Remember the Spinach Basil Pesto recipe we posted on Monday? Well, we used that pesto to make the most amazing pizza ever-Spinach Artichoke Pesto Pizza. I am head over heels in love with this pizza. I loved it so much that I told Josh we could have pizza every day for dinner, if it was Spinach Artichoke Pesto Pizza. He said he was game! We both loved this pizza! And guess what? So did our little pea! This pizza was a hit all around!
To make the pizza, start with your favorite pizza dough. We love our homemade pizza dough recipe, but if we are short on time we like Trader Joe’s and Whole Foods refrigerated pizza doughs. They are great options if you are in a pinch! We used our Nut-Free Spinach Basil Pesto for the pizza sauce. We spread it evenly on the dough. I love the green sauce!
Next, we topped the pizza with chopped fresh spinach, artichokes, mozzarella, and parmesan cheese.
We baked the pizza until the cheese was melted and the crust was golden brown.
The perfect pie! Josh cut the pizza into slices and we had a family pizza party! Caleb kept asking for more! I am glad my guys loved this veggie pizza as much as I did!
I really can’t express enough love for this Spinach Artichoke Pesto Pizza. It is seriously one of the best pizzas I’ve ever eaten…and I’ve had a lot of pizza in my days. Make it, eat it, love it!
Spinach Artichoke Pesto Pizza
Ingredients
- 1-16 ounce pizza dough homemade or store-bought
- 1/2 cup Spinach Basil Pesto or your favorite pesto
- 1 cup chopped spinach
- 1 cup chopped artichoke hearts use jarred or canned and drain them
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
- 1/2 cup shredded parmesan cheese
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.
- Place the pizza dough on a lightly floured surface. Using a rolling pin, roll the dough out into a circle. Carefully move the pizza dough to a pizza pan or pizza stone. Spread the pizza evenly with pesto. Top with spinach, artichokes, mozzarella, and parmesan cheese.
- Place the pizza in the hot oven and bake for 18-20 minutes or until pizza crust is golden and cheese is melted. Remove the pizza from the oven and let the pizza cool for a few minute. Cut into slices and serve.
- Note: If we don't have time to make homemade pizza dough we like to use Trader Joe's or Whole Foods refrigerated pizza dough. You can make this pizza gluten-free by using gluten-free pizza dough.
Have you tried this recipe?
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Made this tonight for guests on individual pieces of naan bread from Costco! Added bacon and sliced cherry tomatoes and let everyone make their own. It was delicious! I would definitely make it again. Thank you from Montana
I am definitely forwarding this to my parents for our family pizza night on Friday!
Such a lovely recipe! And you make it look so simple. Can’t wait to try it this weekend!
Has anyone tried this with a spinach crust to cut down on carbs? We
I made the pizza dough (had never done pizza dough or yeast before), I made the pesto and the whole thing was delicious. The family loved it so it will certainly be a recipe that will be repeated many times. Thanks for another great recipe!
Oh so good! This was my first time making pizza at home, and I’m so impressed with this recipe. I followed the pizza dough and pesto recipes as well, and boy was it worth it! Honestly can’t believe that I made this pizza lol! Never ordering out again!
Has anyone tried this with traditional red pizza sauce?
I make this Keto and it is a huge favorite around here. I use the Fathead pizza crust with garlic powder and Italian seasoning. I use my homemade basil pesto and I add sliced Greek olives to the topping. It is wonderful!
Fantastic recipe! I was worried my dry fresh spinach would burn so I put it under the cheese. My whole family lived it
We love this pizza! Tonight I’m going to add sliced portabellas
What a great pizza! I veganized it and the pesto with Follow Your Heart “parmesan” and Simple Truth (Kroger) “mozzarella”. Wow!!
Thank you for this recipe. I haven’t had anything like this since I went gluten free. I saw some GF cauliflower based pizza crusts in Winco the other day so I grabbed them and bought what I thought I needed to replicate the Belmont Special that a long-gone local pizza place used to make. Then I came home & looked up this recipe. Very similar BUT I didn’t have spinach and this pizza I remembered had brie cheese. (We called it the Green Grease Special because it was very rich!) I made this WITH brie cheese and sliced tomatoes added, sans the spinach, with fresh pesto from Trader Joes and my GF crusts. Absolute HEAVEN!! Only thing I would change is I’d bake it about 3 min less since the crusts were pre-baked so they got a little crunchy around the edges.