Back when I lived at home my mom and I would head down to the Isle of Palms and Charleston to go shopping. One day, while looking for a place to eat lunch, we saw a man standing with a sandwich board advertising a pizza buffet for $2.99. Sure, that cheap lets give it a shot. What we found was CiCi’s Pizza. The buffet was extensive, the restaurant was clean, and you couldn’t beat that price. Here’s the thing. It was an hour and a half drive from us and we were addicted to the Spinach Alfredo Pizza. Growing up in NY, I had some great spinach pizza when I was young and this just trumped it. Mmm gooey Alfredo sauce!
Living in Maine, we don’t have CiCi’s and my husband hears me whine whenever we see a commercial. I’m not sure why it took me so long to hunt out a recipe. Usually, it’s my first instinct to copy something. When my mom and niece were visiting I decided to try this out since my husband would never eat spinach or Alfredo sauce! I popped the pizza in the oven and prayed that it tasted half as good as CiCi’s. After taking a bite I knew I had nailed it and then my niece commented that she thought it was better. We had some more the next day and it was just as good. Now, I crave that pizza and it’s only been a week! It’s going to be dangerous trying to convince myself that the spinach outweighs the Alfredo, but it’s just so good. What makes this recipe work is the Alfredo sauce. It’s a nice, mild sauce that doesn’t overwhelm like many white pizza sauces do. Go ahead, eat your spinach!
Spinach Alfredo Pizza
Ingredients
- 1/2 package frozen spinach, thawed, water squeezed out
- 8 ounces Mozzarella cheese, shredded
- 1 recipe Alfredo Sauce (below)
- 1 pizza crust, unbaked
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Pre-heat oven to 450 F.
Lay the pizza crust out on a stone or flat baking sheet. Spread a thin layer of the Alfredo sauce on the dough, then top with as much spinach as you’d like. Finish off by sprinkling on the cheese and bake until the cheese is bubbling and just starting to brown, 12 – 15 minutes.
Secret Alfredo Sauce
Ingredients
- 2 Tbsp butter
- 3/4 cup heavy cream
- 3 oz. grated Romano cheese
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
Melt the butter in a medium sauce pan over medium heat. Add the salt and pepper. Add the heavy cream and bring to a boil, stirring. Once it boils, remove from heat and allow to rest until ready to make the pizza. When ready, add the Romano cheese, stirring until melted.
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25 comments
Louise said:
April 11, 2012 at 8:06 am
It was actually better than CiCIs’ guess because it was prepared by someone special…really tasty !!!! YUM
Priscilla M said:
April 11, 2012 at 12:26 pm
I’ll take spinach instead of pepperoni on my pizza. YUM!
Katie said:
April 12, 2012 at 12:21 am
omg i can’t believe how easy this is to make! it looks so delicious.
Daily Dose of Fresh said:
April 14, 2012 at 11:23 pm
Wow I’m sure it must taste as good as your photo looks!
maeghan said:
April 16, 2012 at 9:54 pm
Enjoy! I’ve been thinking about making another very soon!
Nicole Hatfield said:
April 19, 2012 at 7:12 pm
I added chicken to mine and it’s in the oven now. Let’s see how it turns out!
Ali said:
February 27, 2013 at 9:33 am
Made this last night. It was so good and tasty! I used fresh spinach and sauteed it in garlic olive oil added a little salt and pepper and topped the pizza with crushed red pepper flakes. The sauce was so good that we mixed it with red sauce to make a blush sauce for the other pizza we made 🙂
Zayda said:
June 7, 2014 at 9:42 pm
Hi! Just wondering, do you think I can use the alfredo sauce when cooking pasta?
Maeghan said:
June 8, 2014 at 8:35 am
Sure! It may not be as thick as you are used to, but you can adjust it as you go.
Rina said:
April 21, 2016 at 11:36 pm
We loved this pizza! The only thing I would change is to add less salt, I don’t know if the butter or the cheeses I used were extra salty but the sauce was extremely salty and that was only slightly offset by the crust and spinach.
Maeghan said:
April 23, 2016 at 8:58 am
I’m so glad you liked it. Different cheese brands can definitely have a different salt content so it’s good to adjust to taste. I find myself doing this often 🙂
christina said:
November 18, 2016 at 6:50 pm
i agree the sauce was very salty until i added milk and garlic powder
christina said:
November 18, 2016 at 6:49 pm
Okay so the Alfredo sauce was great but i decided to add a teaspoon of cream cheese , 2 tablespoons of milk , and a tablespoon of garlic powder to thicken it out and make it into more of a “spreadable” sauce and this was an absolute plus to the pizza , thanks for your recipe !!!!! xoxox
Pat said:
February 18, 2017 at 1:30 pm
My alfredo sauce was very thin. Was something left off the ingredient list? I normally start my Laredo sauce with a roux and wondered if I should have done so. It tastes really good, but next time I’ll definitely make a roux.
Maeghan said:
February 19, 2017 at 6:06 pm
You can definitely do a roux, but if you let the sauce sit and then add the Romano cheese, it will thicken. It is meant to be slightly thinner than an Alfredo sauce though that way you can spread it along the pizza dough. Hope you enjoyed!
Mary Miller said:
June 30, 2018 at 12:27 pm
Best pizza!
Mary Miller said:
June 30, 2018 at 6:28 pm
Cannot wait to try this.
Suchi said:
August 13, 2020 at 11:53 pm
Does this alfredo sauce taste the same as the one used for cicis pasta as well?
Maeghan said:
August 17, 2020 at 8:15 am
Yes, this recipe was created to taste just like Cici’s.
Gabby said:
February 4, 2021 at 7:32 pm
Is this the same exact recipe as cicis pizza?
Maeghan said:
March 16, 2021 at 1:27 pm
It is the exact same taste and many have tried it and thought the same.
Wendy said:
October 14, 2021 at 7:14 am
This was fantastic! My stepson wanted spinach pizza for his birthday and he loved this. I’ll definitely make it again
Maeghan said:
October 17, 2021 at 8:38 am
I’m so happy to hear you all enjoyed it!
Kaarin said:
January 27, 2022 at 7:07 pm
You’re my idol. My boyfriend laughed at me when I told him I wanted to find this specific CiCi’s recipe because he thought no one else liked it enough to put it on the internet. Thank you for this. Oh also I love the North Charleston CiCi’s. Chuck town forevs
Jamie said:
February 26, 2023 at 11:47 pm
I have been craving Ci-Ci’s spinach Alfredo pizza, and this recipe is on-point. The best part is how simply and quickly it all comes together. Thank you!