White Pizza

Yield:  8 Slices; Serving Size:  1 Slice

Ingredients

• Cooking spray
• 16 oz ready-made pizza dough
• 1 cup part-skim ricotta cheese
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1/8 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• ½ teaspoon Italian seasoning
• 2 cups mozzarella cheese, shredded
• 7 fresh basil leaves, chopped in strips
• 3 Tablespoons Asiago Cheese, shredded

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.   Spray a large pizza pan with cooking spray.  Remove pizza dough from the refrigerator.
• Mix ricotta cheese, minced garlic, red pepper flakes and Italian seasoning.  Set aside.
• Place pizza dough on baking sheet and spread with your fingers until dough is ¼ inch thick.
• Spread ricotta cheese mixture over dough.
• Sprinkle mozzarella cheese over ricotta mixture.  Sprinkle asiago cheese over ricotta cheese.
• Spread fresh basil leave strips around on top of cheese.
• Bake in preheated 400 degree oven for 12-15 minutes or until cheese is melted and crust is golden brown.  Let cool for 2 minutes.  Slice into eight even slices.

Nutrition Information:

Calories 275, Fat 12 gm, Protein 17 gm, Calcium 21 % DV