Deep Dish Spinach Pizza Recipe
Ingredients
| 1 16-ounce loaf frozen bread dough, thawed | ||
| 2 10-ounce packages frozen chopped spinach | ||
| Onion | 1/4 Cup (16 tbs), chopped | |
| Butter/Margarine | 1 Tablespoon | |
| Egg | 1 , beaten | |
| 1 15-ounce carton ricotta cheese | ||
| Parmesan cheese | 2/3 Cup (16 tbs), grated | |
| Pizza sauce | 1 8 Ounce | |
| Shredded mozzarella cheese | 1 1/2 Cup (16 tbs) | |
Directions
Let dough rise according to package directions; punch down.
Cover; let rest 5 minutes.
Line a 13 x 9 x 2-inch baking pan with heavy-duty foil; grease foil on bottom and 1 inch up sides.
Roll dough into a 14 x 10-inch rectangle.
Pat onto bottom and 1 inch up sides of pan.
Prick bottom and sides of dough.
Bake in a 425° oven about 10 minutes or till dough starts to brown; cool.
Meanwhile, cook spinach according to package directions; drain well.
In a small skillet cook onion in butter till tender.
Combine egg, ricotta, Parmesan, spinach, and onion mixture.
Spread over pizza crust.
Pour pizza sauce over all.
Freeze for 1 1/2 to 2 hours or till firm.
Lift pizza out of pan.
Cover the top with clear plastic wrap.
Seal in heavy-duty foil, label, and freeze.
To serve, place frozen pizza on a baking sheet.
Remove top foil and plastic wrap.
Fold back bottom foil, leaving sides covered.
Bake in a 375° oven for 60 to 65 minutes or till heated through.
Top with cheese.
Bake about 10 minutes more or till cheese melts.
Let stand 5 minutes; remove foil.
Cover; let rest 5 minutes.
Line a 13 x 9 x 2-inch baking pan with heavy-duty foil; grease foil on bottom and 1 inch up sides.
Roll dough into a 14 x 10-inch rectangle.
Pat onto bottom and 1 inch up sides of pan.
Prick bottom and sides of dough.
Bake in a 425° oven about 10 minutes or till dough starts to brown; cool.
Meanwhile, cook spinach according to package directions; drain well.
In a small skillet cook onion in butter till tender.
Combine egg, ricotta, Parmesan, spinach, and onion mixture.
Spread over pizza crust.
Pour pizza sauce over all.
Freeze for 1 1/2 to 2 hours or till firm.
Lift pizza out of pan.
Cover the top with clear plastic wrap.
Seal in heavy-duty foil, label, and freeze.
To serve, place frozen pizza on a baking sheet.
Remove top foil and plastic wrap.
Fold back bottom foil, leaving sides covered.
Bake in a 375° oven for 60 to 65 minutes or till heated through.
Top with cheese.
Bake about 10 minutes more or till cheese melts.
Let stand 5 minutes; remove foil.
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