Spinach Artichoke Pizza

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Spinach Artichoke Pizza

Ingredients

• 1 (16 oz) homemade or store bought pizza dough
• 6-7 oz fresh spinach
• 2 Tbsp butter
• 2 Tbsp all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup milk
• 1/4 tsp onion powder
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 3-4 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil, divided
• 4 oz provolone cheese (I1 cup. I used deli slices and chopped)
• 2 oz shredded low-moisture mozzarella cheese (1/2 cup)
• 2 oz finely shredded parmesan cheese (slightly packed 1/2 cup)
• 8-12 canned artichoke hearts, drained well and sliced into bite size pieces (don't use marinated)

Directions

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
• In a large saucepan, heat 1 Tbsp olive oil over medium-high heat. Once oil is hot, add spinach and saute just until wilted. Transfer to a layer of paper towels and gently press some of the excess liquid out.
• In a small saucepan, melt butter over medium heat and saute garlic until fragrant. Then while whisking add in flour and onion powder and cook 2 minutes, stirring constantly. Then while whisking slowly stir in milk and increase temperature to medium-high heat and cook, stirring constantly until mixture has thickened well. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Remove from heat and finely chop spinach and stir into mixture.
• To assemble pizza, spread the spinach béchamel sauce (the white sauce) evenly over pizza crust, leaving the rim uncoated. Sprinkle provolone, mozzarella and parmesan cheeses and chopped artichokes on top. Bake 10 - 13 minutes until crust is golden brown.
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