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Ingredients<\/strong> How to:<\/strong><\/p>\n Arrange a rack in the center of the oven; preheat to 400\u00b0. Line a large baking sheet with parchment.<\/p>\n In a medium skillet over medium-high heat, cook bacon, stirring occasionally, until crispy and fat renders, 5 to 7 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer bacon to a plate, leaving drippings behind.<\/p>\n In the same skillet over medium heat, cook shallot and garlic, stirring occasionally, until fragrant and translucent, about 2 minutes. Add spinach and cook, stirring, until wilted, about 3 minutes; season with 1 teaspoon salt. Let cool.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, in a small food processor, puree mozzarella, artichokes, cream cheese, feta, cream, thyme, lemon zest (if using), and remaining 1\/2 teaspoon salt until smooth. Transfer to a medium bowl. In a food processor, puree the spinach mixture until almost smooth. Add to bowl with cheese mixture, then add bacon and stir to combine.<\/p>\n Roll out 1 crust on the prepared pan. Using a paring knife, cut dough into the shape of a football, about 14″-by-10″. Spread spinach-artichoke mixture on top, leaving a 1\/8″ to 1\/4″ border. Place the second crust on top. Trim edges into the shape of the bottom crust and pinch edges together. In a small bowl, beat the egg with a splash of water until blended. Brush dough with egg wash.<\/p>\n Bake football until golden brown, 30 to 35 minutes. Let cool completely. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Ingredients 6\u00a0slices bacon, finely chopped 1\u00a0medium shallot, finely chopped 4\u00a0cloves garlic, finely chopped 5\u00a0oz.\u00a0baby spinach 1\u00a01\/2\u00a0tsp.\u00a0kosher salt, divided 1\u00a0c.\u00a0shredded mozzarella 1\/3\u00a0c.\u00a0finely chopped artichoke hearts … <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2130,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2129","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-food"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tipsforahealthylife.eu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2129","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tipsforahealthylife.eu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tipsforahealthylife.eu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tipsforahealthylife.eu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tipsforahealthylife.eu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2129"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/tipsforahealthylife.eu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2129\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2131,"href":"https:\/\/tipsforahealthylife.eu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2129\/revisions\/2131"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tipsforahealthylife.eu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2130"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tipsforahealthylife.eu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2129"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tipsforahealthylife.eu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2129"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tipsforahealthylife.eu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2129"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n6\u00a0slices bacon, finely chopped
\n1\u00a0medium shallot, finely chopped
\n4\u00a0cloves garlic, finely chopped
\n5\u00a0oz.\u00a0baby spinach
\n1\u00a01\/2\u00a0tsp.\u00a0kosher salt, divided
\n1\u00a0c.\u00a0shredded mozzarella
\n1\/3\u00a0c.\u00a0finely chopped artichoke hearts
\n3 oz. cream cheese softened
\n2\u00a0oz.\u00a0crumbled feta
\n2\u00a0tbsp.\u00a0heavy cream
\n1\u00a0tsp.\u00a0chopped fresh thyme
\n1\/2\u00a0tsp.\u00a0finely grated lemon zest (optional)
\n2 (13.8-oz.) tubes of Pillsbury Classic Pizza Crust
\n1\u00a0large egg
\n1\/2\u00a0c.\u00a0plain Greek yogurt<\/p>\n
\nUsing a pizza cutter or paring knife, cut 8 rectangular pieces on each side of the football and twist.<\/p>\n
\nUsing a piping bag fitted with a small round tip, pipe a strip of yogurt down the center of the football. Pipe 8 stitches across the top of the main strip. Pipe yogurt in a U-shape on the narrower outer edges of the football.<\/p>\n