Remember that show? Sandra Lee with her semi-homemade dinners? I loved it, except for her "table scapes." They were all inspired by Holly Hobby or something.
Anyway...I am a pizza fanatic. New York, Detroit, thin crust, veggie, meat lovers, weird combos, you name it. While I love going out for a cheesy heart attack pie as much as the next guy, sometimes just making one at home for a quick dinner is what the doctor ordered.
So, yesterday I discovered I had half of a chicken breast half. What can you do with that? I decided on BBQ pizza. I've been known to say that I really don't think chicken has any place on a pizza, but I can make exceptions from time to time.
The semi-homemade part is a pre-baked pizza crust. Most stores carry Boboli. These are good, but I prefer Mama Mary's Thin & Crispy. A) they are thin & crispy B) they come in a 2-pack and C) they cost less than Boboli. Here's what I did:
Ingredients
Ready for the oven
3 oz (or so) chicken breast
BBQ sauce of your choice
shredded cheddar mixed with shredded monterrey jack
3 slices store-bought fully cooked bacon, chopped
red onion, thinly sliced
fresh cilantro
1. Cook chicken however you like then shred it. Mix it with a little of your bbq sauce.
2. Cover your crust with a bbq sauce. Bottled bbq sauces tend to be rather sweet, so I use a thin coat here so that the sauce isn't overwhelming.
3. Top with a mixture of cheddar & monterrey jack.
4. Top that with your shredded chicken, bacon and onion.
Right out of the oven. Time for finishing touches
5. Bake at 425 for about 10 minutes. Top with roughly chopped fresh cilantro and give it a drizzle of bbq sauce.
Ready to eat!
So many of us are in need of quick weeknight dinners, especially on those days of after-school soccer, ballet, or karate practices. Keep some of these pizza crusts in your pantry, and whip up your own pie in no time. Remember, it's like my "kitchen sink" fried rice: try out any combo of ingredients that you find in your kitchen.
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