Homemade Chicken Pizza for Dinner
Last Updated on 2020-10-15 by Linda
Homemade Chicken Pizza are ready in just minutes, and are a delicious leftover chicken recipe using just a few simple ingredients. It is the perfect Friday Night Dinner or lunch time snack. Honestly with the kids back to school working all week who has the time or energy on the weekend for formal dinners?
Now full disclosure the pizza is ready in minutes after a bit of advance prep. This is a Friday night relaxation dinner using leftovers and taking advantage of the fact you will have made your dough in advance and stored it in the freezer. Or if you have extra time, make the dough fresh and use it as a Family bonding, de compressing time. There is something very relaxing about kneading dough ( especially if you use a dough hook and a mixer lol)
Disclosure: I am participating in the Chicken Farmers of Canada September campaign .I received compensation in exchange for my participation in this campaign. The opinions on this blog are my own.
Homemade Chicken Pizza
If you are looking for a quick and delicious lunch or dinner, this Homemade Chicken Pizza recipe is for you! I know chicken on Pizza is that as crazy as Pineapple? Quite possibly but I love them both so why not. Today’s dinner is taking advantage of leftover chicken because sometimes we just need to relax and breath.
School is back in session and looking so different everywhere. Most of us are sharing offices and classrooms and kitchen tables. Today I want to talk about preparing meals in advance and taking advantage of left overs. I mean who doesn’t have leftovers am I right? Well maybe those of you with many teenage boys, but we have leftovers and like to create quick and easy meals. Double win.
Chicken Pizza done Right
We’ve enjoyed this hhomemade Pizza crust for years. Normally it takes a bit of time but I have two quick tips for you. Using a mixer and a dough hook cuts the time significantly and when the machine is mixing you and the family can be prepping the toppings. or Freeze the dough and
Pizza dough is perfect for freezing so you have some on hand when the craving hits! Our recipe yields two pizza pies so you can easily make one pizza now and freeze the second for later.
After the first rise, divide the dough in half. Lightly rub the dough you want to freeze in olive oil and wrap in plastic wrap. Place in a freezer safe bag and freeze. Dough will last for about 3 months in the freezer.
Prepping the Chicken
When it comes to the chicken used for this recipe, you also have a few options. You can bake boneless skinless chicken breasts ahead of time so that prep time is minimal or you can BBQ a few tasty breasts but that takes a bit more time. Remember this is supposed to be about quick and efficient so we can relax.
I like to plan ahead and during the weeks meal prep we try and cook a few extra breasts to use for sandwiches or other dishes. Today we are using leftover breast from our Margarita Chicken.
Y’all know I am all about tips in this post so here is one more for you. Always look for the Raised by a Canadian Farmer logo when choosing your chicken. We order our chicken directly from a farmer here in Ontario but if we need to supplement our stock we make sure the package has the right logo, look for that red chicken with the maple leaf.
Did you know that 90% of Canadian chicken farms are family owned and operated, passed down from generation to generation? Creating and maintaining over 78,000 Canadian jobs in various sectors; supporting chicken Canadian will create jobs, help local communities and grow the Canadian economy. While this is important at all times, I think right now our economy needs that extra support.
Pizza for Dinner
Oops let’s get back on track with the pizza shall we.
What you will need:
- Homemade Pizza Dough or you can actually try a pre-made crust to really save time. (homemade is better)
- Pasta Sauce ( and if you has Spaghetti this week use the left over it is the best)
- chopped seasoned chicken breast
- red peppers
- mozeralla cheese slices
- shredded Mozza cheese
- jalepenos
- mushrooms ( if you like)
- italian seasoning
- other preferred toppings
How to make the Pizza:
- add parchment paper to pizza pan
- Roll out pizza dough
- add mozza slices on top of dough (yes before the sauce trust me)
- add pasta sauce
- add chicken
- add veggie toppings
- sprinkle italian seasoning
- top with shredded mozza cheese
- add fresh sliced red peppers
- bake at 475 for 7-10 minutes ideally on the middle rack. remove and serve hot.
- enjoy
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Homemade Chicken Pizza
Equipment
- pizza pans
- knife
Ingredients
- Homemade Pizza Dough or you can actually try a pre-made crust to really save time. homemade is better
- Pasta Sauce and if you has Spaghetti this week use the left over it is the best
- chopped seasoned chicken breast
- red peppers
- mozeralla cheese slices
- shredded Mozza cheese
- jalepenos
- mushrooms ( if you like)
- other preferred toppings
- italian seasoning
Instructions
- :add parchment paper to pizza pan
- Roll out pizza dough
- add mozza slices on top of dough (yes before the sauce trust me
- )add pasta sauce
- add chicken
- add veggie toppings
- sprinkle italian seasoning
- top with shredded mozza cheese
- add fresh sliced red peppers
- bake at 475 for 7-10 minutes ideally on the middle rack. remove and serve hot
- .enjoy
