Pizza Bianca, commonly referred to as White Pizza, is a simple sauce-less pizza topped with a combination of fresh Italian cheeses. This recipe has added sun-dried tomatoes and broccoli and is made on a low carb cauliflower crust to give it even more amazing flavor, although any pizza crust can be used. Enjoy a quick and easy pizza night with this recipe for a roman classic, Pizza Bianca.
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You may be wondering, “What is pizza bianca?” and I am here to tell you it is the best, sauce-less pizza pie out there. Pizza bianca is a traditional recipe from Rome, Italy, ensuring it tastes delicious enough to please Italian afficionados, even without the traditional base of red or white sauces.
My vegetarian version is the perfect weeknight meal, which is so simple and fun that you will feel like you’re already enjoying a luxurious weekend. Made using a base of ricotta and mozzarella cheeses, this pizza pie is ultra-creamy, while sweet roasted garlic and savory sundried tomatoes provide tons of flavor.
Pizza bianca shines as the perfect example of simplicity and tradition which is at the heart of Italian cuisine. You can even experiment using different vegetable combinations, like my Spinach and Roasted Garlic Pizza, to top this creamy pie in order to create your own unique pizza bianca.
Why This Recipe Works
It’s easy to make. Once you have your crust ready to go, it only takes a few minutes to assemble your pizza before baking it. This recipe uses just 5 ingredients (plus the crust), as written.
It is incredibly flavorful. The combination of creamy ricotta and mozzarella blend well together. Their mild flavors are elevated by the addition of savory roasted garlic, sweet, tangy sun-dried tomatoes and crunchy broccoli.
You can easily modify this recipe to suit your own taste. Simply swap out the toppings for different ones that you enjoy or try a different crust. You can often find fresh pizza dough in the bakery section of the grocery store, pre-baked crusts near the pizza sauce or frozen pizza crusts in the freezer section.
How To Make A Pizza Bianca
Ingredients
- Pizza Crust: you can use any pizza crust that you like. I use my Cauliflower Pizza Crust recipe to keep this recipe low in carbohydrates, gluten free and to add a ton more flavor to this pizza. This pizza crust is chewy with crispy edges and holds toppings very well.
- Ricotta Cheese: use whole milk ricotta for the best results.
- Mozzarella Cheese: this may be the only time that I say this, but pre-shredded cheese works just fine in this recipe. Mozzarella also helps to hold the ricotta together but melts nicely so that it’s still very creamy.
- Roasted Garlic: you can reference this post on How To Roast Garlic, if you’d like to roast it fresh. You can also substitute raw garlic, but the flavor profile will be slightly different.
- Sun-dried Tomatoes: sliced thin or diced.
- Broccoli: keep the florets as evenly sized as possible. Smaller, bite-size florets are ideal.
The entire recipe and instructions can also be found in the recipe card at the bottom of this post. You can also print the recipe from the card, if needed.
Prep!
Preheat your oven as directed in your pizza crust recipe.
Prepare your pizza crust up to the first bake.
Chef’s Tip: most homemade pizza crusts require 2 bakes. The first allows for most of the bake time needed for the crust and sets the dough so that toppings can be more easily added. The second bake is done to melt the cheese and warm the toppings, as well as finish baking the crust. If you are using a prepared, store-bought crust, follow the directions on the package. It may already be baked once.
Create!
Mash the roasted garlic cloves into a paste. In a medium bowl, combine the ricotta cheese, mozzarella cheese and garlic until well blended. Season lightly with salt and pepper.
Spread the cheese mixture evenly over the pizza crust in a similar fashion as you would pizza sauce.
Top with sun-dried tomatoes and broccoli.
Return the pizza to the oven for 5-7 minutes or until the crust is fully baked and the pizza toppings are hot.
Present!
Cut into 6 slices.
Note: if you are using a different crust, you may get 8 slices instead.
Tips and Techniques
- You can use any crust that you prefer, however, it will change the nutritional information listed.
- Easily modify this recipe with any toppings that you prefer.
