Spinach And Artichoke Pizza Recipe

Why not take all that’s great about spinach artichoke dip and put it on a pizza? This spinach artichoke pizza is a total crowd pleaser.

What’s not to love about the iconic spinach artichoke party dip? That creamy, gooey cheese and tang from the artichokes make it some kind of addictive substance. We riffed on the classic for one of our first big “hits” in 2010: this spinach artichoke grilled cheese. Many years later, we’re here to riff on concept and make it into a pizza. Please meet, our spinach artichoke pizza. Gooey, savory, and tangy, it tastes like that popular dip on top of pizza crust. Who could resist it?

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If you take the dough out of the equation, spinach artichoke pizza is even easier to make than spinach artichoke dip. For the pizza topping, all you’ve got to do is saute a bit of minced garlic, add spinach leaves, and heat for about 3 minutes. Then add chopped artichokes (the canned kind), and cook one more minute. (Got spinach left over? See our top spinach recipes.)

Best Spinach And Artichoke Pizza Recipe

As far as filling prep, that’s it! Spread it onto pizza dough, top with mozzarella and Parmesan cheese, and throw it in the oven. It comes out gooey and savory, just like the dip! Except even easier to eat, because the bread you’d dip has transformed into pizza crust.

For the toppings, we’ve also specified that you can use Pecorino Romano cheese instead of Parmesan. What is Pecorino Romano cheese? Pecorino cheese is a hard Italian cheese similar to Parmesan, but with much sharper flavor. Alex and I prefer Pecorino cheese to Parmesan because of the unique, super savory flavor. You can easily use Parmesan cheese here, but Pecorino puts it over the top.

Of course you can use storebought pizza dough for this recipe. BUT if you have time, we highly recommend that you make our homemade pizza dough! Keep reading for a few pointers about it.

Spinach Artichoke Pizza {paleo, Vegan}

To make the best spinach artichoke pizza, you’ve got to start with a great pizza dough. Alex and I have been working on our recipe for over 10 years. Here are our best tips for making pizza dough at home.

Our best tip for next level Italian pizza dough is to use great flour! The flour we uses is called Tipo 00 flour; it’s what Neapolitan pizza restaurants use. It makes for a beautiful, supple and fluffy dough. We buy our Tipo 00 flour online.

Another tip is to use a pizza stone! A pizza stone is what makes Italian pizza crust crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. Here’s the best pizza stonewe recommend, and a bit more onpizza stone care.

Homemade Artichoke Pizza With Spinach

To pop the pizza dough right onto that blazing hot stone, we use a pizza peel! We recommend this Standard pizza peel or this Conveyor pizza peel. You can also use the bake of a baking sheet (or a rimless baking sheet), but it’s a little bit trickier. The pizza peel is the best tool for the job!

We have a few pizza dough recipes that you can make depending on your tastes and equipment. Our Best Pizza Dough is what we used for this spinach artichoke pizza. We make it using stand mixer, but you can also knead it by hand.

Our Easy Thin Crust method is similar but makes a thinner dough that you roll out — it would also work well here! Below is a video of Alex showing how to make and stretch the pizza dough.

Recipe: Spinach & Artichoke Pizza With Parmesan & Mozzarella

And that’s it! All you need to know to make a killer artichoke pizza at home. Let us know: have you tried this recipe? Any questions on pizza technique? Tell us in the comments below!

We use artichokes quite a bit in our recipes: usually canned artichoke hearts and not the fresh artichokes, which can be hard to find! Outside of this artichoke pizza recipe, here are a few more of our favorite artichoke recipes!Spinach Artichoke Pizza is going to become your go to pizza recipe. Made with a delicious white sauce, this easy artichoke pizza with spinach aims to please.

Spinach and artichokes together are one of my very favorite flavor combos. Probably one of the reasons I love my Spinach Artichoke Dip so much and could make a meal out of it.

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In this pizza recipe, we are making that spinach artichoke combo shine by making a white pizza sauce with wilted spinach and topping it with cheese, and artichokes. This easy to make pizza will win over crowds and it is a great vegetarian dinner option.

I tried the spinach and artichoke pizza last night, and it was soooo good!! My husband who is a little traditional when it comes to pizza, loved it!! I will be making this again and again!!

This is a brief overview of how to make this delicious pizza recipe. For the full recipe with all of the instructions, see the recipe card at the bottom of the post.

Artichoke Pesto Pizza With Spinach

I love having pizza with white sauce. It’s a different spin than red, and it feels like such a treat. White Pizza Sauce is very easy to make. It starts with a roux and then we add in cream and milk. In this version, we are also going to wilt spinach in it and melt Parmesan cheese.

A key to a white pizza sauce is a roux. The combination of the flour and the butter is what will hold the sauce together while it bakes. If you were to use my Alfredo Sauce, for example, it wouldn’t hold up in the oven because it doesn’t start with a roux.

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A roux is the base of a cream sauce. It is the combination of fat and flour. The butter coats the flour molecules and allows them to be evenly distributed throughout the sauce.

Chicken Spinach Artichoke Pizza

The key, in my humble opinion, to a good roux is two fold. First, make sure to fully whisk together the butter and flour to start. If you don’t, your sauce will have a distinct flour taste. Second, add the liquid (milk and heavy cream here) slowly. You want the roux to slowly absorb the liquid and evenly distribute in it before you add more. Though, this isn’t something that should take you more than a minute or two.

If you are tight on time, you can absolutely use store-bought pizza dough. That being said, I highly suggest using my homemade pizza dough recipe. It is very easy to make, and is fail proof. This recipe will make enough dough for two 12 inch pizzas.

This will become the only pizza dough recipe you use! Easy to follow step by step photos that will give you the perfect pizza dough!

Vegan Spinach Artichoke Pizza (dairy Free!)

I love using canned quartered artichoke hearts. They are so easy to use, because it is just a matter of opening the can, draining the liquid, and in this case giving them a rough chop. You may want to pick through them a little and discard any tough outer leaves from the artichoke hearts.

It’s the cheese police, back again, to really insist that you grate your own cheese when making this recipe. Pre-shredded cheese that you can buy at the store is covered in preservatives that make it not melt as well. Taking the extra five minutes to melt your own cheese will be well worth it.

This recipe is great on it’s own, but if you want to fill out your table with a few sides, here are some of my suggestions.

Spinach And Artichoke Sheet Pan Pizza

If you make this Spinach Artichoke Pizza or any of my other recipes, leave me a comment and let me know what you think!

Spinach Artichoke Pizza is going to become your go to pizza recipe. Made with a delicious white béchamel sauce, this easy pizza aims to please.

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Spinach Artichoke Pizza Recipe

Beef and Broccoli RecipeI have made this a couple or more times. It’s easy & quick to prepare. I like this for a quick meal. It will be my go to recipe.This vegan spinach artichoke pizza has all the creamy and flavourful qualities of the classic dip with lots of garlic, lemon, and chili, but it’s also totally dairy-free and in a super fun pizza format.

I have wanted to post a vegan spinach artichoke pizza recipe on here for so long! I’ve had the detailed note of the recipe concept in my content planner for over two years, so I guess it was about time hehe. This turned out so delicious. It’s like having a bunch of creamy spinach artichoke dip on a puffed up and perfectly browned pizza crust. I generally enjoy the classic dip with LOTS of flatbread, so this dish just makes sense to me.