Individual Pizzas with Broccoli, Cheese, and Meat Sauce

Ingredients

• 0.5 cup basil leaves loosely packed
• 0.3 teaspoon pepper black
• 3 cups broccoli florets 
• 2  garlic cloves minced
• 0.5 pound ground round 
• 1 teaspoon juice of lemon fresh
• 1 cup onion finely chopped
• 1 ounce parmesan cheese fresh grated
• 1.3 cups part-skim ricotta cheese 
• 24 ounce pizza crusts italian cheese-flavored such as Boboli
• 0.5 teaspoon salt divided
• 3 tablespoons tomato paste 
• 1.5 cups tomatoes fresh diced

Equipment

• food processor
• frying pan
• baking sheet
• oven
• blender

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 40
2. Cook onion, garlic, and beef in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until beef is browned, stirring to crumble.
3. Add tomato paste, 1/4 teaspoon salt, pepper, and tomatoes; bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer 5 minutes.
4. Steam broccoli, covered, 4 minutes or until tender.
5. Drain.
6. Place broccoli, 1/4 teaspoon salt, ricotta, basil, Parmesan, and juice in a blender or food processor; process until broccoli is finely chopped.
7. Spread about 1/3 cup broccoli mixture over each pizza crust, leaving a 1/2-inch border; top with 1/3 cup beef mixture.
8. Place pizzas on a baking sheet.
9. Bake at 400 for 18 minutes or until heated.