The Forgotten Slice

A true New York slice.

There are alot of things I miss now that I live in DC; my family, my dog, my eyebrow lady, Pinkberry, good bagels, and PIZZA (just to name a few). One of my favorite kinds of pizza is the woefully underrrated, ugly stepsister, of a regular cheese and sauce slice. Don’t get me wrong, great sauce is as important to a good slice as much as the crust is, but if you’ve had a good white slice, it can be a culinary epiphany.

I’ve been on a quest to find some decent pizza in the District, but sadly nothing has been up to par. I even resorted to trying the chains. So, I decided to take matters into my own hands using regular ingredients from the supermarket.  I’m totes a pizza snob and sadly, refrigerated pizza crust is better than most of the pizza I’ve had in DC … so this is pretty much an idiot-proof “recipe.”

1 refrigerated pizza crust (I used Pillsbury)
8 oz. package of shredded mozzarella (you can use fresh too if you’ve got it)
1/2 c. ricotta cheese
Beano’s Classical White Pizza Sauce*
grated parmesan cheese
olive oil
salt, pepper, garlic powder to taste

1.  Spray a cookie sheet (you can also use a pizza stone, in which case no need to grease) with non-stick cooking spray or a drizzle of olive oil.  Unroll the refrigerated pizza dough and stretch until it fills the pan or stone.

2. Drizzle pizza dough with white pizza sauce, followed by a drizzle of olive oil.  Spread across dough while making sure to leave a 1/2 in. border on the outside for the crust.

3. Sprinkle liberally with shredded cheese (you’ll probs use the whole 8 oz. bag).  Using a spoon, dollop the ricotta cheese all over the pizza so that each slice gets a bit of the creamy cheese.  Mmmm.

4. Season with salt, pepper, and garlic powder to taste.  Finish with a liberal sprinkling of parmesan cheese.

5. Bake according to the refrigerated dough’s package directions.

6. Scarf while avoiding the dreaded pizza burn from premature eating.

Sidenote: You can get pretty creative with toppings, etc. but I was feeling particularly lazy when I made this.  Not to mention, I’m a white pizza purist.

*If you can’t find Beano’s, you can substitute a couple of chopped cloves of garlic mixed with olive oil and some italian seasoning.

Not bad, eh? Red sauce is overrated.