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Goat Cheese and Spinach Pizza in a pizza pan.

Goat Cheese and Spinach Pizza Recipe

Zona House
This goat cheese and spinach pizza has a delicious savory flavor with white sauce, goat cheese, spinach, and gooey melted mozzarella cheese. The dough only takes about 10 minutes to prepare.
4.70 from 13 votes
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Course Dinner
Cuisine American
Servings 6
Calories 340 kcal

Equipment

Ingredients

For the Dough:

  • 1 ¼ tsp active dry yeast
  • 1 Tbsp granulated sugar
  • ½ cup warm water (should feel just barely warm to your finger)
  • 1 ½ cups all purpose flour
  • 1 Tbsp olive oil
  • ½ tsp salt

For the Sauce:

  • 1 Tbsp olive oil
  • 2 tsp minced garlic (from a jar)
  • ¼ tsp Italian seasoning
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • ¼ tsp pepper
  • 2 Tbsp all purpose flour
  • 1 cup milk (whole fat)
  • 1 Tbsp shredded Parmesan cheese

For the Topping:

  • 1 ½ cups shredded mozzarella
  • 1 cup fresh baby spinach leaves
  • 4 oz goat cheese

Instructions
 

For the Dough:

  • Heat the oven to 425 degrees F. If using a pizza stone put it in the oven before turning on the heat.
  • In a large bowl, dissolve yeast and sugar in warm (110 degree F) water. The temperature is right when it just barely feels warm to your finger. Water that is too hot will kill the yeast.
  • Let yeast mixture stand for 5 minutes until frothy.
  • Add flour, olive oil and salt and stir together (or use a stand mixer with the dough hook) until a soft dough forms. If dough is to wet mix in an additional flour a teaspoon at a time until no longer sticky. If too dry, mix in additional water a teaspoon at a time.
  • Roll dough into a ball and let rest about 5 minutes while you gather the pizza toppings.
  • On a clean floured surface roll dough to about a 12 inch wide circle.
  • Spray pizza pan or stone with non-stick spray. Place dough on pizza pan or pizza stone.

For the Sauce:

  • In a small saucepan over medium-low heat, place olive oil and minced garlic. Cook for 1 minute, whisking constantly so garlic doesn’t brown.
  • Add Italian seasoning, salt and pepper and stir.
  • Sprinkle in flour and whisk quickly until it is a thick paste.
  • Stir in milk small amounts at a time, whisking constantly.
  • Add Parmesan cheese and stir, then turn heat to low and let simmer 5 - 8 minutes to thicken. Stir often.
  • Spread the white sauce over the rolled out dough.

For the topping:

  • Cut goat cheese into thin shaved or crumbled pieces.
  • Top pizza with 1/2 cup of mozzarella cheese, and all of the spinach leaves.
  • Sprinkle remaining mozzarella cheese and goat cheese on top.
  • Bake for about 15 minutes.

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Nutrition

Serving: 1Calories: 340kcalCarbohydrates: 31gProtein: 15gFat: 17gSaturated Fat: 8gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 7gCholesterol: 36mgSodium: 571mgPotassium: 167mgFiber: 1gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 928IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 244mgIron: 2mg
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