- Store leftover pizza in an airtight container in the refrigerator. Eat within 3-4 days.
FAQ’s
Can You Freeze White Pizza?
While you can freeze white pizza, the texture of the cheese may be slightly different once reheated. To freeze, tightly wrap leftover pizza in plastic wrap, then aluminum foil. Consume within 1-2 months for best results.
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Pizza Bianca (White Pizza) with Sun-dried Tomatoes and Broccoli
Ingredients
- 1 Cauliflower Pizza Crust (or use your own recipe/store bought crusts)
- 6 cloves roasted garlic (see notes)
- 1 1/2 cups ricotta cheese (whole milk)
- 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese (shredded)
- salt and pepper (to taste)
- 1 cup broccoli florets (cut small)
- 1/2 cup sun-dried tomatoes (sliced thin or diced)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven as directed in your pizza crust recipe.
- Prepare your pizza crust up to the first bake. (See notes)
- Mash the roasted garlic cloves into a paste. In a medium bowl, combine the ricotta cheese, mozzarella cheese and garlic until well blended. Season lightly with salt and pepper.
- Spread the cheese mixture evenly over the pizza crust in a similar fashion as you would pizza sauce.
- Top with sun-dried tomatoes and broccoli.
- Return the pizza to the oven for 5-7 minutes or until the crust is fully baked and the pizza toppings are hot.
- Cut into 6 slices and serve warm.
Notes
Tips and Techniques
- You can reference this post on How to Roast Garlic, if you prefer to roast your own. You can also substitute raw garlic, but the flavor profile will be slightly different.
- If you are using a prepared, store-bought crust, follow the directions on the package for baking. It may already be baked once.
- Store leftover pizza in an airtight container in the refrigerator. Use within 3-4 days.
Nutrition
This recipe was originally posted on June 6, 2016. It was updated with new images, step-by-step instructions, tips, techniques, FAQ’s and video in May 2021.
Carmy says
Love that you used a cauliflower crust! It looks delicious and you can’t even tell it’s not a traditional crust!
Lauren says
Thanks Carmy!
Lucy Parissi says
The cauliflower crust bakes up beautifully. I’m looking forward to trying this recipe out.
Lauren says
Thanks Lucy!
Emily says
Oooh what a delicious sounding veggie pizza, can’t wait to try it!
Lauren says
Hope you love it!
Danielle says
What a delicious veggie pizza. I love anything with sundried tomatoes.
Lauren says
Agreed!!
Mary says
These are so cute! I love anything in a mini version!
Lauren says
Same!
Jacqueline Meldrum says
That looks great! I am currently waiting for my husband to go pick up pizza. Having a lazy night. Yours is keeping me going int he meantime. Shared.
Lauren says
Haha! Thanks!
Ivelisse says
This looks so good!
ourlittleeverything says
Thanks Ivelisse!
Amanda says
This looks so good! We just made homemade pizza on Thursday.
xx,
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ourlittleeverything says
Thanks so much! We love homemade pizza! It’s on our menu next week!
Ashleigh says
These mini white pizzas look amazing and something I know I would love! Thank you for shairng such a great recipe!
IE says
Looks yummy. Ricotta is a unique touch. Never would have considered that.
ourlittleeverything says
I had it at a local pizza place once and loved it!
kara says
oh my gosh! these look so yummy. pinning!!!
Becca Wilson says
This looks so yummy. With kids in my house, I love that these are also mini!
ourlittleeverything says
To each their own 🙂
Adaleta Avdic says
This looks so incredibly tasty, white pizza sounds amazing! xx Adaleta Avdic
ourlittleeverything says
Thanks Adaleta!
Lora says
I’m a huge fan of making mini-pizzas at home. Such an easy option for a family. These look delicious!
ourlittleeverything says
Thank you Lora!
Allison says
This looks so good and something that I would actually eat!
ourlittleeverything says
Haha! Thanks!
Kari says
These look fantastic! I love the veggie crust idea!
ourlittleeverything says
Thank you Kari 🙂
Jessica says
I Love white pizza!! I want to try this soon!
ourlittleeverything says
It’s really good – hope you try it!
