Cast-Iron Breakfast Pizza

Name: Cast-Iron Breakfast Pizza
Total time: 35 min
Yield: Serves 8 (serving size: 1 wedge)
Ingredients: 1 (16 oz.) package commercial refrigerated pizza dough; 1 cup part-skim ricotta cheese; 5 lower-sodium bacon slices, cooked and crumbled; 4 ounces part-skim mozzarella cheese, shredded (about 1 cup); ¼ tablespoon freshly ground black pepper; Cooking spray; 1 (6-oz.) package fresh baby spinach

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Pizza for breakfast is always a delicious possibility. This cast-iron pizza develops a warm, fluffy crust that surrounds a cheesy and bacon-topped interior. Using a well-seasoned cast-iron skillet eliminates the need for using extra oil which keeps this recipe as light as possible. As a tip, placing the pan over high heat on the cooktop before transferring it to the oven helps heat it up quickly and yields a perfectly crisp crust.

By Oxmoor House

Recipe by Cooking Light

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Credit: Oxmoor House

Recipe Summary

hands-on:

12 mins

total:

35 mins

Yield:

Serves 8 (serving size: 1 wedge)

Nutrition Info

Ingredients

1 (16 oz.) package commercial refrigerated pizza dough
1 cup part-skim ricotta cheese
5 lower-sodium bacon slices, cooked and crumbled
4 ounces part-skim mozzarella cheese, shredded (about 1 cup)
¼ tablespoon freshly ground black pepper
Cooking spray
1 (6-oz.) package fresh baby spinach

Directions

Step 1
Preheat oven to 450 degrees.

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Step 2
Roll out dough to a 12-inch circle. Press dough into bottom and 1 inch up sides of a well-seasoned 10-inch cast-iron skillet. Fold edges of the dough under; crimp.
Step 3
Spread ricotta cheese in bottom of crust; top with bacon, mozzarella cheese, and pepper. Place skillet over high heat; cook 3 minutes.
Step 4
Transfer skillet to oven. Bake at 450 degrees for 18 minutes or until crust is lightly browned and cheese melts.
Step 5
While the pizza cooks, heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add spinach. Cook 1 minute or until spinach wilts, turning often with tongs. Remove spinach from pan; drain and squeeze out excess liquid. Top pizza with spinach. Cut the pizza into 8 wedges.

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving:

260 calories; fat 8.2g; carbohydrates 34.1g; fiber 2g; cholesterol 22mg; iron 2.6mg; sodium 562mg; calcium 210mg.

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Beth

10/26/2016

It could actually feed more than 8. Cooking light also means smaller portions. Its a main for breakfast. You'll have other things with it. So, you don't need that big a slice.

twilight58

10/13/2016

I agree. Cooking Light has relied on the "tiny serving" formula for a very long time. Plus, aside from the fresh spinach, there is nothing healthy about this dish.

mike

10/07/2016

8 servings? Really? This is in a small (10 inch) pan. More like 4 or even 3 servings. I think they just upped the amount of serving so it would meet their Cooking "Light" standard.

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