Breakfast meets dinner with this Egg Pizza with Creamed Spinach which tops pizza dough with creamed spinach and a perfectly cooked egg.
Love eggs on your pizza? You also need to check out this Breakfast Pizza.
In my world, an egg is all that is needed to turn something from good to amazing.
One of my death bed meals would be a sunny side up or an over easy egg. I really do love them that much.
This recipe was actually inspired by one of my favorite breakfasts, Baked Eggs with Creamed Spinach. There is nothing better than a perfectly cooked egg on top of a bed of creamy spinach. It’s seriously drool-worthy. And then the idea popped into my head – why not turn it into a pizza?
It was pretty genius, if you ask me.
And it goes to show that eggs aren’t just for breakfast. This is also definitely a great way to get in a meatless meal for the week.
And now I think we need to start a movement where we put an egg on everything. I’m totally down with that!
Ingredients
- Butter: I like to use unsalted butter and then season to taste with salt.
- Flour: This will thicken your sauce. I use all-purpose flour.
- Cream: For a thick, creamy creamed spinach, you’ll want to use heavy whipping cream. You could use half and half, but you may need to cook it down longer and it won’t be quite as creamy.
- Nutmeg: I love adding a bit of nutmeg to any white sauce. It does not give it a strong nutmeg flavor, but just adds something in the background to make it interesting. And freshly grated nutmeg is by far superior here. If you are using powdered nutmeg, just use a very small pinch.
- Salt and Pepper: Season to taste with salt and pepper. I like a lot of both.
- Spinach: You can use regular spinach or baby spinach. I would recommend removing any large stems if you use regular spinach (which I forgot to do here) because they don’t cook down quite as well.
- Pizza Dough: I always use my homemade pizza dough. It’s my tried and true!
- Cheese: I like to use mozzarella, but I think smoked gouda would be so good.
- Eggs: Large eggs are the perfect size for these pizzas.
How to Make Egg Pizza with Creamed Spinach
1: Melt the butter in a large skillet, then sprinkle in the flour. Whisk this together for a minute or two.
2: Whisk in the cream, then season with the nutmeg, salt, and pepper. Cook this until ti thickens up.
3: Start adding in the spinach, one handful at a time, then stir until it starts to wilt.
4: Continue to add the spinach until it has all wilted into the cream.
5: Divide the pizza dough into 4 equal portions and shape each into an individual sized pizza. I use parchment paper, and fit 2 pizzas on each piece of parchment.
6: Top each pizza with the creamed spinach, up to about 1/4 to 1/2 inch of the edges.
7: Add cheese to the top of each pizza. Then I like to make a little nest in the center where the egg will go by pressing the cheese down a little bit.
8: Transfer the pizzas to the oven, then add the egg on top. (This is much easier to do than trying to keep the egg on top while transferring the pizza!
9: Bake until the pizzas are golden brown and the cheese is melted. The egg should be somewhat set, as well. You’ll want to take the pizzas out of the oven before the egg looks completely done. The radiant heat will continue to cook the egg, so you’ll want to account for that if you want a runny egg.
Tips and Tricks
I swear by using a pizza stone for the best pizza. They are fairly inexpensive and last forever.
For all of my pizza baking tips, check out my homemade pizza dough post.
If your cream mixture gets too thick, or if the spinach isn’t mixing in well, feel free to add an additional splash or two of cream.
I like to crack the eggs into individual small bowls, then use that bowl to pour the egg onto the pizza. It’s much easier than trying to break the egg right onto the pizza.
Add a bit of kosher salt and freshly cracked pepper right before serving, if desired.
These pizzas are best served fresh. You can still have them as leftovers, but the egg will easily overcook when reheating.
More Pizza Recipes
White Pizza
Margherita Pizza
BBQ Chicken Pizza
Taco Pizza
Blue Cheese and Bacon Pizza
Egg Pizza with Creamed Spinach
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 tablespoon flour
- 2/3 cup heavy whipping cream
- Freshly grated nutmeg
- Salt and pepper
- 1 pound fresh spinach
- 1 pound pizza dough
- 4 ounces shredded Mozzarella cheese
- 4 large eggs
Instructions
- If using a pizza stone, place it in the oven. Preheat the oven to 475ºF. (If you are using a pizza stone, you want to make sure the oven preheats for at least 30 minutes.)
