- Prep Time:15 minutes
- Cook Time:10-12 minutes
- Serves:4
Pizza piled high with grilled chicken, bacon, mozzarella cheese, tomatoes, avocados and fresh greens.
Why try? Pizza and salad is a classic partnership. Why not put them together with every bite?
Foodie Byte: While the pizza, meat and cheese are baking, you’ve got time mix up your salad ingredients to top the pie as it comes out of the oven.
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Ingredients
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12 ounce prepared pizza dough
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Corn meal for dusting
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½ cup prepared pesto sauce, divided
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½ pound grilled chicken (about 2 to 3 boneless skinless chicken breast filets), sliced into strips
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½ pound bacon, cut in half, cooked crisp
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3 cups shredded mozzarella cheese, divided
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2 cups mixed salad greens
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2 tablespoons prepared oil and vinegar salad dressing
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2 roma tomatoes, ½-inch dice
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1 avocado, ½-inch dice
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¼ cup Parmesan cheese, shaved
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1 cup mayonnaise
Preparation
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1
Preheat oven to 475°F.
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2
Roll out pizza dough into 12-inch circle. Place on oiled pizza pan or large baking sheet lightly dusted with cornmeal.
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3
Spread ¼ cup pesto sauce evenly over pizza crust; top evenly with 1 cup shredded cheese.
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4
Arrange chicken slices and bacon strips over pesto sauce. Top with remaining shredded cheese and bake for 10 to 12 minutes or until golden and bubbly. Remove from oven.
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5
Combine ¼ cup pesto sauce and mayonnaise; stir to blend. Reserve. Cut pizza into slices.
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6
Combine mixed greens with salad dressing and toss to blend; arrange over hot pizza.
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7
Top evenly with tomatoes and avocado dices. Spoon pesto mayonnaise over sliced pizza.
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