Are you just losing it over the cuteness?! I was too! This Shamrock Inspired Pizza is an easy white pizza to make with the kids for St. Patrick’s Day, and trust me when I say the whole family will enjoy it. It is such a fun and festive pizza for a St. Patrick's Day Holiday themed feast.
Ingredients
For Sauce
1tbspextra virgin olive oil
1tbspminced garlic
1/2tspsalt
1/2tsppepper
1/2tspred pepper flakes (optional)
2tbspflour
1cupreduced fat 1% milk
For Pizza
1/2cupreduced fat mozzarella cheese
1/4cupParmesan Reggiano fresh shredded cheese
1handfulfresh spinach leaves
1whole wheat pizza crust (I like Boboli brand) or you can make your own cauliflower crust
Instructions
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
If making your own sauce (if not, skip to step 7), get a medium saucepan and bring to low heat, heat extra virgin olive oil, garlic, salt, pepper, and red pepper flakes for about 30 seconds.
Add flour and cook for 1-2 minutes stirring constantly. Do not let the our mixture brown or color.
Add milk into flour mixture a little at a time, whisking constantly to avoid lumps.
Bring mixture to a simmer, stirring frequently, until mixture has thickened into a creamy sauce.
Pour ⅓ cup of sauce or as much as you desire onto pizza crust.
Skip to this step if using store bought Alfredo sauce. Heat Alfredo Sauce over medium heat and pour ½ cup to 1 cup of sauce or desired amount onto pizza.
Top pizza with reduced fat mozzarella cheese and Parmesan Reggiano cheese.
Next take a few pieces (6-10 leaves) of spinach and using scissors cut each piece into the shake of shamrock. Or form a shamrock out of 3 spinach leaves. Top pizza with cut spinach leaves.
Bake pizza according to crust package directions or for 15-20 minutes until cheese is bubbly and melted.