Artichoke Pizza

Directions

1. 1
   Preheat oven to 450 F. Put pizza stone in the oven to heat.
2. 2
   Heat the olive oil in a large saucepan over medium heat.
3. 3
   Add the garlic and cook for a minute.
4. 4
   Add the spinach, salt and pepper and cook until spinach wilts (about 8 minutes).
5. 5
   Once the spinach is cooked, transfer it to a food processor and pulse a few times until chopped.
6. 6
   Transfer spinach back to the saucepan and add in chicken stock.
7. 7
   Simmer the spinach in the chicken stock for 15 minutes, then add in the heavy cream and 1 cup of the Parmesan cheese.
8. 8
   Simmer the mixture for half an hour.
9. 9
   Take your pizza stone out of the oven and grease it with a little olive oil.
10. 10
    Flour your hands, put your dough on your work surface and flatten it, creating a thicker crust around the edges.
11. 11
    The thick crust helps hold the sauce better.
12. 12
    Transfer your dough to the pizza stone.
13. 13
    Spread your spinach sauce on the dough.
14. 14
    Top with mozzarella cheese then artichokes.
15. 15
    Sprinkle with the last 1/4 cup of Parmesan cheese, and drizzle a little olive oil over the top (no more than two tablespoons).
16. 16
    Put pizza stone in oven and cook for 15-20 minutes, or until cheese begins to brown and crust is golden.
17. 17
    Remove from the oven, allow it to sit for a minute or two then cut and serve.