Chicken Pizza with Creamy Garlic Sauce
Total Time
1 hr 45 mins
Prep Time
1 hr 30 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Rating
5 out of 5 stars
(20)
Ingredients
1 extra large pizza
- 3/4 cup warm water
- 1 Tbsp active dry yeast
- 1/2 Tbsp honey
- 1 1/2 Tbsp olive oil
- 2 cups plus 2 Tbsp all-purpose flour
- 3/4 tsp salt
- 2 Tbsp unsalted butter
- 2 Tbsp flour
- 1 1/4 cup milk
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/8 tsp pepper
- 2-3 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 Tbsp fresh basil, finely chopped
- 1/4 cup parmesan cheese, shredded
- Mozzarella cheese (12 slices or grated)
- 1 large chicken breast, sautéed and diced
- 2 medium tomatoes, diced
- 2 Tbsp basil, coarsely torn
- 5 medium mushrooms, sliced
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Preparation
Step 1
Add water and yeast to the bread maker and let it stand a few minutes.
Step 2
Add the remaining dough ingredients in the bread-maker in the order they are listed and put it on the dough setting.
Step 3
The dough will be sticky and it will be easy to work with once it's oiled.
Step 4
Using a mixer or kneading by hand: Put warm water in a large bowl, add the yeast and let stand for a few minutes. Add honey and olive oil. Add flour, then the salt and mix until well-combined (use a dough hook on speed 2 with a mixer).
Step 5
The dough should be sticky. Cover with plastic wrap and leave in a warm place until doubled in volume.
Step 6
Prep the Sauce while the dough is rising since it will need time to cool down:
Step 7
Melt butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. Whisk in flour until well mixed.
Step 8
Gradually whisk in milk.
Step 9
Add salt, pepper, garlic and basil.
Step 10
Mix in Parmesan cheese and stir until the cheese has melted and the sauce is well blended.
Step 11
Remove from heat. It will thicken more as it stands.
Step 12
Once the dough is ready: Preheat the Oven to 425°F.
Step 13
Drizzle another 2 tbsp oil onto a large baking sheet. Transfer the dough onto the large oiled baking sheet and turn it a couple of times to make sure the dough is covered in oil.
Step 14
Roll the dough out in the large cookie sheet.
Step 15
Spread on the white pizza sauce.
Step 16
Spread on the cheese, chicken, tomatoes, mushrooms and basil.
Step 17
Bake at 425°F for 13-14 minutes or until the crust is crisp and toppings are cooked. Set the oven to Broil and bake another 2 minutes or until cheese begins to golden.
Step 18
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Chef's notes
Making pizza dough in a bread-maker makes it sooo easy!
Mine takes about an hour. The dough will be sticky and it will be easy to work with once it’s oiled.
Using a mixer or kneading by hand:
The dough should be sticky. Cover with plastic wrap and leave in a warm place until doubled in volume.
Drizzle 2 tbsp oil onto a large baking sheet. Transfer the dough onto the large oiled baking sheet and turn it a couple of times to make sure the dough is covered in oil.
Roll the dough out in the large cookie sheet. I use my handy “Chef Roller“ for this job. It saves a potentially messy step (transferring the dough after it’s rolled out) and you don’t have to clean your counter tops afterwards.
