COOL CALIFORNIA PIZZA

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Provided by Kathy Lochner @K80Rie

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 package(s) refrigerator pizza crust dough
8 ounce(s) cream cheese, softened
1 clove(s) garlic minced or 1/8 tsp. garlic powder
1/4 cup(s) parmesan cheese
2 teaspoon(s) dried basil
14 ounce(s) can water-pack artichoke hearts, drained & cut into bite size pieces
2 medium plum tomatoes, seeded & chopped
1/2 cup(s) pitted ripe olives, drained & chopped

Steps:

Preheat oven to 400. Unroll pizza crust dough onto a greased 14-inch pizza pan. Pat out dough to edges. Bake 5-7 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from oven. Let stand until cool.
Combine the cream cheese and garlic in a medium mixing bowl and mix well. Stir in the parmesan cheese and half the basil. Spread the cream cheese mixture over the baked crust. Sprinkle with the remaining basil, artichokes, tomatoes and olives. Cut into wedges & serve.