Copycat Thin & Crispy White Pizza
This Thin-Crust Chicken and Spinach Pizza was inspired by Newman’s Own® Thin and Crispy White Pizza. This copycat thin and crispy white pizza is flavored with lots of garlic for a well-rounded and delicious bite.
The crust is multigrain, and we grilled it so that it would get nice and crispy.
How to Make Chicken and Spinach Pizza
Make the Dough
Step Two:
Process the oats in a food processor until they are the consistency of flour.
Add the dry ingredients to a bread machine or bowl. Make a well in the dry ingredients. Add the yeast to the well.
Heat the water to 105°F. Add the water and olive oil to the dry ingredients.
Step Two:
Start the bread machine on dough-only mode. If you are making it by hand or with a mixer, Mix the ingredients together. Knead until you have a smooth, elastic dough.
Step Three:
Let the dough rise until it is doubled.
Step Four:
Punch the dough down. Flour a cutting board. Roll out the dough.
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For the Sauce
Paste the garlic with a pinch of salt and a bit of olive oil with the side of a chef’s knife until a smooth paste forms.
The sauce is made with a garlic herb cheese spread such as Boursin or Allouette and about half a ton of garlic! (affiliate links)
The crust was multigrain, and I didn’t have flax seeds, which were in the ingredients list, so I just doubled up on the oats. I popped all of the ingredients in my bread machine and let her rip, so to say. I did have to add more oats to get the dough to a good consistency than I would have if I had used straight flour. Pizza yeast is my choice lately; it doesn’t require any rise time and has less spring back, which, if you can find some is great! Here is an Amazon link to the yeast. (affiliate link)
This is an economical meal also. You only need two chicken thighs.
Other delicious Pizzas on Binky’s Culinary Carnival
- Chicken Florentine Pizza
- Lobster Pizza
- Thin Crust Grilled Chicken Pizza
- Tuna Pizza
- Deep Dish Breakfast Pizza
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Copycat Thin and Crispy White Pizza
Ingredients
For Crust – Bread Machine
- 1 1/2 Cup Warm Water
- 2 Tablespoons Olive Oil
- 2 tsp Salt
- 3 1/4 Cup all-purpose flour
- 1-2 Cup oat flour Process oats in food processor to create fine flour
- 2 Teaspoon Sugar
- 2 Teaspoon active dry yeast preferably Pizza Crust yeast
For Sauce
- 2 cloves garlic, pasted
- 1 pinch Salt
- 3 Ounces garlic and herb cheese spread
- 2 Tablespoons sour cream
- 1 Teaspoon fresh chives, chopped fine
- 1/2 Teaspoon onion powder
- 1 Teaspoon Sugar
- 1 Teaspoon Olive Oil
- 1/4 Teaspoon Fresh ground black pepper to taste
For toppings
- 6 Tablespoons Feta cheese
- 1/2 Pound mozzarella cheese
- 2 large handfuls spinach
- 2 chicken thighs, boneless, skinless leftovers work perfectly
- 1 Teaspoon fresh oregano, chopped
Instructions
- Put ingredients for the crust in a bread machine or in a mixer, but start with only 1 cup of oats. Turn on dough only settings. After a minute, look at the dough to check it's stiffness. I had to add almost the whole other cup of oat flour to get it to the right consistency. If you use pizza crust yeast, the dough doesn't need to go through the rise cycle. Just the knead cycle.
- Paste the garlic with a pinch of garlic and a bit of olive oil. Chop the garlic and smash it with the side of a chef's knife until a smooth paste forms.
- Mix all the garlic and the rest of the sauce ingredients well.
- Cut the chicken in bite-sized pieces and saute' in a bit of olive oil until lightly browned and cooked through. Remove to a plate. You can also use leftover chicken, if you do, remove this step.
- Saute' spinach in the same pan just until wilted. Set aside.
- When dough is done, roll out on a well floured board until desired thickness.
- With a very hot grill, (500° F) place dough directly on grates, or use a grilling mat. Flip when the dough is browned (only about 3 minutes). Immediately after turning, top with the sauce, then the chicken, feta, spinach and oregano. Close lid. It should only take 3 minutes on the other side too.
- Serve hot!
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Originally published September 8, 2017. Republished May 7, 2024.
I am 100% convinced my husband could live on pizza and pizza alone. It is his all-time favourite food and he is always requesting it so I can add this to the list for him. It looks like it’s packed to the rim with delicious flavours ????
I’m sure your husband will love it! I am working on a pizza dough that is gluten free so that you can eat it! Thank you Gabby!
Paul Newman is on my top five list of all-time favorite actors. The hubster and I habitually watch Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and Cool Hand Luke, among several other of his movies. How cool that you adapted his (Newman’s Own) pizza! Your version sounds super healthy and so tasty!
He was so cute, wasn’t he! One of the “real men” of that era! Thanks Michelle! I’m so glad you liked it!
Holy moly Beth! This looks so fabulous! I want this pizza. One of the things I’ve discovered recently is I do better with white sauce pizzas and I can’t WAIT to make your recipe!!
Thanks, Elaine! I’m so glad you like it! Take some photos when you make it! Yours will look better! 🙂
Yum! I can see why you wanted to recreate it. This pizza looks incredible. I can’t wait to try it at home.
Thanks, Tara! IT’s definitely worth a go! It is just bursting with flavor!
I love thin crust, white pizza, AND feta on my pizza. So this sounds perfect! And lol about Newman’s eyes 🙂
Haha! Am I right, or what? Thanks, Jeni! This is so delicious!
There’s nothing quite as nice as homemade pizza. The crust is so much nicer and I can indulge my love of lots of sauce and choose my own toppings.
I love homemade pizza! I never eat take out pizza! It’s so easy to make at home!
This looks so good! Love the use of feta cheese!
It is super tasty! Give it a try! Thanks for the comment, Lauren
This pizza looks so good! I need a couple of slices for today. It’s interesting seeing that the crust has ground oats in it.
It’s really very good, Nadja! Gives the crust a great texture! Thanks for your comment!