Cristina says
Oh my, God! These mini pizzas look unreal! They seem great for summer time, due to the high ratio of veggies.
Must try this recipe! <3
ourlittleeverything says
Thanks Cristina!
Kim says
Those look absolutely delicious…I’ve never done a cauliflower crust, but those look so yummy, that I might just try it. Thanks for sharing!
ourlittleeverything says
Cauliflower crust is my fav! Def worth a try!
Carmen Baguio says
Thank you for the gluten free recipe! I’ll be trying this.
ourlittleeverything says
Hope you enjoy!
Theresa says
Looks delicious! I would love to eat that right now. Yum!!
ourlittleeverything says
Thank you!
Sarah Zerbe says
The toppings are not really my thing but I want to try out the crust.
ourlittleeverything says
I have the recipe for the crust posted separately – Cheesy Cauliflower Crust – it’s really good!
Taylor Mobley says
Those look SO yummy!!! Can’t wait to try.
ourlittleeverything says
Thanks Taylor!
Abby says
Yum yum yum! I’m going to have to try this recipe!
Xoxo Takingonthekitchen.weebly.com
ourlittleeverything says
Thanks for stopping by Abby!
Brianne says
These look delicious! I’m going to have to try making them sometime! Hopefully, my husband can get over his dislike for broccoli! 😛
ourlittleeverything says
Haha, probably not but you can sub spinach of something else.
JoJo Tabares says
That looks so good! Awesome.
ourlittleeverything says
Thanks Jojo!
Luna says
Great, now I have a major pizza craving!! These look so delicious!!! I’ve never had a cauliflower crust before, so I can’t wait to try it! 🙂
ourlittleeverything says
Hope you like it Luna 🙂
Sonia Hale says
Looks delicious!
ourlittleeverything says
Thanks Sonia!
Corina says
I haven’t made a white pizza before but these look great and healthy. I need to try a cauliflower crust too!
ourlittleeverything says
Yes! Try it for sure, it’s soooo good!
Enricoh Alfonzo says
hahha this just reminded me of a moment from the Inside Out movie I watched last night where they go to buy pizza and the place only serves broccoli topped pizzas.
While I’m not a fan of it, it does look like a great recipe
ourlittleeverything says
Haha! Well, we allow broccoli-free pizza’s around here too 🙂
Glenda says
I have acid reflux these mini white pizza would be great for me. Thanks for sharing. 🙂
ourlittleeverything says
Perfect! 🙂
Kira-Marie says
Yum!!! Those look so delicious!! I’m so curious to try the cheesy cauliflower crusts!! Definitely giving this a try this week!! Thanks for the recipe!
ourlittleeverything says
The crust is my favorite! Hope you like them!
theCuriousPixie (@theCuriousPixie) says
These sound amazing. I love roasted garlic. Salivating as I type.
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ourlittleeverything says
It’s my new addiction!!
ValAroundTown says
I just love being creative with Pizza, this is on the list to try! Looks delicious!
ourlittleeverything says
Thank you 🙂
Hilarie Zimbicki says
Mmmmmm, look so yummy! I’d like to try it with red sauce too!
ourlittleeverything says
Red sauce tends to make cauliflower crusts a little weaker…make sure to make the crusts a little on the thicker side if you use cauliflower vs. traditional pizza crusts 🙂
Mukund Madhav says
I need them. So delicious. I am going to kill all the pizza stores now!
ourlittleeverything says
Haha! So intense!
Kirsten says
Oh this looks amazing! I’m definitely filing this away in my recipe stash!
ourlittleeverything says
Thanks Kirsten 🙂
Candy says
This is new to me looks and sounds really good.
ourlittleeverything says
Thanks Candy – I love ricotta on pizza so I’ve been experimenting with different toppings with it. So far, this is my favorite!
Chrissa - Physical Kitchness says
Oh heavenly!!! Such bold and fresh flavors. I NEED to try this when I need a healthy pizza fix!
ourlittleeverything says
Thanks Chrissa! 🙂