Monday, August 4, 2008

Chicken and Pear Pizza

After my first attempt at making a Pizza was decent but nothing special, I decided to come back for a second try with a couple additional ingredients.

Ingredients:
Whole Wheat pre-made Pizza dough from Trader Joe's
  • 1 Anjou Pear
  • 4 Pieces of turkey bacon
  • 1 large boneless skinless chicken breast
  • Small block Monterrey Jack cheese
  • 2 tbsp goat cheese crumbles
  • 2 tbsp Litehouse Balsamic Vinaigrette
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
Directions:
  1. Start by cutting up the chicken breast. I cut it into about 3 dozen pieces that were 1-2" long by 1/4" thick.
  2. Put the breast pieces into a skillet preheated on medium. Season with salt and pepper to taste
  3. Saute until the chicken is cooked through
  4. Set aside
  5. In a second skillet fry bacon until crispy but not burnt
  6. Set aside
  7. Pull out the dough and prepare as directed on the back of the package
  8. Grate 2 cups of Monterrey jack cheese from the block
  9. Set aside
  10. Pre-Heat oven to 450 degrees
  11. Cut up the pear into small thin slices and put them in the same skillet that the chicken cooked in
  12. Saute on low for 5 minutes with a small amount of salt and pepper
  13. Roll out the pizza dough that has been sitting out for 20 minutes into a circle with a 12-14" diameter.
  14. Top with cheese, then chicken, then bacon, then pears
  15. Put the pizza in the oven for 10-15 minutes until cheese starts to bubble and brown
  16. Remove the pizza, sprinkle with goat cheese crumbles and drizzle with balsamic vinaigrette
  17. enjoy!

Notes: The first time I tried this I did it without the bacon and the goat cheese. This made for a noticeable lack of saltiness in the pizza. With the goat cheese and bacon, the balance was just right!