Greek Pizza

Best Cheese Pizza - Pizza

A light and flavorful pizza featuring feta, tomatoes, and spinach. I like to use a homemade whole wheat crust, rolled thin.

Brief

Prep 20 mins

Cook: 25 mins

Total: 45 mins

Servings: 4

Yield: 4 servings

Greek Pizza

Ingredients

1 tablespoon olive oil

½ cup diced onion

2 cloves garlic

minced

½ (10 ounce) package frozen chopped spinach

thawed and squeezed dry

¼ cup chopped fresh basil

2 ¼ teaspoons lemon juice

1 ½ teaspoons dried oregano

ground black pepper to taste

1 (14 ounce) package refrigerated pizza crust

1 tablespoon olive oil

1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese

1 large tomato

thinly sliced

⅓ cup seasoned bread crumbs

1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese

¾ cup crumbled feta cheese

Four Cheese Margherita Pizza

Pizza

Directions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). If using a pizza stone place in oven to preheat.

Step 2

Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large skillet; cook and stir onion and garlic until tender about 5 minutes. Add spinach and continue to cook and stir until all liquid has evaporated 5 to 7 minutes. Remove from heat and season with basil lemon juice oregano and pepper. Allow mixture to cool slightly.

Step 3

Unroll pizza dough on preheated pizza stone or a large baking sheet and brush with remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil. Spread spinach mixture over dough leaving a small border at the edge of the pizza crust. Top with 1 cup mozzarella cheese.

Step 4

Press tomato slices into seasoned bread crumbs until coated; arrange tomatoes over pizza. Spread remaining 1 cup mozzarella cheese and feta cheese over tomatoes.

Step 5

Bake in preheated oven until pizza crust is golden brown and cheese is melted about 15 minutes.

Nutritional Information

Greek Pizza

Servings Per Recipe:4

Calories: 609.4

% Daily Value *

Protein: 30g 60%

Carbohydrates: 63.1g 20%

Dietary Fiber: 4.1g 16%

Sugars: 10g

Fat: 26.2g 40%

Saturated Fat: 11g 55%

Cholesterol: 61.3mg 20%

Vitamin A Iu: 5130.8IU 103%

Niacin Equivalents: 6.3mg 48%

Vitamin B6: 0.3mg 21%

Vitamin C: 12.1mg 20%

Folate: 91.9mcg 23%

Calcium: 671.2mg 67%

Iron: 4.6mg 26%

Magnesium: 60.8mg 22%

Potassium: 378mg 11%

Sodium: 1531.2mg 61%

Thiamin: 0.1mg 14%

Calories From Fat: 235.5

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Nutrition information is provided for reference only. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.