Gourmet Spinach Pizza - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    1 12 or 14 inch pizza crust (ready-made or from ready-to-bake crust)
    Toppings:
    2-3 cups fresh spinach, torn and stemmed
    2 ripe Roma plum tomatoes
    8-10 pitted black olives
    1 cup diced sweet onion
    6-8 Crimini mushrooms
    4 tbs olive oil
    1 1/2 cups crumbled Feta
    1/2 shredded Parmesan
    1 clove minced garlic (optional)
    (note- measurements are apporoximate....it's a pizza, adjust to suit your taste!)
    Sauce:
    1/4 cup butter
    3/4 cup Parmesan
    1 tsp garlic powder
    1/8 tsp white pepper
    1 quart whipping cream
    8 oz cream cheese
Preparation
    Preaheat oven to 450 degrees.

    Start the sauce first. Melt butter in a heavy saucepan, then add cream cheese, and whisk in whipping cream in a steady stream, until smooth. Add cheese, pepper, and garlic powder, and simmer for 15 minutes, until creamy smooth. Allow to cool for a few minutes.

    While sauce is simmering, in a large skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Add onions, and sautee until golden, about 10 minutes. (optional- add 1 clove finely minced garlic). Add mushrooms, and sautee for 1-2 minutes, just to allow the mushrooms to absorb some of the flavor. Remove from heat, and add spinach, tossing to coat with oil.

    Spread 4-5 spoonfuls of sauce onto crust, covering generously, to within 1/2 inch of edges.

    Top with spinach mixture, then layer with thinly sliced Roma tomatoes. Sprinkle with sliced black olives. Cover evenly with feta and parmesan cheeses.

    Bake 12-14 minutes, or until cheese is just browned.

    Slice, serve, and enjoy!

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