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Chicken Pesto Pizza

Give grilled chicken a bold Italian flavor upgrade with this white pie featuring a rustic crust with a rich garlic and Grande Shaved Parmesan cream sauce topped with a robust blend of grilled chicken, bacon, Italian toppings, Grande Provolone and Mozzarella Mild Provolone Blend and vibrant basil pesto.

Ingredients

Directions

Ingredients

Crispy Chicken Parmesan Pizza Yield: One 14-inch pizza
  • 16 oz. Pizza dough ball, rolled into a 14-inch crust
  • 4 oz. (1/4 cup) Garlic Parmesan Cream Sauce (see recipe)
  • 7 slices Grande Sliced Provo•Nello® or Deli-Style Provolone
  • 2 oz. (1/2 cup) Grande Mozzarella Mild Provolone Blend, shredded or diced
  • 1/2 oz. (2 tbsp.) Roasted red pepper pieces, drained
  • 2 oz. (1/4 cup) Marinated artichoke hearts, drained, chopped
  • 1 oz. (2 tbsp.) Bacon pieces, fully cooked
  • 1/4 oz. (1 tbsp.) Red onion, thin sliced
  • 1 oz. (2 tbsp.) Basil pesto, prepared
  • 3 oz. (3/4 cup) Grilled chicken, diced

Directions

Crispy Chicken Parmesan Pizza
  1. Spread 4 oz. Garlic Parmesan Cream Sauce evenly over pizza dough; top with 7 slices Grande Sliced Provolone, 2 oz. Grande Mozzarella Mild Provolone Blend, 1/2 oz. roasted red pepper, 3 oz. chicken, 2 oz. artichokes, 1 oz. bacon, 1/4 oz. red onion and 1 oz. pesto.
  2. Bake at 500°F for 5 1/2 to 6 minutes in a impingement oven, at 500°F for 7 to 8 minutes in a deck oven or until cheese is melted and crust is golden brown.
  3. Cut into slices.

Ingredients

Garlic Parmesan Cream Sauce
  • 32 oz. (4 cups) Heavy cream
  • 4 oz. (2 cups) Grande Shaved Parmesan
  • 1 tsp. Granulated garlic
  • 1/2 tsp. Kosher salt
  • 1/4 tsp. Nutmeg, ground

Directions

Garlic Parmesan Cream Sauce
  1. Bring cream to a simmer over medium heat, stirring occasionally.
  2. Add Grande Shaved Parmesan, garlic, salt and nutmeg; whisk to blend. Simmer over low heat for 15 minutes, or until cheese is melted and sauce has thickened, whisking occasionally.