Chicken Pesto Pizza

Name: Chicken Pesto Pizza
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Mediterranean, Italian, European
Ingredients: 454 grams loaf frozen bread dough, thawed; 1 egg, lightly beaten; 0 teaspoons lemon-pepper seasoning; 1 Tbsp olive oil; 1 small onion, sliced; 113 grams cup shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese; 62 milliliters prepared pesto; 3 plum tomatoes, thinly sliced; 227 grams boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1/2-inch pieces; 1 small sweet yellow pepper, julienned

The recipe Chicken Pesto Pizza could satisfy your Mediterranean craving in approximately 30 minutes. For $1.26 per serving, you get a main course that serves 6. One serving contains 369 calories, 19g of protein, and 13g of fat. If you have pesto, egg, lemon-pepper seasoning, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. Chicken Pesto Pizza, Chicken Pesto Pizza, and Chicken Pesto Pizza are very similar to this recipe.

Instructions

Spread dough into an ungreased 12-in. pizza pan. Prick dough with a fork.

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Spread

Dough

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Pizza Pan

Brush with egg.

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Egg

Bake at 400° for 12-15 minutes or until lightly browned.

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Oven

In a large skillet, saute the chicken, onion, yellow pepper and lemon-pepper in oil until chicken is no longer pink; drain.

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Yellow Pepper

Whole Chicken

Pepper

Lemon

Onion

Cooking Oil

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Frying Pan

Spread the pesto sauce over the crust. Top with chicken mixture, tomatoes and cheese.

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Pesto

Tomato

Whole Chicken

Cheese

Crust

Bake for 12-15 minutes or until lightly browned.

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Pizza Pan

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Ingredients

Servings:

454grams

loaf frozen bread dough, thawed 1

egg, lightly beaten 0teaspoons

lemon-pepper seasoning 1Tbsp

olive oil 1small

onion, sliced 113grams

cup shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese 62milliliters

prepared pesto 3

plum tomatoes, thinly sliced 227grams

boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1/2-inch pieces 1small

sweet yellow pepper, julienned

Recommended wine: Sangiovese, Shiraz, Barbera Wine

Sangiovese, Shiraz, and Barbera Wine are great choices for Pizza. The best wine for pizza depends on the toppings! Red sauce pizza will call for a red wine with some acidity, such as a barberan or sangiovese. Add pepperoni or sausage and you can go bolder with a syrah. The Juve Y Camps Reserva de la Familia 40th Anniversary Cuvee Cava with a 4.6 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 20 dollars per bottle.

Juve Y Camps Reserva de la Familia 40th Anniversary Cuvee Cava

Pale gold in color, this Cava has aromas of ripe white peaches, toasted baguette with hints of lemon citrus and apricots. The palate is rich and broad with flavors of green apple, jasmine green tea and toasted almonds. This brut nature cava is extremely versatile because no dosage added, so the acidity and bubbles clean your palate after each bite. Recommended dishes: garlic shrimp, miso-marinated sea bass, sesame encrusted tuna, chicken tikka masala and Jamon Iberico.