Family Night Pizza

Name: Family Night Pizza
Yield: 8 Servings
Ingredients: 2 sheets frozen puff pastry thawed (about 450 g pkg); 2 tbsp (30 mL) Butter; 1 clove garlic minced; 2 tbsp (30 mL) all-purpose flour; 1 tsp (5 mL) dried basil; 1/4 tsp (1 mL) salt; 1 cup (250 mL) Milk; 2 plum tomatoes; 2 mushrooms; 2 thin slices deli ham; 2 cups (500 mL) shredded Canadian Mozzarella; Fresh basil for garnish (optional)

This recipe is taken from the 2016 Milk Calendar. It’s a real winner for dinner or even lunch. This sumptuous white sauce pizza is sure to have the whole family at the table faster than you can say, buon appetito!

Prep: 20 min
Cooking: 20 min

Yields 8 Servings

Ingredients

2 sheets frozen puff pastry thawed (about 450 g pkg)
2 tbsp (30 mL) Butter
1 clove garlic minced
2 tbsp (30 mL) all-purpose flour
1 tsp (5 mL) dried basil
1/4 tsp (1 mL) salt
1 cup (250 mL) Milk
2 plum tomatoes
2 mushrooms
2 thin slices deli ham
2 cups (500 mL) shredded Canadian Mozzarella
Fresh basil for garnish (optional)

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Preparation

Preheat oven to 425°F (220°C). Unroll puff pastry and place side by side (overlapping slightly to form one large crust) to fit on a large parchment-lined baking sheet. Press the overlapped dough together so it sticks. Prick all over with a fork. Press edges with a fork. Refrigerate pastry until ready to use.

Melt butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add garlic; cook 1 min. Sprinkle with flour, basil and salt; whisk about 1 min. Gradually whisk in milk. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat. Whisk for 2 min until smooth and thickened; set aside.

Thinly slice tomatoes and mushrooms. Cut ham into pieces. Drizzle cooled milk sauce over pastry, leaving about a ½ inch (1 cm) around edges. Spread to barely cover crust. Arrange tomatoes, mushrooms and ham over sauce. Sprinkle with cheese.

Bake about 15 min or until a deep golden brown. Let stand 5 min before serving. Garnish with basil, if using.