Skillet Breakfast Pizza

Hot, crispy pizza dough topped with ricotta, bacon, and spinach is a unique choice for a savory breakfast cooked in a cast iron skillet.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 39 mins
• Total Time: 54 mins
• Calories: 272 Calories

Ingredients

• ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 cup part-skim ricotta cheese
• cooking spray
• 1 cup shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
• 5 slices low-sodium bacon
• ½ teaspoon olive oil (Optional)
• ½ onion, thinly sliced (Optional)
• 1 (16 ounce) package refrigerated pizza dough (such as Trader Joe's®)
• 1 (6 ounce) package fresh baby spinach

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).

Step 2

Place bacon in a large skillet and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. Drain on paper towels; crumble into small pieces.

Step 3

Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion; cook and stir until translucent and starting to brown, 7 to 8 minutes. Remove from heat; transfer to a bowl.

Step 4

Roll out pizza dough into a 12-inch circle and press into the bottom and 1 inch up the sides of a well seasoned 10-inch cast iron skillet. Fold the edges of the dough under and crimp like a pie.

Step 5

Mix ricotta cheese and garlic powder together in a bowl; spread over the bottom of the crust. Scatter bacon, onion, mozzarella cheese, and black pepper on top.

Step 6

Place cast iron skillet over high heat until mozzarella cheese starts to melt, about 3 minutes.

Step 7

Transfer skillet to the preheated oven; bake pizza until crust is lightly browned, about 18 minutes.

Step 8

Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat and coat with cooking spray. Add spinach; cook, stirring frequently, until wilted, about 1 minute. Transfer to paper towels to drain excess moisture. Place spinach over pizza; slice into 8 wedges.