Saturday, November 5, 2011

Magic Mystery Tour Knock-Off--Pesto pizza with spinach, goat cheese, mozzarella and sun dired tomatoes

Little Man was invited to a Halloween bash this week with all of his buddies. He was excited to go, and I was even more excited when I saw that their was Mellow Mushroom pizza to be had. Before moving to the South I had never even heard of Mellow Mushroom, but everyone raved about their  topping combinations and the unforgettable taste.

They were right! I fell in love with the Magic Mystery Tour pizza--a pesto-based pizza topped with spinach, portobello mushrooms, mozzarella and goat cheese. I knew it wasn't healthy, but damn it was good. It's high in both points and calories, but worth the occasional splurge for sure!



Pesto pizza with spinach, goat cheese, mozzarella and sun-dried tomatoes
PointsPlus value per slice: 8
Calories per slice: 350

Ingredients
1/2 a batch of Kitchen Aid pizza dough
1 bag baby spinach
1/2 onion
1/2 cup pesto
8oz fresh mozarella, sliced
3 oz soft goat cheese
1/4 cup sun dried tomatoes
1/2 cup baby bella mushrooms

Directions
-Preheat oven to 500 degrees with a round pizza stone placed on the lowest rack.
-While oven is heating up, saute spinach,  mushrooms and onions together over, making sure that all of the liquid from the spinach has evaporated.
-Roll out your pizza dough on a well floured surface. Using a large cutting board, CAREFULLY slide the rolled out pizza dough onto the hot pizza stone. Bake for 4 minutes.
-Remove  pizza dough and top with pesto. Evenly spread out the sauteed spinach mixture and top with both types of cheese.
-Bake pizza for 8 minutes. Pull out rack and sprinkle with sun dried tomatoes. Bake for 3 more minutes.
-Let cool for 10 minutes before slicing and enjoying!

Healthy meals to nourish your mind.

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