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white mushroom pizza

White Mushroom Pizza

5 from 1 vote
A restaurant-quality White Mushroom Pizza featuring a crisp, bubbly crust, roasted cremini mushrooms, a rich white garlic pizza sauce, and fresh herbs. Pre-cooking the mushrooms ensures a perfectly sturdy base every time.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings: 4 slices
Course: dinner
Cuisine: Italian
Calories: 380
Ingredients Equipment Method Nutrition Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 pound pizza dough Brought to room temperature
  • 8 ounces cremini mushrooms, sliced Wiped clean, not washed
  • ½ cup white garlic pizza sauce Store-bought or homemade
  • 1 ½ cups low-moisture whole-milk mozzarella Freshly grated
  • 1 tablespoon fresh rosemary and thyme Chopped, for garnish
  • ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes Optional, for heat

Equipment

  • 1 pizza stone Crucial for a crisp crust
  • 1 heavy skillet For browning mushrooms
  • 1 Parchment paper To slide pizza easily

Method
 

  1. Place a pizza stone in the lower third of your oven and preheat to the highest setting for forty-five minutes.
  2. Sauté the sliced mushrooms in a heavy skillet over medium-high heat until deeply browned and dry.
    sautéing cremini mushrooms in a heavy skillet
  3. Stretch the dough into a twelve-inch circle on a piece of parchment paper, keeping the edges slightly raised.
    hand stretching pizza dough into a circle on parchment paper
  4. Spread an even layer of white garlic pizza sauce over the dough, then top with mozzarella and the roasted mushrooms.
    adding garlic sauce and cheese to white mushroom pizza
  5. Slide the pizza onto the hot stone and bake for eight to ten minutes until the crust is charred and bubbly.
  6. Remove from the oven, garnish immediately with fresh herbs and red pepper flakes, and let rest before slicing.

Nutrition

Serving: 150gCalories: 380kcalCarbohydrates: 42gProtein: 16gFat: 18gSaturated Fat: 9gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 6gCholesterol: 45mgSodium: 750mgPotassium: 210mgFiber: 3gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 400IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 350mgIron: 2.5mg

Notes

Use a pizza stone for the best crust texture; bake at the highest temperature your oven allows. Grate your cheese fresh for the smoothest melt.

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