Stuffed Mushroom-Spinach Pizza

By shuber

Ingredients

• 4 oz. mushrooms, coarsely chopped (about 1 cup)
• 1 1/2 oz. (1/4 C. plus 2 T.) fresh parmesan cheese, grated, divided
• 10 oz. frozen chopped spinach, thawed and well drained
• 1/2 C. pizza sauce
• 2 garlic cloves
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 1 pkg. (10 oz) refrigerated pizza crust
• 8 oz. shredded mozzarella cheese, divided
• 2 plum tomatoes, thinly sliced

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 425 degrees. In 1 qt. bowl, combine mushrooms, ¼ C. parmesan cheese, spinach and pizza sauce. Press garlic over spinach mixture; mix well. Season with salt and pepper. Unroll pizza dough; roll into 14x10” rectangle with pizza roller. Place in deep dish baker with sides of dough extending evenly over sides of baker. Lightly press dough onto bottom and up sides of baker; sprinkle with 1 cup of the mozzarella cheese. Cover with spinach mixture, the remaining 1 cup mozzarella cheese and tomatoes. Make 1 cut in dough at each corner of the baker, up to edge of baker. Bring sides of dough together at center and remaining 2 T. parmesan cheese. Bake 15-20 minutes or until golden brown.