Spinach Pizza

Sometimes I get a little crazy, and I try to incorporate healthy ingredients into unhealthy food, i.e. spinach pizza. I love pizza and could eat it everyday forever and ever. I am thinking the whole wheat dough and spinach makes it "healthy".

This pizza is good even if you don't usually like spinach. Some variations I would like to try are adding artichokes on top or making it with a red sauce.

one package whole wheat refrigerated pizza dough
one box frozen chopped spinach
olive oil
1 teaspoon minced garlic, about one clove
red pepper flakes
salt and pepper
mozzarella cheese
grated cheese
garlic powder

Spray a metal bowl with cooking spray. Add dough and spray with cooking spray to lightly coat all of the dough. Cover with a damp towel and allow to rise for several hours (or while you are at work like I do).

Thaw spinach and squeeze out any water. In a non-stick frying pan heat garlic and 2 tablespoons of olive oil over medium high heat. Cook the garlic for one minute. Add spinach, a sprinkle of red pepper flakes, and salt and pepper. Cook until heated through, stirring occasionally.

Preheat oven to 450 degrees and spray a baking sheet with cooking spray.

Flour a work surface and the dough. Kneed the dough a few times. Roll out and stretch the dough to into a thin crust. Place on the baking sheet, drizzle with olive oil, and rub it into the dough. Top with spinach, mozzarella, and grated cheese. Sprinkle with garlic powder.

Bake for 15 minutes or until cheese is melted and bubbly.