Four Cheese White Broccoli Pizza (Easy)

BlondieItaliana's Note:

A fabulous white pizza... again, four cheeses are used (grated parmesan, provolone, ricotta, & mozzarella) as well as fresh broccoli florets. You could substitute with spinach if you like, but we LOVE this recipe as is... I buy the pre-made pizza dough from my grocery store to save time, but you could always make your own of course. Also, I use MILD provolone - it's pre-packaged & pre-sliced think it is Belgioioso brand. Note: I use the 12 oz. bag of "Broccoli Wokly" which is already cut into florets - I steam it according to the package directions first in the bag & use the full bag on the pizza.

• Total Time: 22 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 8

Yield: 1.0 pizza

• 4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 1 lb pizza dough
• 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
• 3/4 lb provolone cheese, sliced (mild)
• 12 ounces broccoli florets (I use Broccoli Wokly whole 12 oz. bag steamed)
• 1/3 cup ricotta cheese
• 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese, shredded
• garlic powder
• salt
• oregano

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
2. Roll out dough. Coat pizza pan with the olive oil and spread out rolled dough evenly to all edges of pan. Sprinkle with grated parmesan cheese. Top with sliced provolone then place broccoli florets (already steamed per broccoli wokly package directions) on top of provolone. Using two teaspoons, spoon about 3/4 teaspoonful size spoonfuls of ricotta sporadically around the broccoli areas in empty spots. Season whole pizza with salt, oregano & garlic powder to taste then sprinkle the shredded mozzarella evenly all over pizza.
3. Bake for 12-18 minutes or until crust just golden brown. Slice & serve.

Reviews

[Mariposa410]

I love Broccoli, so I just had to try this. Only thing I did different is blend the seasonings into the Ricotta and spread the Ricotta onto the Provolone instead of dollops. Then I put the steamed Broccoli Florets on and covered with a Blend of Shredded Mozzarella, Provolone and Parmesan. It was absolutely wonderful! Definitely will be making this one again!

[eCCAbOO]

I used fresh chopped spinach since I had that and not broccoli. I put the spinach under the provolone layer so it wouldn't burn. Everything else was done as in the recipe. I wasn't too sure how this would taste while putting it together but was pleasantly surprised. It was delicious! Next time, I will try to spread out the ricotta instead of plopping it in dollops, but other than that, was pretty good! Thanks!

[Roxygirl in Colorado]

As soon as I saw this recipe I ran to the store! Broccoli on a white pizza is my favorite. I used Bizarre Bisquick Veggie Pizza (without sauce to worry about!) and it went perfectly. This turned out even more delicious than I hoped (restaurant quality!). The layering instructions are just right! I topped with crushed red pepper. I will be happy to make this often! Thanks BlondeItaliana, for posting. Roxygirl