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Whipped ricotta, sausage, broccolini and chilli pizza sliced.

Spinach, Ricotta and Sausage Pizza


Description

Spinach and ricotta are a match made in heaven, but paired with crispy sausage, crunchy broccolini and sweet chilli on pizza? You’re in for a treat. This gorgeous white pizza delivers every time and has so many layers of punchy flavours. Add it to your pizza night rotation and thank me later.

I’ve included my 5-minute pizza dough recipe below if you’d like to give it a go – otherwise, just use a store-bought base, or even try using a wrap or naan.

At least 45 minutes before you want to cook the pizzas, make sure you get your oven on its highest setting (that’s 250C/480F for me) and put whatever you’re cooking the pizzas on in the oven too (whether that’s a pizza stone, cast iron pan or oven trays.


Ingredients

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For 2 pizzas – 

  • 1/2 cup ricotta
  • 2 garlic cloves, crushed
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup chopped spinach leaves
  • 1/2 cup mozzarella, grated
  • 4 pieces of broccolini, thinly sliced lengthways
  • 1/4 cup cheddar or gruyere, cut into cubes
  • 2 large sausages
  • 1 red chilli, finely chopped
  • 2 tablespoons sweet chilli jam

For the 5-minute dough –

  • 300g self-raising flour (or use all-purpose flour and add 1 teaspoon of baking powder)
  • 280g thick Greek yogurt
  • 1 teaspoon salt

Instructions

For 2 pizzas – 

  1. Make the whipped ricotta. Add the 1/2 cup of ricotta into a large bowl along with the 2 crushed garlic cloves and 1/4 teaspoon of salt. Using a fork, vigorously mix the ricotta for 30 seconds. Set aside.
  2. Top the pizzas. Lay each pizza base out onto a piece of baking paper, so they’re easy to move into the oven. Divide the whipped ricotta between each pizza, smoothing it out with the back of a spoon to coat the bases, leaving about 1.5cm at the ends for the crust. Slice through the skin of your sausage and squeeze out the meat (extremely satisfying!) Scatter the mozzarella and cheddar or gruyere on top of the ricotta, followed by the broccolini, spinach and dollops of sausage meat. Spoon over the sliced red chilli. 
  3. Cook the pizzas. Transfer the pizzas (on the baking paper) to your preheated pizza stone/cast iron pan/oven trays and cook on the top shelf of your oven for 10 – 15 minutes (check it after 10 – this will depend on the heat of your oven). You want the crust to be looking golden, the broccolini to be nice and charred and the sausage meat to be crispy. Remove from the oven, then drizzle over the chilli jam. Slice and serve while the pizzas are still hot and oozy.

If you’re making the 5-minute pizza dough – 

  1. Mix the dough. Add the 300g self-raising flour, 280g Greek yogurt and 1 teaspoon of salt in a large bowl and mix with a wooden spoon or spatula until it comes together into a rough, floury dough. Turn it out onto a clean, flat surface. Scatter a little flour (about 1 tablespoon) onto the surface if you like, to help with any stickiness. Knead the dough for three minutes, until it’s soft and smooth. To do this, press down on the dough with the heel of your hand and push the dough out away from you. Fold the dough back over itself, give the dough a quarter turn and repeat this process. You can give the dough a couple of slaps on the bench too. Set it back inside the mixing bowl and cover it with a clean tea towel while you prepare your toppings.
  2. Roll out the pizza bases. When you’re ready to cook the pizzas, cut the dough into two equal pieces and form them into balls. With a rolling pin, roll out each ball into 25cm circles. 

Notes

INGREDIENT NOTES: If you’re making the 5-minute pizza dough, it’s important you use a thick, Greek yogurt and not regular plain yogurt. Plain yogurt tends to be too runny and you’ll end up having to add a lot more flour. This can make you dough quite dense.

SUBSTITUTIONS: Leave out the sausages if you want a vegetarian pizza, or use your favourite plant-based sausages. Switch out the broccolini for asparagus or regular broccoli, and leave the chilli off if you’re worried about the heat. You could use crème fraîche in place of the ricotta – just mix it with the garlic and salt and continue with the recipe. You could also leave the ricotta off if you like. The pizza will still be delicious, it just won’t be quite as cheesy and creamy.

  • Prep Time: 10
  • Cook Time: 10
  • Category: fakeaways
  • Method: oven
  • Cuisine: italian

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1/2 pizza
  • Calories: 576
  • Sugar: 9.1g
  • Sodium: 1350mg
  • Fat: 19.5g
  • Saturated Fat: 8.6g
  • Carbohydrates: 71.1g
  • Fiber: 2.5g
  • Protein: 27.7g
  • Cholesterol: 46mg

Keywords: sausage pizza, chilli pizza, ricotta pizza, white pizza