Sun Ripened Tomato Basil Chicken Pizza
by Mindie May Hilton
SusanvilleStuff Food Blogger
A lot of people enjoy growing their own tomatoes in the Summer. Ours seem to be setting late this year, but soon we will have some tomatoes on our hands. Here is a new great way to serve them in my Sun Ripened Tomato Basil Chicken Pizza.
My husband and boys love pizza. Their favorite is the classic pepperoni. I, however, love coming up with more nutritious varieties of pizza to serve them.
Tomatoes are often called a super food, because they are so good for you. Instead of a traditional pizza sauce, I used a Sun-Ripened Tomato Sandwich Spread. It ads great flavor to your pizza, without a lot of work. Another way to add lots of flavor is with fresh basil. I used fresh basil from my herb garden in this recipe, but you can always find it at the store.
This is a great recipe for using up leftover cooked chicken. I used some leftover deli chicken fingers on ours. You could however use grilled chicken, for a lighter pizza, or no chicken at all.
Sun Ripened Tomato Basil Chicken Pizza
Ingredients:
Makes 1 Pizza, Serving 4-6 People
- 1/4 Cup Yellow Corn Meal
- 1 Can of Classic Pizza Crust Dough
- 4 oz of Sun-Ripened Tomato Spread
- 2 Cups of Shredded Mozzarella Cheese
- 2 Cooked Deli Chicken Fingers, Chopped
- 1/2 Large Tomato, Diced
- 1 Handful of Fresh Clean Basil Leaves
- Onion Powder
- Garlic Powder
- Ground Black Pepper
- 1 Tbs Basil Oil (Optional)
Directions:
Preheat oven to 400 F degrees. Sprinkle baking pan with yellow corn meal. Roll out dough on top of corn meal. Spread Sun-Ripened Tomato Spread evenly onto dough. Top with shredded cheese. Then top with your fresh basil, tomatoes, and cooked chicken.
Sprinkle lightly with onion powder, garlic powder, and ground black pepper. Optional, drizzle with basil oil. Bake for 20 minutes, or until dough is crisp to your liking.
Tips:
I used Mezzetta’s Sandwich Spread Sun-Ripened Tomato With Cilantro, Lime, And Jalapeno brand in this recipe. I enjoy a little heat, however any flavor of sun dried tomato spread you like will work. If you are counting calories, you may want to skip the drizzle of basil oil. Basil oil is simply extra virgin olive oil that has been infused with basil. You can find it in the store or make your own.
-Enjoy!
Visit Mindie May’s yummy food blog Bacon Time With The Hungry Hypo.
When she is not cooking up new recipes, she is designing for her shop TLC Creations.
