

Is Artichoke Good For You?
Artichokes are packed with nutrients that are good for you.
They are low fat, and high in fiber, vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants.
Artichokes rank among the most antioxidant-rich of all vegetables.
Can Pizza Be Made Ahead and Frozen?
You can make pizza ahead and then freeze it til you are ready to bake it.
For best results, you should par-bake the crust.
Par-baking for 3-5 minutes before freezing will help the crust be crisp when baked.
How Long Will Artichoke Pizza Keep?
Left over pizza can be kept for 5 days in the refrigerator.
Pizza should be stored covered with foil or in a plastic storage bag.
Chicken Bacon And Artichoke Pizza
Chicken Bacon and Artichoke Pizza
Ingredients
By Meet me in the kitchen
- 3 1/2 cups flour, you can use half whole wheat, half white
- 1-2 cups water, warm
- 2 tablespoons yeast
- 2 tablespoons honey
- ¼ cup olive oil
- ½ teaspoon salt
Creamy Garlic Sauce
- 1 tablespoon olive oil, or Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- 2 tablespoons garlic, chopped
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 cup cream, heavy
- 1 tablespoon parsley, chopped fresh
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1-2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1/4 cup water
Pizza
- 1/2 can artichoke hearts, drained, and sauteed
- 2 chicken breasts, boneless, skinless cooked (with salt and pepper) and shredded
- 4 slices turkey bacon, cooked and chopped
- 1-2 cups cheese, Part Skim Mozzarella, shredded
Instructions
For the Crust
- For dough- place warm water, yeast, honey, olive oil, and salt in a large bowl or mixer (if you have a dough hook).
- Add warm water a couple tablespoons at a time and mix until you have a nice smooth dough.
- Cover and let rise for 30 minutes.
Creamy Garlic Sauce
- Heat oil in a sauce pan over medium heat.
- Add the garlic, and cook until fragrant.
- Stir in the heavy cream, parsley, garlic powder, salt, and pepper.
- Mix the cornstarch with the water, and stir into the sauce.
- Cook, stirring constantly, until thickened, about 3 minutes.
For the Pizza
- Roll out the pizza dough and spread the creamy garlic sauce over the crust.
- Sprinkle the chicken, artichokes and bacon over the pizza and top with cheese
- Bake 10-15 min at 500 degrees or until cheese is bubbly
Heather Burton
Hands down the best pizza! I am not a great cook and this was so easy to make and tasted like a Speciality Gormet Pizza..even better toasted up the next day! My family will never want take out pizza again!
Sweet Basil
You’re the best Heather! Thank you!
Mackenzie
This pizza was great! It’s the first time I’ve ever made pizza and it came out awesome! I also added spinach, and it was fantastic, I highly recommend this pizza!
Sweet Basil
Love the spinach idea!
Sadie
What do you preheat the oven to?
Isa
This was perfect – the sauce especially came together, even after looking a bit thin (we’d used lower-fat milk) – really worked like magic. Thank you for introducing us to a new kind of pizza!
Sweet Basil
I’m so glad! We haven’t had that pizza all year and I need to change that!
Mindika
Yummy! I was going to make homemade pizza next week. I’ll have to try this.
Maria
I am always up for more pizza!!
.caroline armelle.
that looks soooo good. i’ll have to make that.. and soon!
Mary Ann
I meant I really liked it. I love it when I don’t reread what I write. Sorry for writing a novel!
Mary Ann
This looks so good! I made a pizza that had artichokes on it last summer and it was delicious.
I am in the mood for pizza too.
About the asparagus recipe- I reduced the amount of oil in the vinaigrette and didn’t toss the asparagus in it, because I like just a little dressing. I just drizzled it on there. I really liked. It isn’t something I would want to eat every day because I like my veggies simple mostly, but I really liked it. If you try it and don’t like it- I apologize in advance!
Aggie
this sounds fantastic! I can just imagine how awesome it tastes! I love artichokes!