"Applebee’s Spinach Pizza"

1/4 cups rice milk
4 tablespoon All-purpose flour
1/3 cup nutritional yeast
10 oz. pkg. frozen spinach - thawed, squeezed
1 medium onion - chopped
4 cloves garlic - minced
1 tablespoon olive oil
5 medium plum tomatoes
8 ozs. fresh mushrooms
1 teaspoon basil
1 teaspoon parsley
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
3 pita bread

1. Heat milk in saucepan until hot, but not boiling.
2. Stir in flour and continue stirring until sauce begins to thicken.
3. Reduce heat and add nutritional yeast and spinach.
4. Stir constantly until thick and gooey, about 3-4 min.
5. In separate pan, sauté onion and garlic in oil until onion is tender.
6. Stir in tomatoes, mushrooms, and spices. Sauté until hot throughout. Drain out any liquid.
7. Using a very sharp bread knife, split each pita bread in half to make 2 round, flat pieces.
8. Place each piece of bread on a cookie sheet or pizza pan.
9. Spread spinach sauce over each.
10. Top with tomato mixture.
11. Bake in 425 degree oven for 5-7 minutes. Watch closely so that the edges of the pita don’t burn.

Serves 3