat half the jar of spaghetti sauce in a saucepan over medium heat. Refrigerate the leftover sauce. While the spaghetti sauce is simmering, place one tablespoon olive oil in a frying pan. Heat over low heat for 2 minutes. Add the frozen broccoli (be careful the oil may splatter when the frozen broccoli hits the pan). Sprinkle the broccoli with the garlic salt. Cover the pan and saute the broccoli at medium heat until tender, about 10 minutes. Broccoli should retain its green color, but be tender enough to easily stick a fork in it. Remove the broccoli and spaghetti sauce from heat and let cool. When the broccoli is cool to touch, slice the larger florets in half so that they lay flat.

Next, lightly saute the green and red pepper slices over medium heat until tender, about 5-8 minutes.

Spread the remaining tablespoon of olive oil over the Boboli crust. Carefully ladle some sauce over the top of the crust. Don't put to much sauce on it, or the pizza will be soggy. Spread the sauce around so that it is evenly smooth on top of the pie. Top with grated cheese. Most of the sauce should be covered by cheese, but its okay if a little sauce peeks through.

To decorate the pie: Take the green and red pepper slices and use them to form the outline of a Christmas tree. (See photo). Next, place the broccoli florets in the outline of the Christmas tree that you made with the green peppers. Fill the space with the broccoli so that it looks like a green fir tree.

Place the pepperoni slices on the tree as if they were Christmas lights. Bake the Christmas Pizza at 425 degrees F for 10-12 minutes or until the cheese is bubbling and lightly brown. Let cool 5 minutes before slicing.

cook's notes

You wont find this pizza under your tree, but it does have a tree on it. This colorful pizza is fast, easy and fun to make with the kids!