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Chicken Spinach Alfredo Pizza
Chicken Spinach Alfredo Pizza starts with pizza dough topped with a homemade alfredo sauce made from butter, flour, cream, milk, Parmesan, and nutmeg. A mixture of cooked chicken, chopped spinach, lemon juice, and garlic spreads over the sauce, then mozzarella cheese and optional red pepper flakes complete the pizza before baking to golden, bubbling perfection.
Prep Time
25 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
40 mins
Servings:
8
servings (1 large pizza)
Calories:
248 kcal
Course:
Dinner
Cuisine:
Italian-American Fussion
Ingredients
- 1 pizza dough about 1 pound, batch of your favorite
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- ½ cup heavy cream
- ½ cup milk whole
- Pinch nutmeg
- kosher salt to taste
- black pepper to taste, freshly ground
- ½ cup Parmesan Cheese grated
- 10 ounces spinach defrosted and squeezed dry, frozen, chopped
- 1 ½ cups chicken shredded, cooked
- 2 teaspoons lemon juice freshly squeezed
- 1 clove garlic minced (about 1 teaspoon)
- 1 cup mozzarella cheese shredded
- ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes optional, crushed
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 475°F. Pat the prepared dough into a large circle on a pizza pan or baking sheet, allowing the edges to be a little thicker than the middle.
- To make the alfredo sauce, melt the butter in a medium saucepan over medium-low heat. Whisk in the flour and cook for about a minute, and then gradually whisk in the cream and milk. Add the nutmeg and a little salt and pepper.
- Bring the sauce to a simmer and cook until thickened, about 3 minutes. Remove from the heat and stir in the Parmesan. Taste and adjust seasonings if desired.
- Spread the sauce on the pizza dough, leaving about a one-inch border around the edges.
- Mix the spinach, chicken, lemon juice, and garlic in a medium bowl until thoroughly combined. Spread the mixture out evenly over the sauce. Top with the mozzarella and crushed red pepper flakes, if using.
- Bake for 12-15 minutes, or until the crust is golden brown and the cheese is bubbly.
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Notes
- Use fresh pizza dough from a grocery store to save preparation time; let it rise in a warm place for about 45 minutes before using.
- A rotisserie chicken can be used to quickly obtain cooked shredded chicken for the topping.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1slice
Calories
248kcal
(12%)
Carbohydrates
7g
(2%)
Protein
13g
(26%)
Fat
19g
(29%)
Saturated Fat
11g
(55%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
7g
(41%)
Trans Fat
1g
(50%)
Cholesterol
70mg
(23%)
Sodium
362mg
(15%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
2g
(4%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8 servings (1 large pizza)
Amount Per Serving
Calories 248
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1slice | |
| Calories | 248kcal | 12% |
| Carbohydrates | 7g | 2% |
| Protein | 13g | 26% |
| Fat | 19g | 29% |
| Saturated Fat | 11g | 55% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 7g | 41% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 70mg | 23% |
| Sodium | 362mg | 15% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 2g | 4% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.