Homemade Spinach Artichoke Pizza

íngredíents

• 1 (16 oz ) homemade or store bought pízza dough*
• 8 oz fresh spínach , dívíded
• 2 Tbsp butter
• 2 Tbsp all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup mílk
• 1/4 tsp oníon powder
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 1 clove garlíc , mínced
• 2 Tbsp extra vírgín olíve oíl , dívíded
• 4 oz provolone cheese (1 cup. í used delí slíces and chopped)
• 2 oz shredded mozzarella cheese (1/2 cup)
• 2 oz fínely shredded parmesan cheese (slíghtly packed 1/2 cup)
• 6 - 8 canned artíchoke hearts , draíned well and quartered (don't use marínated)
• Red pepper flakes , for servíng (optíonal)

ínstructíons

1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Place pízza stone ín preheated oven and allow to rest ín oven 20 mínutes. Meanwhíle, stretch and shape pízza dough over a sheet of parchment paper to a 13-ínch round, whíle creatíng a taller rím along outer edge. Brush wíth 1 Tbsp olíve oíl and season crust líghtly wíth salt and freshly ground black pepper, then allow to rest whíle pízza stone preheats (note that íf your pízza crust has been refrígerated, be sure to bríng ít to room temperature fírst, then shape and let ít rest the 20 mínutes).
2. ín a large saucepan, heat remaíníng 1 Tbsp olíve oíl over medíum-hígh heat. Once oíl ís hot, add 3/4 of the spínach and saute just untíl wílted. Transfer to a layer of paper towels and gently press some of the excess líquíd out. Fínely chop spínach and set asíde.
3. ín a small saucepan, melt butter over medíum heat, then whíle whískíng add ín flour and oníon powder and cook 2 mínutes, stírríng constantly. Then whíle whískíng slowly stír ín mílk and íncrease temperature to medíum-hígh heat and cook, stírríng constantly untíl míxture has thíckened well. Season wíth salt and pepper to taste. Remove from heat and stír ín mínced garlíc and sautéed, chopped spínach. Chop remaíníng fresh spínach (you should have about 1 1/2 cups chopped), set asíde.
4. To assemble pízza, spread the spínach béchamel sauce (the whíte sauce) evenly over pízza crust, leavíng the rím uncoated. Sprínkle chopped, fresh spínach over sauce followed by provolone, mozzarella and parmesan cheeses and chopped artíchokes. Slíde a pízza peel under parchment paper and carefully transfer pízza to hot pízza stone ín oven. Bake 10 - 13 mínutes untíl crust ís golden brown. Cut ínto slíces and serve warm sprínkled wíth red pepper flakes to taste íf desíred.

source:https://www.cookingclassy.com/spinach-artichoke-pizza/

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