Chicken Pesto Pizza

Found in a cookbook and putting here for safe keeping. I season my chicken with garlic powder and add slivers of roasted garlic with toppings. Prep time includes dough rest time. Show more

Ready In: 1 hr 5 mins

Yields: 1 pizza

Ingredients

  • 1  loaf  frozen bread dough, thawed
  • 8  ounces  chicken tenders, cut into 1/2 inch pieces
  • 12 red onion, cut into quarters and thinly sliced
  • 14 cup  prepared pesto sauce
  • 2  large plum tomatoes, seeded and diced
  • 1  cup  shredded  pizza cheese, blend or 1  cup mozzarella cheese
  •  nonstick cooking spray
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Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 375* F.
  2. Sprinkle baking sheet with cornmeal.
  3. Roll out bread dough on floured surface to 14 x 8 inch rectangle and transfer to prepared baking sheet. Cover loosely with plastic wrap; let rise 20 to 30 minutes.
  4. Spray skillet with cooking spray and heat over medium heat.
  5. Add chicken to skillet and cook and stir for 2 minutes.
  6. Add onion and pesto; cook and stir 3 to 4 minutes or until chicken is cooked through.
  7. Stir in tomatoes and remove from heat. Let cool slightly.
  8. Spread chicken mixture evenly over bread dough to within 1 inch of edges.
  9. Sprinkle with cheese.
  10. Bake on bottom rack of oven about 20 minutes or until crust is golden brown.
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