- IN a large skillet, melt the butter. Add the flour and whisk for 1 minute. Slowly add in the cream and whisk until it is slightly thickened. Season with a bit of freshly grated nutmeg, and salt and pepper to taste. Add the spinach, one handful at a time, stirring until the spinach is wilted.
- Divide the pizza dough into 4 equal portions. Stretch or roll the dough into 4 individual sized pizzas. (Mine were about 6 inches in diameter.) Divide the creamed spinach between the 4 pizzas, spreading it to about 1/4-inch of the edges. Sprinkle each pizza with the mozzarella. Press the middles down just a little bit, making a small indentation.
- Transfer the pizzas to the oven. (I baked mine 2 at a time, as that is what would fit on my pizza stone.) Crack an egg and gently pour into the indentation on top of each pizza, repeating with all 4 eggs and 4 pizzas.
- Cook until the crust is browned, the cheese is melted, and the egg is set but the yolk still runny, 10-12 minutes.
George Federer says
Really an great recipe for today dinner thanks
Jen pantaleano says
Please edit recipe to be specific in cream that is used. Had to read comments to find out:/
Varun Sharma says
This was delicious!! Will definitely make again! Thank you!!
Peggy Esposito says
I used flatbread and added Canadian bacon slices…only thing was the egg slid off most of the pizza but still delicious!
Deborah says
The flatbread is a great time saving idea!!
Karen says
Do you think you could use frozen spinach??
Susan BG says
I made this in a cast iron pan using my favorite pizza dough. My husband and I loved it. It turned out as beautiful as in the photos and tasted delicious. Definitely a winner! Thanks for the recipe.
Deborah says
I love the idea of making it in a cast iron pan – I need to try that! So glad you loved it!
Craig says
I just learned to make (good) pizza (dough), so I’m experimenting with all things pizza (and calzone). I hadn’t thought of breakfast pizza. This will be tomorrow’s breakfast.
Aidel.K says
I a photo of this on Pinterest this week and clicked through. My husband and I made this for dinner last night. It was easy (especially with both of us working on it) and delicious. Thanks!
Navvajo says
I am always looking for new breakfast ideas and this recipe really caught my eye! I am interested though if you have a special method of cracking the eggs on the pizzas? I made a huge mess of my oven #eggonmyface
Deborah says
I would try cracking the egg into a small bowl or cup and then pouring it onto the pizza instead of trying to crack it directly onto the pizza. It’s a little easier to avoid a mess that way! 🙂
DessertForTwo says
This is beautiful! And I use hashtags in texting all the time. #imcooliswear
Julie @ Julie's Eats & Treats says
Oh I love the hashtags! This is an awesome pizza and I love brinner 🙂
Jen says
Do you have to use/own a pizza stone to make this? If so, what kind of pizza stone do you reccomend?
Deborah says
You don’t – you can do it on a baking sheet if that’s all you have. But I *love* my pizza stone and use it religiously for pizza. I think it makes a huge difference. I’m not sure of the brand I have, but I think it was only about $20 for the stone and a pizza peel and I’ve been using it for years.
Jen says
Awesome – thanks! I’ll definitely look into getting one. I love making pizza at home and would be psyched to make it even better.
Alice @ Hip Foodie Mom says
I love this so much!!! this breakfast pizza is perfection .. and if I could, I would put a fried egg on everything. . LOVE this!!
Amanda says
So.. umm… i hate to be the one to ask questions – but what kind of cream did you use? Just straight heavy whipping cream? or half and half? something low fat would be preferable, so pretend you used that one!
Making this over the weekend!
Deborah says
I used heavy whipping cream. You might be able to use half and half, but it probably won’t get as thick. Or you might just try cooking it down longer to make it thicker.
Joanne says
I actually sometimes speak in hashtags. I hope we can still be friends! These pizzas. Whoa.
Definitely hashtag worthy.
Jenny Flake says
This pizza!!! Everything is better with an egg on top. Love!