Pesto Chicken Pizza with mozzarella, grape tomatoes, and arugula

(from castro15’s recipe box)

Categories: Pizza/flatbread

Ingredients

  • 3 oz. Grape Tomatoes
  • 1 Red Onion
  • 2 Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts
  • 2 Naan Flatbreads
  • 3 oz. Shredded Mozzarella
  • 3 Tbsp. Basil Pesto
  • 1/2 oz. Baby Arugula

Directions

  1. Move oven rack to top position. Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Thoroughly rinse produce and pat dry. Prepare a baking sheet with foil.

  2. Halve grape tomatoes. Halve and peel onion. Slice halves into thin strips. Rinse chicken breasts and pat dry. On a separate cutting board, cut chicken into 1” dice. Season with ½ tsp. salt and a pinch of pepper.

  3. Heat 2 tsp. olive oil in a medium non-stick pan over medium heat. Add onions to hot pan and cook, stirring occasionally, until onions are tender and lightly charred, 10-12 minutes. Transfer onions to a plate and set aside. Reserve pan; no need to wipe clean.

  4. Return pan used to caramelize onions to medium-high heat. Add 2 tsp. olive oil and chicken to hot pan and cook undisturbed until browned on one side, 3-4 minutes. Stir chicken and cook until chicken reaches a minimum internal temperature of 165 degrees, 2-3 minutes. Remove pan from burner.

  5. Drizzle each flatbread with ¼ tsp. olive oil and season with a pinch of salt and pepper. Divide chicken between each flatbread, followed by mozzarella, grape tomatoes, and caramelized onions.

  6. Place assembled pizzas directly on top oven rack. Place prepared baking sheet on rack below to catch any drips. Bake until crust is golden brown, and cheese is melted, 7-10 minutes. Remove from oven and rest 5 minutes. Garnish rested pizzas with pesto and arugula.

  7. Cut pizzas into desired number of slices.

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