Smoky BLT White Pizza

 Smoky BLT White Pizza is a quick weeknight dinner perfect for back to school!  

Kids- “What’s for supper, Mom? ”

Me- “Uh, no clue!”

This is our normal after school conversation, especially when my work schedule explodes like it did last week.  I had picked up some refrigerated pizza dough dreaming of a ricotta and home grown tomato pizza, well that never happened but this supper was something even better!

 

I always prefer white sauce to red on my pizzas but I don’t get them very often.  I used a few of the roasted garlic cloves I had stashed in the fridge – have you made roasted garlic?  Oh man, I’m using those little flavor bombs for everything!  Anyway, I used the roasted garlic cloves to make the most delicious white sauce for this pizza.  I topped it with smoked cheddar cheese, bacon, spinach, fresh tomatoes and fresh basil.  The best!

I am loving having garden fresh tomatoes and basil just out my back door. Most of our plants are in containers but Emmet just had to have a watermelon plant.  That kid could live on watermelon.  We have picked two and they are so good!

They are huge, sweet and so delicious.  Emmet was eating a big slice and declared- “Hey I grew my own food!” That kind of made my day.  This was half of one melon, they are seriously huge.  I had just cut this beauty up when I was getting the pizza out of the oven so I snapped a photo just to brag.  Hey we grew watermelons!

We had watermelon and this Smoky BLT White Pizza and it was a quick and easy dinner.  The whole clan gave it two thumbs up. Add this to your menu, it works even on the craziest of days!

Smoky BLT White Pizza

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Ingredients

• 1 pizza dough
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 3/4 cup heavy cream
• 3/4 cup milk
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 6 cloves roasted garlic, minced
• 8 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled
• 1 cup baby spinach, chopped
• 1 cup shredded cheese - I used smoked cheddar
• 1/2 cup sliced grape tomatoes
• fresh basil cut into ribbons for garnish

Instructions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Roll pizza dough into a thin rectangle and place on a baking sheet and set aside.
Place butter into a small saucepan and place over medium heat, just as butter starts to brown, whisk in flour. Cook for about 1 minute and whisk in cream and milk. Add salt and garlic. Continue to cook, whisking continuously until sauce starts to bubble. Lower to simmer and cook 2 more minutes. Remove from heat.
Pour sauce over crust. Top with bacon, spinach and cheese.
Bake for 25-30 minutes or until crust is golden brown.
Top with sliced tomatoes and basil.
Serve immediately