Caramelized Onion and Bacon Pizza
By: Megan
Published: Wednesday, March 23, 2011 - 2:53pm

Ingredients




Pizza dough
2 tablespoons butter
1 tablespoon brown sugar
1 red onion, thinly sliced
8 pieces turkey bacon, diced
2 cups packed fresh chopped spinach or whole baby spinach
1 cup mushrooms, sliced
 cup ricotta
3 tablespoons pesto
2 cups mozzarella cheese, shredded

Preparation

1 Over medium heat, melt butter in a skillet. Add brown sugar and onion and stir. Cook, stirring frequently, until onions have caramelized, about 10 minutes. Add turkey bacon and cook for another 5 minutes. Add mushrooms and spinach and cook until spianch has wilted, about 1-2 minutes. Remove from heat and set aside. 2 Roll out pizza dough and place on a greased baking sheet (sprinkled with cornmeal if desired). In a small bowl mix ricotta and pesto. Spread ricotta mixture over the pizza dough. Top with onion and bacon mixture. Sprinkle with mozzarella cheese. Bake at 425F for 15 minutes.