Basil Pesto Pizza with Chicken
This Pesto Pizza recipe is extra special thanks to the addition of chicken and juicy blistered tomatoes. It's caprese goodness, on a pizza.
Ingredients
- 1 small chicken breast about 8 ounces
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 pound Pizza Dough homemade or store-bought
- Nonstick cooking spray
- ½ cup Basil Pesto homemade or store-bought
- 8 ounces shredded mozzarella cheese
- ½ batch Blistered Tomatoes
- Chopped fresh basil, grated Parmesan cheese and/or red pepper flakes, for garnish optional
Instructions
- Place pizza stone in oven and preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
- Pat chicken dry and use a meat mallet to gently pound to an even thickness. Place chicken on small rimmed baking pan and sprinkle with 1 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper. Transfer chicken to oven and bake 8 to 10 minutes or until internal temperature of chicken reaches 165 degrees F. Remove from oven and let cool briefly before thinly slicing.
- Meanwhile, toss and stretch pizza dough into a 14-inch circle. Carefully remove pizza stone from oven and spray with cooking spray. Carefully place dough on stone. Transfer to oven and bake 6 minutes (you can do this step and the next step while chicken is still cooking).
- Remove pizza crust from oven. Spread crust evenly with pesto. Sprinkle mozzarella cheese over pesto, and then divide tomatoes evenly over cheese. Return pizza to oven and bake for an additional 6 minutes or until cheese is melted and dough is cooked through.
- Divide chicken over pizza; return pizza to oven and bake 2 minutes.
- Cut and serve immediately, garnished with basil, Parmesan cheese and/or red pepper flakes, if desired.
Serving: 2slices, Calories: 634kcal, Carbohydrates: 58g, Protein: 35g, Fat: 29g, Saturated Fat: 11g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g, Monounsaturated Fat: 4g, Trans Fat: 0.01g, Cholesterol: 84mg, Sodium: 1.822mg, Potassium: 255mg, Fiber: 2g, Sugar: 9g, Vitamin A: 1.027IU, Vitamin C: 1mg, Calcium: 340mg, Iron: 4mg
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