Cinque White "Pizza" + Giveaway
ENTER THE LUCINI ITALIA GIVEAWAY TODAY!
Yesterday marked the first football Sunday of the season so Shaun and I spent the afternoon couch-bound watching my beloved Giants. Not only do football Sundays signal the beginnings of autumn and constant Sunday lounging, but it also marks our weekly smorgasbord of Game Day Eats. We often try to come up with fun and delicious dishes to mark the occasion each week, and the kick off of the season was no different.
When Lucini Italia was sweet enough to send some product samples over to TAA, I couldn’t wait to get to work on cooking up a fresh recipe for our football spread. Makers of gourmet, packaged Italian goods, Lucini Italia sent over olive oils, viniagrettes, sauces and their new product, Cinque e Cinque, an all natural and easy-to-bake up fritatta mix made from chickpea flour. Used in sweet and savory dishes, Cinque can be cooked up into a healthy alternative for tarts, flatbread, pizza and more. Since I'm all about finding white flour alternatives, for this game day I decided to make a deep dish pizza with the Rosemary Cinque e Cinque for a filling and healthy football snack. Oh, and as a bonus for all of you readers, Lucini is sponsoring today’s Giveaway by offering one lucky reader a prize pack of Lucini goods!
- 1 of each Cinque e’ Cinque (Traditional, Savory Rosemary, Fiery Chili)
- 1 of each Pouch Sauce (Rustic Tomato Basil, Spicy Tuscan Tomato, Tuscan Marinara with Roasted Garlic)
- 1 Lucini Premium Select Extra Virgin Olive OIl
- 1 Pizza Sauce
- 1 Fig & Walnut Savory Balsamic Artisan Vinaigrette
To enter to win, answer this simple question in the comments:
What is your favorite Italian dish or ingredient?
and check out how I made a delicious deep dish white pizza...
Cinque Deep Dish White ‘Pizza’
1 pkg Lucini Cinque e Cinque, I used the Rosemary variety
3 C water
3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil, plus more for greasing pan
1 C part skim ricotta
1 egg white
2 1/2 tsp kosher salt, divided
1 tsp dried parsley
1/4 tsp garlic powder
mozzerella cheese, shredded
parmesean cheese, grated
1/2 C fresh basil
Preheat your oven to 500 degrees. In a 9" cast iron skillet, baking dish or stainless steel pan with high edges, coat the bottom and sides of the pan with a bit of olive oil, using a silicon brush to spread it around.
Heat the pan in the oven for 5 minutes and remove from oven. Meanwhile, whisk together the package of Cinque e Cinque, 2 tsp salt, water and olive oil until there are no lumps. This will require a bit of elbow grease to get 'er done. Pour mixture into the heated pan. For a thin, crispy crust, just coat the bottom of the pan. For a deep dish, quiche-like crust, pour the entire contents into the pan (this is what I did).
For thin crust, return to oven and cook for 10 minutes. For the thicker crust, I cooked it for almost 30 minutes to get it nice and firm. The original recipe says it requires only 12 minutes, so I'd check it at this point and just keep cooking to your liking. Meanwhile, in a small mixing bowl, combine ricotta, parsley, 1/2 tsp salt, egg white and garlic powder with a rubber spatula until light and fluffy.
Remove Cinque from oven when desired firmness is reached and spread ricotta mixture on top. Next, layer on the mozzarella cheese, chopped basil and parmesean.
Return to oven for about 10 minutes until the top is golden and bubbly. Mmmmm.
Slice like a pizza and devour immediately.
Now, I will tell you that this is not your typical pizza. The 'crust' is less like traditional pizza dough and more like a firm quiche. But the absence of white flour makes this super healthy while the rosemary adds the perfect amount of flavor. Oh, and the ricotta-mozzarella topping is just the icing on the cake, if you will. And your kitchen will smell outta this world delicious.
So there you have it - the story of how I turned a healthy frittata mixture into a delicious pizza, worth of Game Day. And now it's your turn! Enter the Lucini Giveaway for a chance to win some yummy, gourmet Italian eats between now and Thursday 9/16 at noon! Just answer the question mentioned above:
What is your favorite Italian dish or ingredient?
Note: Winners will be announced on Friday morning, 9/17 and will be chosen at random.
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Reader Comments (36)
Chicken parm is my favorite italian meal! :) I must say that white pizza looks delish!
Having married into an Italian family, my favorite dish is very simple: baked Ziti with sausage. Your dish looks amazing!
my mom's meatballs! they're the best i've found yet <3
My favorite ingredient is parmigiano reggiano cheese. It makes everything better!!
My favorite Italian dish is :: Spaghetti with meatballs and a topper of ricotta cheese.
This is a hard one - I love almost all Italian food - but I would say manicotti - my Mom made the best - great homemade crepes/pasta was the secret. I still have the cast iron pan she used- Rachel - thanks for the great memory of my Mom this illicited.
honestly, for me it's all about the ingredients...great olive oil, fresh produce...those are the things that just MAKE a great italian meal!
First off, that pizza looks amazing. My favorite Italian food is a toss up between a simple caprese salad with aged balsamic and a big glass of Sangiovese. Years ago a trip to Italy was what taught me to love red wine!
Manicotti for sure! and that white pizza looks absolutely amazing!
Chicken Parmesan!!
Bucatini all'Amatriciana
Must admit that I love chicken francese, I love that the lemon kind of adds zing to the chicken, and the lemon butter sauce over the pasta is mouth watering :) finish it off with a homemade cannoli and you're good to go !
My favorite is definitely caprese...there is just something about fresh tomatoes, fresh mozzarella, and olive oil that makes my mouth water. Yum!
That frittata looks TO DIE FOR. Seriously need to try it.
OK my favorite Italian food is deffffinitely pizza. Was just saying today how much I love it and could eat it every single day. The best food I had in Italy was the pesto gnocci in Fiesole, and the truffle pizza in Assisi. Now my mouth is watering, as usual when I'm on TAA.
Ditto with my sister on the constant mouth-watering at TAA! YUM. Growing up our family used to have a famous Christmas Eve dinner every year of Shrimp Linguini, with all kinds of delicious spices and veggies. It's always been a favorite!
Shrimp Parmesan is one of my favorites, I have many!!
vegetable lasagna, although i love most all italian dishes!
Fettucine Alfredo
i have to pizzelle cookies are my favorite. Forget Italian dinners I would skip right to these any day. :)
PIZZA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I love chicken marsala! It is delicious!!!
It's tough to pick just one but I'm going with veal saltimbocca!
okayy i am gonna have to agree with Sandy - spaghetti, mom's meatballs and sauce with a scoop of ricotta on top!! nothing better....i wish i had some now!
a close second would have to be a dish I had in Florence, so simple yet amazing - handmade cheese ravioli!
Sauce & Cheese... Sign me up for anything with delicious red sauce (or as the Italians say, Gravy) and yummy cheese!!!!!!!!!!!!
My mom's eggplant parmigiana. She uses eggplant and zucchini and its always crispy!