Chicken Pesto Pizza
The absolute perfect weeknight meal that comes together in minutes! Use leftover rotisserie chicken, fresh tomatoes, pesto and cheese!
I’ve been eating a little too healthy lately.
Okay, maybe it’s not “too healthy”.
But it’s zucchini noodles.
And detox soup.
So now.
I need pizza.
But hey.
I added tomatoes.
And pesto.
So it’s not that horrible for you.
Except it does have two kinds of cheeses for you.
Nope.
Couldn’t cut back on those!
Chicken Pesto Pizza
Ingredients
- ¼ cup yellow cornmeal
- 1 13.8-ounce can refrigerated classic pizza crust
- ¼ cup pesto, homemade or store-bought
- 8 1-ounce slices fresh mozzarella cheese
- 1 cup ricotta cheese
- 1 cup leftover rotisserie chicken
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees F. Lightly coat a baking sheet or pizza pan with olive oil.
- Working on a surface that has been sprinkled with cornmeal, roll out the pizza into a 12-inch-diameter round. Transfer to prepared baking sheet or pizza pan.
- Using a small ladle, spread pesto over the surface of the dough in an even layer, leaving a 1/2-inch border.
- Top with mozzarella, dollops of ricotta, chicken and tomatoes.
- Place into oven and bake for 15-20 minutes, or until the crust is golden brown and the cheeses have melted.
- Serve immediately.
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Easy to make and delicious to eatthanks for the recipe! I’ll be making this again and again
I don’t like ricotta so instead I did a handful of Italian mixed cheese and this pizza turned out so good! I also used my own pizza dough. But still, this pizza was so good! Definitely keeping this one.
So delicious! What is the nutrition serving size? One slice? Thanks again for a yummy meal!
I love this pizza! I am having trouble pinning it to my Pinterest. Why?
Looks wonderful. How much pesto? It’s not in the ingredient list. Thanks!
Hi Linda! The amount of pesto is actually listed in the ingredients! It’s 1/4 cup. 🙂
Nothing like a good pizza! Love that this one has fresh mozzarella on it! Yum!
Oh this looks delicious! I cannot wait to try this!!
Love me some pesto pizza! It also love that it’s so quick and easy to make. Sometimes I will just use a pita bread for my crust and make myself a small one for lunch!
What a great idea!
This pizza looks delicious!
this pesto pizza looks amazing! beautiful photography as well!
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This pizza looks incredible! I can’t wait to make this soon!
Paige Flamm
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Pizza with chicken and pesto looks great. I have a couple of questions.
You mention baking on an oiled pizza pan or baking sheet. What about a pizza stone?
When in oven, what section of the oven do you suggest using? Top, middle or lower
Thanks!!
Yes, you can absolutely use a pizza stone. I recommend using the top section of the oven.
Ooooh this looks delightfully naughty. Can’t wait to try it.
Yum! This looks bomb, girl!
Great idea ! Great photos as usual ! Thank you !