Deep-dish Veggie Pizza

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 (13 7/8 ounce) packages prepared pizza crust
• 1 1/2 cups sliced red onions
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 1 (10 ounce) package frozen chopped spinach, thawed and well-drained
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 cup ricotta cheese
• 1 1/4 cups shredded pizza cheese (4-cheese blend)
• 2 tablespoons snipped fresh flat-leaf parsley
• 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 4 roma tomatoes, thinly sliced

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 425â°f.
• 2 lightly coat a 12-inch heavy oven-proof pan or cast-iron skillet with nonstick cooking spray.
• 3 unroll 1 package of pizza dough and shape into a circle.
• 4 press dough into prepared skillet; shape onto bottom and halfway up sides.
• 5 bake 5 minutes, remove from oven.
• 6 in a large skillet sautee onion and garlic in 2 tablespoons of oil about 5 minutes, or until tender.
• 7 add spinach, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper.
• 8 cook and stir until spinach is heated through.
• 9 remove from heat and set aside.
• 10 in a small bowl combine ricotta cheese, 1/4 cup of pizza cheese, parsley, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and the red pepper flakes.
• 11 spread the spinach mixture evenly over the bottom of partially baked crust.
• 12 spread the ricotta mixture over the spinach layer.
• 13 top with the sliced tomatoes and drizzle with 1 tablespoon of olive oil.
• 14 sprinkle with 3/4 cup of the pizza cheese.
• 15 unroll remaining pizza dough and form into a 12 to 13 inch circle.
• 16 place dough on top of layers.
• 17 brush with remaining olive oil.
• 18 bake 15 to 20 minutes or until top is golden.
• 19 top with remaining pizza cheese.
• 20 bake 2 to 3 minutes, until cheese is melted.
• 21 let stand 10 minutes before cutting.