Easy recipe for homemade pizza with hidden extra veggies. Recipe includes homemade dough, spinach sauce, and my go-to toppings. You can customize your toppings to whatever your family prefers. So good you’ll burn the roof of your mouth eating it fresh out of the oven!
In a large bowl mix flour, yeast, and salt. Stir in water.
Cover with plastic wrap and let sit at room temperature for 10-12 hours until it has doubled in size.
Pizza Sauce
Combine the olive oil, garlic, oregano, minced basil, tomatoes and 1/4 teaspoon salt in a small saucepan over medium heat; bring to a simmer, stirring frequently. Reduce the heat to low and cook until slightly thickened, about 10 minutes.
Transfer to a food processor or blender and puree until smooth. Add in 1 bunch of spinach.
Return the sauce to the pan and cook over medium heat until reduced to 1 cup, about 10 minutes. Season with pepper to taste.
Make the Pizza
Preheat oven to 475 degrees. If using a pizza stone place stone on bottom rack during preheating. If using a sheet pan line sheet pan with parchment paper.
Turn risen dough out onto a lightly floured surface. (Divide in 2 if using pizza stones). Roll out into circle for pizza stone or roll out into one large rectangle if using a sheet pan. If using sheet pan transfer dough to sheet pan and gentle press dough up on all sides.
Spread spinach sauce over the top of dough. Top with Italian sausage, mozzarella cheese, and kale (don’t worry the kale will cook down a lot) Sprinkle parmesan cheese and crushed red pepper over the top.
Put into oven. Begin checking for done-ness at 12 minutes. Remove from oven when cheese is melted and crust is golden brown.
Add a squeeze of lemon over the top. Let cool slightly, slice into 8 equal pieces and enjoy