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White Pizza with Spinach & Roasted Garlic

White Pizza with Spinach & Roasted Garlic

This White Pizza with Spinach & Roasted Garlic is a delicious, creamy pizza topped with fresh ingredients and roasted garlic, perfect for any meal.
Prep Time 1 hour
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Course Main
Cuisine Italian
Servings 4 slices
Calories 232 kcal

Equipment

  • oven
  • baking sheet
  • Pizza stone
  • foil
  • mixing bowl

Ingredients
  

  • 1 pound refrigerated pizza crust dough Use Trader Joe's garlic & herb dough or your favorite pizza dough.
  • 24 medium cloves garlic About 2 heads, separated, peel left on.
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil Plus more for working the crust, if desired.
  • 1 cup part-skim ricotta cheese Whole milk ricotta works too.
  • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil
  • 1 teaspoon honey
  • ½ teaspoon dried oregano
  • ½ teaspoon kosher salt More for sprinkling the garlic.
  • ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 10 ounces frozen chopped spinach Thawed and squeezed to remove excess moisture.
  • 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese Divided, about 8 ounces.

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit.
  • Drizzle a baking sheet with a little olive oil and place the pizza dough on top to rest before working. Trader Joe's pizza dough requires 30 minutes sitting at room temperature, so do that first.
  • Lay out a large square of foil and place the garlic cloves on top (be sure you leave the peel on!). Drizzle with 1 tablespoon olive oil and sprinkle with a couple of pinches of kosher salt. Fold the foil into a sealed packet and place in the oven. Roast the garlic until soft, golden, and fragrant, about 25 minutes. Remove from oven and set aside to cool.
  • Once cool enough to handle, peel the cloves and discard the skins. Increase oven heat to 450 degrees Fahrenheit to prepare for baking the pizza.
  • Add 8 of the peeled garlic cloves to a small bowl. Smash with a fork. Add the ricotta, 2 teaspoons olive oil, basil, honey, oregano, ½ teaspoon kosher salt, and pepper. Mix well.
  • Stretch the pizza crust into a large (approx. 14-inch) round and place on a greased cookie sheet or pizza stone. If making one meatless version and one chicken version, split the dough in half and stretch each into smaller rounds, approximately 8 inches, and place each on an olive-oil-greased cookie sheet.
  • Top the crust(s) with tablespoon-sized mounts of ricotta, as evenly spaced as possible. Scatter with spinach and remaining garlic cloves. Top with cooked chicken chunks if using. Scatter mozzarella cheese over the top(s).
  • Bake at 450 degrees Fahrenheit until the crust is crisp and golden and the cheese is melted and bubbling, 9-10 minutes. Remove from oven and allow to cool for a couple of minutes before slicing into wedges with a pizza cutter and serving.

Notes

If using chicken, heat the grill or grill pan on medium-high. Rub ½ pound boneless, skinless chicken breast with 1 tablespoon olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Cook until internal temperature is 165 degrees Fahrenheit. Set aside to cool and cut into chunks.

Nutrition

Serving: 1sliceCalories: 232kcalCarbohydrates: 8gProtein: 14gFat: 16gSaturated Fat: 8gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 7gCholesterol: 42mgSodium: 482mgPotassium: 134mgFiber: 0.4gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 469IUVitamin C: 4mgCalcium: 326mgIron: 1mg
Keyword Garlic Pizza, Pizza Recipe, roasted garlic, Spinach Pizza, Vegetarian Pizza, White Pizza
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