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Home » Recipes » Easy Flatbread Pizza With Spinach and Mushrooms

Easy Flatbread Pizza With Spinach and Mushrooms

By Lynda · Jan 18, 2019 · This post may contain affiliate links.

This Flatbread Pizza is made using store-bought naan and is topped with a homemade creamy white sauce, cheese, spinach, and tomatoes. It’s easy to make and is perfect for busy weeknights.

This delicious White Pizza With Spinach and Mushrooms might remind you of the famous Applebee’s pizza. The pizza is no longer on the menu, but you can easily make this clone in your own kitchen.

Flatbread pizza with spinach and mushrooms.

Whether or not this white pizza is a true clone of Applebee’s Spinach Pizza Appetizer, I’ll never know.  The item was removed from Applebee’s menu years ago and all that remains is a dairy-free version circulating online and in cookbooks.

My family and I have been on a “spinach” kick lately, so when my husband told me about this pizza we knew we would have to try it.  The clone recipe is made using naan (a flat bread), a cream sauce, and topped with spinach, mushrooms, and diced tomatoes.

Vegetarian flatbread pizza on a metal baking sheet.

After looking at the recipe, though, I knew I would want to make some changes.  It appears that the circulating clone was written by someone who was either a vegan or who had dairy issues.  For the creamy white sauce, it used rice milk and nutritional yeast.

While that might come out alright, to make a truly creamy white sauce, I knew it would be best to use real dairy.  To make the sauce super creamy, I used butter, cream cheese, and half-and-half.  For flavor, I added garlic, basil, and Parmesan cheese.

Unbaked flatbread pizza on a wooden cutting board.

How To Make Flatbread Pizza

To make this super simple pizza recipe, you need the following ingredients:

  • 4 naan
  • 2 Tablespoons butter
  • 2 Tablespoons cream cheese
  • 1 cup half-and-half
  • 2 Tablespoons minced garlic
  • 1 teaspoon dried basil
  • Dash of cayenne pepper
  • ¼ cup Parmesan cheese
  • 2 cups spinach, chopped
  • 2 cups mushrooms, sliced
  • 1 ½ cups fresh diced tomatoes
  • 2 cups mozzarella cheese

Begin by preheating your oven to 450 degrees Fahrenheit.

In a medium-sized saucepan, melt butter and cream cheese over medium heat. Add garlic and simmer for 1 minute.

Next, add half-and-half, Parmesan cheese, basil, and cayenne pepper and stir well. Simmer for 5 minutes on low and then remove from heat.

Spoon a thin layer of cream sauce on top of each naan. Top each pizza with ½ cup of spinach, ½ cup of mushrooms, and diced tomatoes. Sprinkle with mozzarella cheese and bake for 10 – 12 minutes.

Easy Flatbread Pizza

This delicious White Pizza With Spinach and Mushrooms might remind you of the famous Applebee’s pizza. The pizza is no longer on the menu, but you can easily make this clone in your own kitchen.
5 from 2 votes
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Course: Main Dishes
Cuisine: Italian
Keyword: White Pizza With Spinach and Mushrooms
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 12 minutes
Total Time: 27 minutes
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 334kcal
Author: Lynda

Ingredients

  • 4 naan
  • 2 Tablespoons butter
  • 2 Tablespoons cream cheese
  • 1 cup half-and-half
  • 2 Tablespoons minced garlic
  • 1 teaspoon dried basil
  • Dash of cayenne pepper
  • ¼ cup Parmesan cheese
  • 2 cups spinach chopped
  • 2 cups mushrooms sliced
  • 1 ½ cups fresh diced tomatoes
  • 2 cups mozzarella cheese

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
  • In a medium sized saucepan over medium heat, melt butter and cream cheese. Add garlic and simmer for 1 minute. Add half-and-half, Parmesan cheese, basil, and cayenne pepper and stir well. Simmer for 5 minutes on low and then remove from heat.
  • Spoon a thin layer of cream sauce on top of each naan. Top each pizza with ½ cup of spinach, ½ cup of mushrooms, and diced tomatoes. Sprinkle with mozzarella cheese and bake for 10 – 12 minutes.

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Nutrition

Serving: 1/2 pizza | Calories: 334kcal | Carbohydrates: 31g | Protein: 15g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 46mg | Sodium: 577mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 6g
Slice of vegetarian flatbread pizza.

Like pizza? Be sure to check out these other recipes at Southern Kissed:

  • Keto Pizza Fat Bombs
  • The Best Homemade Pizza Dough

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