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Monday, March 19, 2012

chicken pesto pizza

Ingredients:
Pillsbury thin crust pizza dough
2 cups mozzarella or Italian blend cheese
2 chicken breast
1/4 cup pesto
2 Roma tomatoes
2 tbsp of grated Parmesan cheese
1 tbsp olive oil

Directions:
Cook the pizza crust on a cookie sheet or pizza stone for 5 mins at 400 degrees. While the crusts bakes, salt and pepper the chicken and saute in a pan with olive oil. Cook the chicken until when pierced the juices run clear. Set chicken aside and let rest. Take the pesto and spread it on the pizza crust. You can use store bought pesto or if your ambitious you can make it from scratch. Sprinkle one cup of the cheese evenly on the pizza. Slice the chicken breast and layer it over the cheese. Sprinkle the last cup of cheese over the chicken. Slice the tomatoes and place them on top. Sprinkle the whole pizza with Parmesan cheese. Bake at 450 degrees for about 5-10 mins.

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