Ricotta Pizza with Roasted Garlic and Broccoli is a delicious vegetarian pizza loaded with flavor. This recipe can be made on any type of crust so it can fit into many different types of diets or ways of eating, such as gluten free and low carb.
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This Ricotta Pizza recipe is a white pizza made without any sauce. It’s also completely vegetarian.
The toppings include both mozzarella and ricotta cheese, broccoli and roasted garlic.
You can make this pizza on any type of crust that you like, such as a traditional pizza crust, gluten free pizza crust, or low carb pizza crust such as this recipe for Cauliflower Pizza Crust.
The toppings are all suitable for gluten free, low carb and keto diets, as well.
If you enjoy vegetarian pizza, you may also like these recipes for Caprese Pizza and Pizza Bianca.
Why This Recipe Works
This is a very flavorful pizza with a delicious combination of roasted garlic, ricotta, mozzarella cheese and olive oil.
You can modify toppings by using as much or as little of each one as you like or by swapping out broccoli for spinach or kale.
This recipe can easily be made low carb, keto friendly and gluten free simply by the pizza crust you choose to use.
Step-By-Step Instructions
Ingredients
- Pizza Dough: enough for a small pizza, though all of the ingredients can easily be adjusted to accommodate any size crust. You can use a traditional pre-baked pizza crust or pizza dough, gluten free crust, or low carb crusts, like a Cauliflower Pizza Crust which is also shown in the photos below.
- Broccoli: steamed, sautéed or roasted until crisp-tender. If you put the broccoli on raw, it won’t cook much and may be harder to bite into.
- Ricotta Cheese
- Mozzarella Cheese
- Roasted Garlic
- Olive Oil
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!
If you are preparing a pizza crust from scratch, you will need to do that first up until the first bake. Leave the oven on to finish baking the pizza once the toppings are on.
Steam, sauté, or roast the broccoli until just crisp-tender.
Prepare the roasted garlic, if necessary. If you need instructions, you can follow the steps in this tutorial for How To Roast Garlic. Plain garlic can also be used, but will give the pizza a slightly different flavor.
Create!
Smash the roasted garlic in a small bowl and combine with the olive oil. Brush evenly onto the pizza crust.
Top with dollops of the ricotta cheese. I like to spread it just a little so that it covers more space, but still stays fairly thick.
Sprinkle on the mozzarella cheese.
Top with the broccoli.
Bake for 5-10 minutes or as long as needed to finish the crust.
Present!
Serve as is, or sprinkle on herbs like oregano, basil or crushed red pepper.
Tips and Techniques
- This pizza is easily modified. You can add as much or as little of any of the toppings as you like. You can also swap out the broccoli for spinach, kale, or any other veggies that you enjoy.
- You can prepare this pizza on any type of crust. You can use a store-bought pre-baked crust or prepared pizza dough. You can also use any gluten free or low carb pizza crust recipe that you like.
- Store leftovers tightly covered in the refrigerator. Consume within 3-5 days.
FAQ’s
Can You Freeze Ricotta Pizza?
While you can freeze ricotta pizza, the texture of the ricotta may change once thawed and reheated.
Does Ricotta Go On Pizza Before Or After Baking?
Ricotta can be added to pizza either before or after baking. In recipes where the is no sauce, it’s probably best to add the ricotta cheese before baking. Fresh ricotta can be dolloped or any pizza hot out of the oven.
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Ricotta Pizza with Roasted Garlic and Broccoli
Ingredients
- 1 small pizza crust (see notes, prepared up until the first bake)
- 4 cloves roasted garlic
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- 1 cup ricotta cheese
- 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese shredded
- 1 1/2 cups broccoli florets (cooked until crisp-tender, see notes)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to the temperature in the instructions for the crust that you are using.1 small pizza crust
- Smash the roasted garlic in a small bowl and combine with the olive oil. Brush evenly onto the pizza crust.4 cloves roasted garlic, 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- Top with dollops of the ricotta cheese. You can spread it just a little so that it covers more space, but still stays fairly thick.1 cup ricotta cheese
- Sprinkle on the mozzarella cheese.1/2 cup mozzarella cheese
- Top with the broccoli.1 1/2 cups broccoli florets
- Bake for 5-10 minutes or as long as needed to finish the crust.
- Serve as is, or sprinkle on herbs like oregano, basil or crushed red pepper.
Notes
Tips and Techniques
- This pizza is easily modified. You can add as much or as little of any of the toppings as you like. You can also swap out the broccoli for spinach, kale, or any other veggies that you enjoy.
- You can prepare this pizza on any type of crust. You can use a store-bought pre-baked crust or prepared pizza dough. You can also use any traditional, gluten free or low carb pizza crust recipe that you like.
- Store leftovers tightly covered in the refrigerator. Consume within 3-5 days.
Nutrition
This recipe was originally published on April 24, 2016. It was updated with an improved recipe, new images, step-by-step instructions, tips, techniques and FAQ’s in June 2022.
