Cheesy BLT Pizza

Cheesy BLT Pizza

Ingredients

  • 1 (10 ounce) thin pre-baked pizza shell
  • 4 ounces (1/2 package) cream cheese, softened
  • 3/4 teaspoon Italian seasoning
  • 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
  • 2 cups shredded leaf lettuce
  • 1 cup (4 ounces) finely shredded Co-Jack cheese
  • 3/4 cup chopped fresh tomato
  • 7 slices bacon, cooked until crisp, chopped
  • Olives, sliced (optional)

Instructions

  1. Heat oven to 400 degrees F.
  2. Place pizza shell on baking sheet. Heat in oven 5 minutes or until slightly crisp.
  3. Remove from oven and let cool slightly.
  4. Combine cream cheese, Italian seasoning and pepper. Spread on pizza shell to within 1/2 inch of edge.
  5. Sprinkle with lettuce, Co-Jack cheese, tomato and bacon. Top with sliced olives if desired.
  6. Cut pizza into 12 wedges and serve.

Servings: 6 | Prep: 20 min | Cook: 5 min

Recipe courtesy of Jeff and Lisa Bender, Norlina, NC.

Recipe and photo used with permission from: American Dairy Association