By Grocery List Plus Editorial Staff | Published on June 14, 2026

Serves 4
376 cal · 25 min
Rustic Antipasto Tart with Green Chile Pesto
Recipe GLPR35fd9888ad851c
A savory, quick-to-assemble tart featuring a buttery pie crust base topped with creamy mozzarella, vibrant roasted red peppers, tender artichoke hearts, peppery pepperoni slices, and bright green chile pesto. Perfect for lunch or an elegant appetizer that comes together in just 25 minutes.
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Ingredients
1 sheet refrigerated pie pastry
1 egg white, lightly beaten
1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese, divided
1 jar (7 ounces) roasted sweet red peppers, drained and thinly sliced
1 jar (7-1/2 ounces) marinated quartered artichoke hearts, drained
4 ounces sliced pepperoni
2 to 3 tablespoons Green Chile Pesto
Directions
Preheat your oven to 425°F.
Unroll the refrigerated pie pastry and place it on a baking sheet. Brush the entire surface lightly with the beaten egg white to create a light golden finish when baked.
Spread the green chile pesto evenly across the pastry, leaving a small border around the edges for texture and structure.
Sprinkle half of the shredded mozzarella cheese over the pesto base.
Arrange the sliced roasted red peppers, drained artichoke hearts, and pepperoni slices over the cheese layer in an appealing pattern, distributing them evenly across the tart.
Top with the remaining mozzarella cheese, allowing it to melt and bind the toppings together.
Bake in the preheated oven for 13–15 minutes, until the pastry is golden brown and the cheese is melted and bubbly. Remove from the oven and let rest for 2 minutes before slicing.
Comments
Green chile pesto requires a dedicated stop—neither Harris Teeter, Food Lion, Publix, Walmart, nor ALDI stock it ready-made, so you're looking at a trip to a specialty grocer or farmers market, which breaks the weeknight flow. The other ingredients (pre-made pie pastry, jarred roasted peppers, canned artichoke hearts, pepperoni, mozzarella) are standard Carolina chains fare. At roughly $12–14 total for four servings, the cost per serving lands around $3–3.50, driven partly by the specialty pesto but held down by pantry staples and processed items. The 25 minutes is honest if you use store-bought pastry and jarred pesto, but making pesto from scratch (which may be necessary) adds 10–15 minutes of food-processor time. This is a smart, low-fuss weeknight dinner for someone already hunting specialty ingredients, and it reheats well; the caveat is the pesto hunt.
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