Three-Cheese Pizza Bianca
Bianca, which means white in Italian, refers to a dish without tomato sauce. You won't miss it.
Yield: 4 servings (serving size: 2 slices)
Ingredients
- All-purpose Pizza Dough
- 2 teaspoons yellow cornmeal
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- Cooking spray
- 3/4 cup fat-free ricotta cheese
- 3/4 cup (3 ounces) finely shredded Gruyère cheese
- 2 tablespoons (1/2 ounce) grated fresh Parmesan cheese
Preparation
Roll the prepared dough into a 15-inch circle on a floured surface. Place the dough on a 15-inch round pizza pan sprinkled with cornmeal. Cover the dough, and let rise in a warm place 20 minutes or until puffy.
Preheat oven to 450°.
Combine oil and garlic in a small bowl. Cover and microwave at MEDIUM-HIGH (70% power) for 1 minute or until bubbly. Cool 10 minutes.
Lightly coat dough with cooking spray. Combine garlic mixture and ricotta. Spread the ricotta mixture over dough, leaving a 1-inch border. Sprinkle with Gruyère and Parmesan. Bake at 450° for 15 minutes or until golden.
Nutritional Information
- Calories:
- 541 (19% from fat)
- Fat:
- 11.5g (sat 5.1g,mono 4.3g,poly 1.2g)
- Protein:
- 25.6g
- Carbohydrate:
- 83.5g
- Fiber:
- 3.3g
- Cholesterol:
- 31mg
- Iron:
- 5.1mg
- Sodium:
- 449mg
- Calcium:
- 356mg
Member Ratings and Reviews
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This is a great base recipe. I did make some changes though. First off, I used a half recipe of the dough, and just made it a thin crust 12" pizza - drastically reduces calories. Due to the smaller crust, I used half the oil, but kept the garlic and ricotta amts the same. I generously sprinkled it with dried basil since I know this crust to be a bit bland, and then I used only about 1/2 cup of a 6 blend italian cheese that already contained parmesan. Then I topped it with mushrooms. I think it would go really well with spinach and chicken too. I don't think I changed too much to know that this is a great recipe as is, or tweaked to your liking. Will definitely make again.04/20/07
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I have made this white pizza many times. I add broccoli (steamed tender) and substitute mozzarella for the gruyere cheese. Instead of making the dough from scratch I have used the prepared dough rounds (like Boboli) and refrigerated pizza crusts. the garlic flavor is great. I've added other veggies, too. Delicious!!01/27/05





