Spinach Alfredo Pizza

Recipe Rating:	8 Ratings5
Categories:	Italian, Vegetarian
Collections:	Meatless Mondays
Prep Time:	1 Hr 15 Min
Cook Time:	20 Min

Ingredients

PIZZA DOUGH
1 1/2 tsp	active dry yeast
1 c	lukewarm water
1 tsp	sugar
1 tsp	salt
3 1/2 c	all-purpose flour
TOPPING
1/2 c	butter
2 c	grated parmesan cheese
1 c	heavy cream
10 oz. pkg	frozen spinach, thawed and drained
3 c	shredded mozzarella cheese
1/2 c	grated parmesan cheese
	salt and garlic to taste

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Patty Clare

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Brownfield, TX (pop. 9,657)

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Member Since Jan 2010

Patty's Notes:

This is an absolute hit at my house. My family loves CiCi's, so I tried one of my own. YUMMY!

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Comments from the Test Kitchen:

This recipe is an Alfredo sauce fan's dream! The sauce works perfectly on the pizza, but is so good that it would be great served over pasta as well.

As a variation, try adding herbs - such as rosemary or oregano - to the pizza dough!

Directions

PIZZA DOUGH:
Warm medium bowl by swirling some hot water in it; Drain. Place yeast in bowl & pour on warm water. Mix in sugar with fork; let stand until yeast has dissolved & starts to foam, 5 - 10 minutes.

Use wooden spoon to mix in salt and about one-third of flour. Mix in another third of the flour, stirring with the spoon until the dough forms a mass and begins to pull away from the sides of the bowl.

Knead 8-10 mins on floured board, working in remaining flour a little at a time. Dough should be elastic and smooth; Form into a ball.

Place dough in lightly oiled mixing bowl, rotating it to grease dough's surface. Cover bowl with moist towel; let stand in warm place until dough has doubled, about 40-50. (To test if risen enough, poke two fingers into dough. If indentations remain, the dough is ready.

Punch dough with your fist to release air. Knead for 1 to 2 minutes, then divide into two balls. Pat into flat circles on a lightly floured surface. Roll to 1/4 inch larger than size of the pan for the rim of the crust.

Place in a lightly oiled pan, folding extra dough under to make a thicker rim around the edge; brush on a light coating of olive oil.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Gently melt butter in a small sauce pan and remove from heat. Stir in Parmesan and cream. Return to heat and bring just to boil at a lowest setting - stirring frequently. Stir in spinach. Add salt and garlic to taste.

Spoon the Alfredo and spinach onto crusts. Top with shredded mozzarella and additional Parmesan. Bake pizzas individually for 20 minutes or until bottom is nicely browned.

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Leah Stacey CookingMaven

Sep 1, 2010

I love spinach alfredo pizza! I can't wait to try this!

Kelli Willard kels0407

Sep 1, 2010

This looks great cant wait to try it. I thought about adding chicken though. Kind of an Olive Garden flair.

lisa feist lmfeist

Sep 1, 2010

Chicken does sound good maybr tomatos also yummy

yvonne cooper scootinthrough

Sep 1, 2010

this came out gr8. the 2nd time i tried it ,i added sliced tomatoes out of my garden . ( I had so many) also fresh basil . yummy

Kelli Willard kels0407

Sep 1, 2010

Just got this out of the oven and even the kids are oh my goshin they love it!

Lanah Harris Lanah

Sep 5, 2010

this sounds sooo yummy thanks!

Desiree Macy DMomma

Sep 5, 2010

I ended up making garlic knots out of your dough and added more liquid to the sauce and poured it over pasta.Wonderful!

donna greene donaverde

Sep 6, 2010

made it last night, I added grilled chicken and roasted pepper slices. it was seriously yummy! Trick I learned from Tyler Florence on TV- heat the pizza pan in the oven- before putting the dough on the pan, spread some olive oil with a brush. The bottom crust gets nicely crisp.

REBECCA HARMAN chocoholic66

Sep 18, 2010

This is a great recipe! My family loved it! My husband said it was better than the one made by a popular pizza chain (I don't know if it's ok to put the actual name)!