Pizza is that one of those dishes that can be eaten anytime, anywhere no matter what the occasion might be. As one saying goes, there’s a never a bad time to have pizza. A simple dish that has found immense popularity all around the world due to its flavor, taste and the simplicity involved in preparing it.
However, it is also worth noting that there are over 5,000 different ways in the world right now to prepare pizza. All of them have their merits and unique flavor profiles that cater to every taste.
The Gourmet White Pizza is the best alternative for those who’re too used to the fundamental cheesy pepperoni pizza as it inducts new elements into the pizza and raises its taste and subtle flavors.
Here are all the ingredients that you’ll need to recreate this heavenly dish as well as the instructions to create it.
Health benefits:
- Pizza is one of the few dishes that have ingredients and toppings from every food group.
- Pizza is a great source of protein, essential fats and carbohydrates.
- It also has a healthy amount of minerals and daily vitamins.
- There is a gluten free pizza crust option as well.
You can remove any element from a pizza if you’re allergic to it.
Ingredients
butter, melted: 2 tbsp
olive oil: 1 tbsp
minced garlic: 3 tbsp
sun-dried tomato pesto: 2 tbsp
dried basil: 1 tsp
Dried oregano: 1 tsp
grated parmesan cheese: 1 tbsp
alfredo sauce: 1 cup
chopped cooked chicken breast meat: 2 cups
pre-baked pizza crust: 1
medium tomato, sliced: 1
package feta cheese: 1
How To Make Gourmet White Pizza
- Preheat the oven to 425 Degrees F
- In a bowl, mix the butter, olive oil, garlic, pesto, basil, oregano, Parmesan cheese and the Alfredo sauce.
- Make sure you arrange the shredded chicken on top of the crust.
- Add more Alfredo sauce on top.
- Top it all off with tomato and feta cheese.
- Brush the outside circle of the crust with olive oil, garlic, parmesan and pepper.
- Bake the Pizza for around 6-10 minutes.
- Once the crust has browned take it out.
- Add additional cheese and broil the pizza.
- Let it broil for 3-5 minutes to get the cheese properly melted.
- Let it rest for 5 minutes at room temperature.
- Serve it.
Trivia:
- The first literal mention of the word Pizza comes in a Latin text from Gaeta, Italy in 997 AD.
- The first pizzeria in the US opened in 1905 named Lombardi’s.
30% of the US population consumes a Pizza every single day.