Nikki's Chicken And Spinach Alfredo Pizza

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup warm water
• 1 (1/4 ounce) package yeast
• 2 3/4 cups flour
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt (i use kosher salt)
• 10 tablespoons butter, divided
• 2 -3 tablespoons garlic, peeled and finely minced (more or less to your taste)
• 2 tablespoons flour (i usually just use two regular silverware spoonfulls)
• 1/2 cup dry wine (chardonnay, pinot grigio, sauvignon blanc, pinot gris or semillon are all fine. use whatever drinkin) (optional)
• 16 ounces half-and-half
• 1 cup parmesan cheese, grated (or more, to your taste)
• 2 tablespoons frozen spinach, thawed and drained of liquid (amount estimated)
• salt and pepper
• 1 cup cooked chicken, shredded
• 1 roma tomato, sliced (optional)

Recipe

• 1 dough: in a bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water.
• 2 in a mixing bowl, combine flour, oil, salt and sugar.
• 3 add in yeast water and mix together, making a ball.
• 4 knead by hand 5-10 minutes, until when you press your thumb down the indention stays. *you could also use your hand/stand mixer if it has a kneading attachment for about 2-3 minutes or you could use your bread machine.*.
• 5 rub small amount of olive oil around dough, to keep it from sticking, and place in a large bowl, covering with plastic wrap.
• 6 place in a warm area to rise at least 30 minutes.
• 7 sauce: in a large skillet, melt 8 tbs (1/2 cup or one stick) butter.
• 8 add garlic and saute' until garlic is fragrant, about 1-2 minutes, over medium heat.
• 9 add flour and stir until it make a thick paste.
• 10 add wine.
• 11 whisk in half and half and cook over medium heat until sauce has thickened.
• 12 add in parmesan cheese, and remaining 2 tbs butter and stir until melted.
• 13 season with salt and pepper.
• 14 add in spinach and stir until evenly distributed and heated through.
• 15 set to the side.
• 16 preheat oven to 400°f.
• 17 roll out dough to fit either your pizza stone or out on a baking sheet, curling edges, if you like, to make the crust.
• 18 with a spoon, add a very thin layer of sauce on the dough and put in the oven to bake for 15 minutes or until dough is almost fully cooked.
• 19 remove from oven, place chicken pieces and tomatoes and cover with more sauce. (there will be extra sauce left).
• 20 return to oven for another 10 minutes or until dough is fully cooked.
• 21 enjoy!