Marisa Franca says
Look at all that yummy cheese — I just finished breakfast and now I’m salivating just looking at it. I’ve never used cauliflower as a crust — it sounds very interesting. I imagine if I went the regular route the toppings with the spinach would be out of this world.
Veena Azmanov says
This sounds so creamy and delicious. We love pizza and this would be a great twist on the regular pizza. Saving this for later.
Kylee from Kylee Cooks says
I love this combination of flavors! So simple, but absolutely perfect. Yum!
Dan Zehr says
This Spinach Ricotta Pizza with Roasted Garlic sounds so flavorful! One of my favs. I bet those flavors are amazing! Cannot wait to try this! Love! Thank you for sharing this great recipe.
Mahy Elamin says
Oh God, my family loves pizza. Your recipe is really unique, and I would like to try it. This is absolutely fantastic! So YUMMY! Is good food and this looks like one of the BEST!
Claudia Lamascolo says
Wow the flavors in this pizza is fantastic and I love cauliflower crust pizza what a great recipe we will love that roasted garlic!
Tamara Goyette says
Oh my goodness…. garlic, spinach, and ricotta…. and on pizza!!!! I don’t think you can go wrong with this.
ourlittleeverything says
Nope, nope, nope…I am loving garlic and ricotta on pizza lately 🙂
Bella B (xoxoBella) says
Yum! I love roasted garlic. I could eat quite a few pieces!
ourlittleeverything says
It’s def addicting!
Heather Davis says
Yum! That pizza looks amazing!
ourlittleeverything says
Thank You Heather! 🙂
Ruthie Ridley says
I’ve never had cauliflower pizza crust but everything about this pizza looks amazing!
ourlittleeverything says
It def adds more flavor to pizza! You should def try it sometime!
Morgan says
Yum!! Love cauliflower pizza!
ourlittleeverything says
Yay! Me too!!
Ivana J says
This looks super delicious, i will definitely need to try the recipe ..Thanks for sharing xoxo
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ourlittleeverything says
Thank you Ivana 🙂
Rae says
A fantastic meatless meal… for the win! Spinach and ricotta do go so well together, too!
ourlittleeverything says
Thanks so much Rae! I was a vegetarian for over 10 year and still prefer meatless meals…getting the man on board is a battle I’m never going to win lol
Jessica bradshaw says
This sounds perfect! I am excited to try this. Saving it for the summer.
ourlittleeverything says
Thanks Jessica! Hope you love it!
Mary says
This looks so delicious. I think your recipe has finally got me to want to make this. Thank you for sharing.
ourlittleeverything says
I hope you do and you love it!! Thanks for stopping by!
Kristen says
Oh my gosh yum! I LOVEEEEE ricotta more than any kind of cheese, especially on pizza. I’ve always wanted to try and make cauliflower pizza so that on paleo, I can still eat pizza! Thanks for sharing your recipe, I cannot wait to try it.
ourlittleeverything says
Cauliflower pizza crust is good for so many diets…I do low carb and my gluten free boyfriend likes this one better than a gluten free crust! Hope it works out for you too!
valerie hansen says
oops sorry I just saw It at the top of the post!
ourlittleeverything says
I am so addicted to cauliflower! Thankfully my family likes it too lol! Buffalo taco lettuce wraps sound awesome – I’m doing low-carb (mostly) and that would make a great dinner!
valerie hansen says
Oh my this sounds amazing..cauliflower is the bomb too …we just made buffalo tacos in lettuce wraps with it…so yummy
Where is your recipe for the crust?
THanks for sharing!
Maggie Unzueta says
Oh my word! Ricotta on pizza is my favorite… Mmmm!
ourlittleeverything says
Mine too!!
Sophia says
This looks really amazing, especially that cheese on top.
ourlittleeverything says
Thank you Sophia!
Madeline says
This looks AMAZING. I am a huge fan of ricotta and obviously pizza! Love how it is light and perfect for summer!
ourlittleeverything says
Thank you so much Madeline!!
Five Marigolds says
Oh my! This looks delicious. Thanks for sharing this recipe.
ourlittleeverything says
Thank you for checking it out 🙂
Lauren says
This looks amazing and right up my alley! Pinned for later!
ourlittleeverything says
Yay! Thank you Lauren!!
alexandra @ my urban family says
I love that idea for the crust!! And this is my favorite way to make homemade pizza. White pizza, spinach, huge chunks of cheese. Yum.
ourlittleeverything says
I am a cheese addict! Cheese in the crust = even better pizza in my opinion 🙂
Kathleen @blueeyedbabies says
Oh now this looks like it would be right up my alley!! So yummy!
Shanna Rogers says
Pinned so the wonderful wide world could see this amazing recipe! I’m going to try it this weekend – and by “I” I mean I’m going to make my boyfriend make it. 😉
ourlittleeverything says
Haha! I always get my boyfriend to squeeze the water out of the cauliflower! The rest would look a HUGE mess if I let him do it!