Wednesday, April 17, 2013

Spinach Carbonara Pizza

I've made this Pampered Chef recipe a few times and have enjoyed it each time.


1 pkg (13.8 oz) refrigerated pizza crust
6 slices of bacon
6 oz fresh baby spinach leaves (frozen will work too)
2 garlic cloves
1 oz grated Parmesan cheese (about 1/4 cup)
1 cup Alfredo sauce
1/4 tsp black pepper
2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese

Preheat oven to 450 degrees.  Unroll dough over bottom of lightly greased pan.  Gently stretch and press dough to cover bottom of pan.  Bake 10-12 minutes or until crust begins to brown.  Remove pan from oven.

Meanwhile, slice bacon into 1/4 inch pieces, cook in skillet over medium heat 5-6 minutes or until crisp.  Remove from pan, and drain on paper towels.  Then, finely chop half of the bacon.  Place spinach and garlic pressed with garlic press into bowl.  Cover bowl and microwave on high 2-3 minutes or until spinach is wilted.  Carefully remove lid, press spinach to side of bowl and dab excess moisture with paper towels.

Combine Alfredo sauce, pepper, and chopped bacon (save the rest for topping the pizza).  Mix well.  To assemble the pizza, spread sauce to edges of crust.  Top with 1 cup of the mozzarella, spinach mixture, and remaining bacon.  Then, sprinkle with remaining mozzarella and Parmesan cheese.

Bake 7-10 minutes or until cheese is melted.  Cut pizza into squares and serve.

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