RICOTTA, BACON, AND ARUGULA SKILLET PIZZA

Ricotta, Bacon, and Arugula Skillet Pizza image

A creamy and savory pizza topped with fresh nutty flavored arugula and drizzled with a splash of fresh lemon juice. Perfect for a Friday night at home, by the fire with a glass of wine!

Provided by Anna Shoeman

Categories Meat and Poultry Recipes Pork

Time 25m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

3 cups ricotta cheese
4 green onions, sliced diagonally
3 tablespoons olive oil, divided
¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes
1 store-bought thin pizza crust
5 slices cooked bacon, crumbled, or more to taste
½ cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
salt and ground black pepper to taste
1 bunch fresh arugula
1 lemon, juiced

Steps:

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
Mix ricotta cheese, green onions, 1 tablespoon olive oil, and red pepper flakes together in a bowl. Spread over pizza crust.
Heat remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil in a cast iron skillet over medium heat. Place pizza crust with ricotta mixture in the skillet; add bacon and Parmesan cheese and cook the bottom of the pizza, 3 to 4 minutes.
Leave pizza in the skillet and place in the preheated oven to bake until top of pizza begins to brown slightly, 7 to 8 minutes. Remove pizza from the oven carefully, top with salt and pepper, arugula, and a drizzle of lemon juice, in that order. Serve warm.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 442.6 calories, Carbohydrate 33.1 g, Cholesterol 52.2 mg, Fat 23.9 g, Fiber 2.5 g, Protein 24.9 g, SaturatedFat 9.1 g, Sodium 831.5 mg, Sugar 4 g