Chicken Bacon BBQ Pesto Pizza

 

 

     I was craving pizza so badly this weekend so decided to come up with a simple and great pizza full of flavor. I was wanting something different, something with some interesting type of BBQ flavor, so decided to combine these great flavor combinations into one. Chicken Bacon BBQ Pesto Pizza.

 

Ingredients:

• 1 Store bought crust
• 1 boneless chicken breast
• 3 strips bacon
• 1/2 cup frozen corn
• 1 clove garlic
• 1/2 cup heavy cream
• 1/4 cup fresh Romano cheese
• Mozzarella cheese
• 2 tbs BBQ sauce
• 1 tbs pesto

 

1. Either boil or grill the chicken breast and once cooled cut up into chunks.


2. Cook bacon either by frying or baking and chop up into pieces.


3. Roll out pizza dough onto a baking sheet or pizza board.


4. Over medium high heat drizzle some olive oil and saute garlic till fragrant.


5. Pour in the heavy cream and lower heat and simmer.


6. Toss in the Romano cheese and mix well. Let cool and it will thicken up.


7. Spread Romano sauce over the pizza dough.


8. Sprinkle on the chicken, bacon, and the frozen corn. Top with mozzarella cheese and bake in 500 degree oven for roughly 10-15 minutes or until crust is perfectly browned.


9. Mix together the BBQ sauce and pesto and drizzle over the pizza and serve.

 

This pizza combination was delicious. The heartiness from the sauce, chicken, and cheese with the addition of the bold flavors of the BBQ and pesto were the perfect combination.

 

Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Serves: 2+