Chicken Pesto Pizza Recipe

I am clearly on the pizza train here, but I really can’t help it. I made and froze two batches of my Italian pizza dough yesterday, and so of course it was the perfect reason for me to make one more pizza.

Yay for chicken pesto pizza for dinner on a rainy Tuesday!
Seriously though, You’ve got to make the perfect grilled chicken from last summer to use in this recipe.

Sure you could also use rotisserie chicken, or really whatever chicken leftover you have around. But to really make this pizza be as special as it is in my dreams, I need to make that grilled chicken tenderloin covered in the smoked paprika spice mix. Holy grilled chicken, you’ll see what I’m talking about!

Then I layered slices of my favorite organic pepper jack cheese, followed by the chicken and a sprinkling of more grated pepper jack. I want that cheese to just nicely hug the chicken from all sides like a cozy blanket.

Ingredients

• 1 batch rustic pizza dough (formed into 6 dough balls)
• 1 pound best grilled chicken sliced
• 1 1/2 pounds pepper jack cheese shredded or thinly sliced
• 2 basil sprigs for garnish
• Red pepper flakes for serving
• Walnut Pesto
• 2 bunches basil (leaves only)
• 1/3 c walnuts chopped
• 1/2 c extra virgin olive oil
• 1 large lemon juiced
• 2 cloves garlic grated

Instructions

1. Prepare your pizza dough according to the recipe directions.
2. .............................................

for full instruction please see : ciaoflorentina.com

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