White Pizza

"Our favorite local restaurant has wonderful white pizza, but they aren't always open when I have a craving. So I decided to try my hand at my own white pizza; it was simply delicious and maybe even better than theirs." -CL Reader

Yield: 6 servings (serving size: 1 slice)

Ingredients

• 1  cup  part-skim ricotta cheese
• 1  cup  (4 ounces) preshredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
• 1/4  cup  (1 ounce) grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese
• 1  (1-pound) Italian cheese-flavored pizza crust (such as Boboli)
• 1  cup  thinly sliced fresh basil
• 1/2  cup  thinly sliced shallots
• 1/2  cup  finely chopped spinach
• 1/2 to 1  teaspoon  crushed red pepper
• 1/2  teaspoon  black pepper
• 1/2  teaspoon  dried oregano
• 1/4  teaspoon  garlic powder
• 1  cup  thinly sliced plum tomatoes

Preparation

Preheat oven to 425°.

Combine the first 3 ingredients in a medium bowl. Spread cheese mixture over pizza crust, leaving a 1/2-inch border around the edge. Sprinkle with basil and next 6 ingredients (basil through garlic powder). Arrange plum tomato slices in a single layer on top. Place pizza on baking sheet. Bake at 425° for 10 minutes. Remove pizza to cutting board; cut into 6 slices.

Nutritional Information

Calories:

339 (27% from fat)

Fat:

10.2g (sat 4.6g,mono 2.1g,poly 0.3g)

Protein:

18g

Carbohydrate:

43g

Fiber:

2g

Cholesterol:

26mg

Iron:

3mg

Sodium:

712mg

Calcium:

303mg