Chicken Pesto Fhazani from RedBrick Pizza

Grilled chicken, fresh peppers, onions, melted together in wheat pizza dough. Perfect.

Healthy Food


Makes 2 Servings

Ingredients:

  • 3.5 oz. Trader Joe’s wheat pizza dough
  • 1 Tbs olive oil
  • 1 garlic clove, chopped, fresh
  • 2 Tbs Trader Joe’s basil pesto
  • 1 oz. mozzarella cheese, low moisture, part skim, shredded
  • 1/3 oz. ricotta cheese, part skim
  • 3 oz. chicken breast, boneless/skinless, grilled, chopped
  • 1/2 cup Romaine lettuce, shredded
  • 1/2 cup iceberg lettuce, shredded
  • 4 slices tomatoes
  • 4 slices cucumber, without skin, fresh
  • 4 rings red bell peppers, sweet, fresh
  • 4 slices red onion, fresh

Directions:

  1. Follow the instructions on the package for preparing the dough then place dough on pizza stone or lightly oiled pan (analysis does not include oil on the pan).
  2. Pre-heat BBQ or oven to 375 degrees with pizza stone inside.
  3. Brush the dough with the olive oil.
  4. Place chopped garlic and pesto sauce on half of the pizza crust.
  5. Spread mozzarella cheese and pinches of Ricotta on the remaining half of pizza crust.
  6. Place cooked chicken pieces on the olive oil and garlic side.
  7. Place bell peppers and onions on the other half (cheese side).
  8. Before placing pizza in oven, turn oven to broil setting then broil/bake in the oven for approximately 3-5 minutes.
  9. Remove from oven when the cheese is golden and toppings are slightly brown on edges.
  10. Place the lettuce, tomatoes and cucumbers on the “chicken half” of the crust.
  11. Fold in half, so that the veggie toppings are over meat and cheese side.
  12. Cut in half and serve.

Nutrition Information per Serving*:370 calories, 20 g fat, 4 g saturated fat, 45 mg cholesterol, 730 mg sodium, 28 g carbohydrates, 3 g fiber, 3 g sugar, 2 g protein, 1 cup fruits/veggies

*Nutrition information may vary from the item served in the restaurant.