Mushroom Spinach Alfredo Sauce Pizza
Preheat oven 500*F.
Large Pizza Pan
*12 Baby Bella Mushrooms, Washed, Dried and sliced
*1 bag 10 ounce Fresh Spinach, rinsed and dried
*2 tablespoons Extra Light Olive Oil, more for brushing
*1/4 cup Butter
*1 tablespoon Flour
*1/2 cup Heavy Cream
*3 ounces Cream Cheese
*2 tablespoons bottled Garlic
*1/4 cup Grated Parmesan Cheese
*2 teaspoons Italian Seasoning, I like my Homemade
*Sea Salt and Fresh Ground Pepper to taste
*Red Pepper Flakes, to taste
*1 Frozen package Pizza Dough, thawed and brought to room temperature
*1 cup Shredded Mozzarella Cheese, I like to use frozen cheese
*2 tablespoons Parmesan Cheese
Mushroom and Spinach Mixture:
Sauté Mushrooms 10 minutes, in a hot skillet, on medium low heat with 2 tablespoons of olive oil. Then add the spinach and cook another 3 or until the spinach leaves loose enough water that the skillet is starting to get dry, watch carefully. Then set aside.
Alfredo Sauce:
In a sauce pan on medium-low heat, add the butter, melt and add the flour, whisk together. Then add the garlic, Italian seasoning and slowly whisk in the heavy cream, whisking about 1 minute.
Stir in cream cheese grated Parmesan cheese, stir until melted and season with salt and pepper. Remove from heat and set aside.
Pizza:
Roll out pizza dough and allow to rest around 10 minutes. Then toss/Stretch until thin dough crust, place on Large Pizza pan (I like the one with holes) brush the top of the pizza dough with extra light olive oil and par-bake Crust 4 minutes in 500*F. Oven.
Then remove from oven and spread on Alfredo sauce and layer on the spinach mushroom mixture. Top with a thin layer Mozzarella cheese, Parmesan cheese and Red Pepper flakes. Bake for 8 to 12 minutes.
Enjoy!
Lindy
