Cast-Iron Breakfast Pizza

Name: Cast-Iron Breakfast Pizza
Ingredients: 1 (16 oz.) package commercial refrigerated pizza dough; 1 cup part-skim ricotta cheese; 5 lower-sodium bacon slices, cooked and crumbled; 4 ounces part-skim mozzarella cheese, shredded (about 1 cup); 1/4 tablespoon freshly ground black pepper; Cooking spray; 1 (6-oz.) package fresh baby spinach

7 ingredients

5 steps

Ingredients

1 (16 oz.) package commercial refrigerated pizza dough
1 cup part-skim ricotta cheese
5 lower-sodium bacon slices, cooked and crumbled
4 ounces part-skim mozzarella cheese, shredded (about 1 cup)
1/4 tablespoon freshly ground black pepper
Cooking spray
1 (6-oz.) package fresh baby spinach

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
2

Roll out dough to a 12-inch circle. Press dough into bottom and 1 inch up sides of a well-seasoned 10-inch cast-iron skillet. Fold edges of the dough under; crimp.
3

Spread ricotta cheese in bottom of crust; top with bacon, mozzarella cheese, and pepper. Place skillet over high heat; cook 3 minutes.
4

Transfer skillet to oven. Bake at 450 degrees for 18 minutes or until crust is lightly browned and cheese melts.
5

While the pizza cooks, heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add spinach. Cook 1 minute or until spinach wilts, turning often with tongs. Remove spinach from pan; drain and squeeze out excess liquid. Top pizza with spinach. Cut the pizza into 8 wedges.