I first decided to put asparagus on a pizza simply because I already had some in
the fridge. It was going to be a sun-dried tomato, artichoke, and asparagus pizza. As life goes, that didn’t happen. I ran out of sauce, so I ended up using my sun-dried tomatoes in my Asparagus Carbonara recipe. I hit the drawing board again and decided to try the pizza with a simple white sauce. This Asparagus Artichoke White Pizza is even better than I had imagined, and a great way to wrap up this years Asparagus Mini-Series!
For full disclosure, my husband was not a fan, but I loved this recipe! The white sauce was so simple to make, and tasted great. It would do on any pizza. Where our taste buds strayed apart was the asparagus. I LOVE asparagus, hence the mini-series. He didn’t think the asparagus was a great pizza topping, that just means more for me, right? Yup, that’s what I thought {wink}.
Variations to the Asparagus Artichoke White Pizza recipe:
- I loved the white sauce on this pizza. However, a traditional red sauce would be great as well.
- Try using my Quick Homemade Whole Wheat Pizza Dough instead of buying pre-made.
- Load up the veggies! Mushrooms and spinach would be great additions to this pizza.
- Use a pizza cheese blend instead of all the individual cheeses if you prefer.
Asparagus Artichoke White Pizza
This Asparagus Artichoke White Pizza is made with homemade dough and sauce. Try this pizza with asparagus while it’s still in season!
- Prep Time: 15 mins
- Cook Time: 12 mins
- Total Time: 27 mins
- Yield: 2-3 servings
- Category: Entree
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
White Pizza Sauce
- 1 TBS olive oil
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 TBS all purpose flour
- 1/2 cup milk of choice (I used soy milk)
- 2-3 twists of a sea salt grinder and cracked black pepper grinder
- 1 tsp dry basil (1 TBS fresh)
- 1/4 cup grated Parmesan
Pizza
- 1-lb whole wheat pizza dough
- 1 cup asparagus, trimmed and cut to 1 inch pieces
- 1 cup artichoke hearts (frozen, thawed)
- 3/4 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
- 1/2 cup shredded provolone cheese
- 1/4 cup shredded or shaved Parmesan
Instructions
- Preheat oven with a pizza stone to 425 F.
White Pizza Sauce
- In a small sauce pan, cook garlic in olive oil until starting to brown, about 1 minute. Whisk in flour. Cook stirring continuously for 2-3 minutes. Don’t let the flour start to brown or your sauce will not be white.
- Pour in milk while whisking to prevent clumps. Stir continuously until it starts to boil. Remove from heat and stir in remaining ingredients. It will thicken more as it cools.
Pizza
- Spread dough out into a 12 inch circle.
- Carefully remove pizza stone from oven. Place dough onto stone. Quickly, spread sauce over crust. Top with cheeses and veggies.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 12 minutes.
Pizza sauce recipe adapted from Allrecipes. I shared this post at Meatless Mondays, Tasty Tuesdays, Tickle My Tastebuds, Meat Free Mondays, and Cook Blog Share.



Yum! I love an artichoke white pizza. Sounds great with the asparagus!
Yes, the asparagus works so well with the artichoke white pizza! My new spring favorite!
This looks amazing Alison, I am totally drooling over it. Thanks so much for submitting it to Meat Free Mondays. I loved it so much I featured it this week. The roundup is now live.
Thanks Jacqueline! I gobbled this pizza right up, I’m sure you’ll love it too!
Ooooh what a delicious pizza topping, I love trying different toppings so must try this one! Thank you for sharing with #CookBlogShare x
Asparagus was a fun way to switch up our pizza routine, Thanks for hosting!
What a great idea to add asparagus to a pizza, I’m with you on this i bet it was amazing. #CookBlogShare
Angela x
Thanks Angela! I loved asparagus on pizza, I hope you enjoy it too!
This looks so good and is exactly the type of food I like to eat.
Thanks Paula, I hope you enjoy the recipe!
I have just discovered white pizzas.I feel I am a little late to the party! This recipe looks sooo good.I love the idea of Asparagus on top…perfect!
Thanks Jenny! White pizzas are a fun twist, I hope you get to try the recipe!
I absolutely love the toppings on this pizza! I’ve never tried using frozen artichokes, though, didn’t even know you could buy them frozen, I need to have a look at the frozen aisle next time I go shopping. I usually go for marinated artichokes.
Marinated artichokes would work just fine, I usually choose the frozen because they cost less per ounce at my store. I hope you get to make the pizza!
I just made some marinated artichoke hearts, and this would be a great way to use them. Thanks for sharing with us on #TastyTuesdays
Homemade marinated artichokes sound great! Thanks for hosting the party!
I forget about white pizza! I do love pizza and will be trying this for sure.Thanks for linking up for meatless Monday
I don’t have white pizza often but it is fun to mix up the routine! Enjoy!
What a lovely idea! Pizza Express were doing cauliflower cheese pizzas at Christmas that I loved so this recipe is just my kind of thing #cookblogshare
Thanks Louise! I love unconventional pizza toppings!