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Homemade Bacon & Basil Pesto Pizza

Homemade Bacon & Basil Pesto Pizza

with Courgette & Caramelised Onion
4.0(48)
Recipe Development Team
Recipe Development TeamUpdated on April 10, 2025
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Calories
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Protein
30.6g protein
Total
45 minutes
Difficulty
Easy
Allergens:
  • Soy
  • Gluten(Wheat)
  • Milk
  • Almond
  • Cashew
  • Pine Nut
  • Walnut
  • Pine nut
  • May contain traces of allergens
  • Sesame
Produced in a facility that processes eggs, milk, fish, peanuts, sesame, shellfish, soy, tree nuts, and wheat.
Serving amount

1 packet

Pizza Dough

(Contains: Soy, Gluten(Wheat); May be present: Pine nut, Sesame)

1

courgette

½

Onion

1 packet

diced bacon

1 packet

tomato paste

1 sachet

Garlic & Herb Seasoning

1 packet

Shredded Cheddar Cheese

(Contains: Milk; )

1 packet

Rocket leaves

1 packet

basil pesto

(Contains: Milk, Almond, Cashew, Pine Nut, Walnut; )

Not included in your delivery

olive oil

20 g

butter

(Contains: Milk; )

¼ cup

water

1 tbs

balsamic vinegar

1.5 tsp

brown sugar

Energy (kJ)2578 kJ
Fat43.8 g
of which saturates13.1 g
Carbohydrate121.8 g
of which sugars11.3 g
Protein30.6 g
Sodium1157 mg
Due to the different suppliers we purchase our products from, nutritional facts per meal can vary from the website to what is received in the delivered box, depending on your region.
Large Frying Pan
Baking Tray
Baking Paper

Cooking Steps

1
1

• Preheat oven to 240°C / 220°C fan-forced. • Halve each ball of pizza dough and set aside to rest for 20 minutes. • Slice courgette into rounds. Thinly slice onion (see ingredients).

TIP: The resting time helps make the dough easier to work with and improves the pizza base texture. Rest for minimum 20 minutes or up to 40 minutes.

2
2

• In a large frying pan, heat a drizzle of olive oil over medium-high heat. Cook diced bacon and courgette, breaking up with a spoon, until tender, 3-5 minutes. Transfer to a plate. • Return the frying pan to medium-high heat with a drizzle of olive oil. Cook tomato paste, garlic & herb seasoning and the butter until fragrant, 1 minute. • Add the water, then stir to combine and simmer until slightly thickened, 1 minute. Season to taste. • Lightly dust plain flour over a clean surface. Flour your hands and a rolling pin, then stretch and roll each ball of dough into a 25cm circle.

TIP: Dusting the surface and your hands with flour helps prevent the dough from sticking.

3
3

• Transfer pizza bases to a lined oven tray (divide between two trays if your bases are overlapping). Spread tomato sauce evenly across the bases using the back of a spoon. Top with courgette and bacon and sprinkle over shredded Cheddar cheese. • Bake pizzas until golden and cooked through, 15-20 minutes.

4
4

• Return the frying pan to medium-high heat with a drizzle of olive oil. Cook onion, stirring, until softened, 5-6 minutes. • Reduce heat to medium. Add the balsamic vinegar, brown sugar and a splash of water and mix well. Cook until dark and sticky, 3-5 minutes.

5
5

• In a medium bowl, combine rocket leaves and a drizzle of balsamic vinegar and olive oil. Season with salt and pepper.

6
6

• Top the pizzas with caramelised onion, basil pesto and balsamic rocket leaves, then slice. • Divide pizzas between plates. Enjoy!