Chicken Dijon Pizza Recipes

CHICKEN DIJON PIZZA

Steps:

• Garlic chicken:.
• Combine garlic, soy sauce, salt and olive oil.
• Marinate the chicken breasts in the garlic oil for 10-20 minutes.
• Grill the chicken breasts for 5-7 minutes on each side (discard unused marinade).
• Take cooked chicken and chill thoroughly.
• Cut chicken into 3/4 inch cubes, set aside and refrigerate.
• Clean and trim spinach, plunge the leaves into rapidly boiling water for 30 seconds.
• Transfer the spinach to ice water and stir gently till the spinach is thoroughly chilled. The spinach should be limp and deep dark green.
• Drain the spinach and wring out all excess water.
• Set aside in refrigerator to continue draining till time to assemble the pizza.
• Braised shallots:.
• Cook shallots, stirring occasionally in olive oil over medium heat till lightly browned on all sides, about 3-4 minutes.
• Reduce heat to low, add thyme, water, salt and pepper and cover.
• Cook over low heat, covered for approximately 1/2 hour, stirring or tossing every 4-5 minutes.
• Drain and set aside. The shallots should be soft, translucent and light yellow-brown.
• Caramelized onions:.
• Melt butter in a small non-stick skillet over medium heat and cook the onions, stirring, till they just begin to brown, 3-4 minutes.
• Add vinegar, reduce heat to medium-low and continue cooking for 10 minutes, stirring to prevent scorching.
• Add soy sauce and cook 5 to 10 minutes longer, stirring.
• When done, the onions should be quite limp and caramelized brown.
• To make pizza:.
• Place the pizza stone in the center of the oven and preheat to 500 for one hour before cooking the pizza.
• Use a large spoon to spread 1 T mustard over the surface of the pizza dough within the rim.
• Place blanched spinach leaves over the mustard, forming a single layer.
• Spread 1/4 cup caramelized onions over the spinach and cover the onions with half the mozzarella.
• Evenly distribute half the grilled garlic chicken over the cheese.
• Place small cloves of shallot between the chicken pieces.
• Transfer the pizza to the oven; bake till the crust is crisp and golden and the cheese at the center is bubbly, 8-10 minutes.
• Repeat with remaining ingredients for a second pizza.

DIJON CHICKEN BREASTS

Steps:

• Pound chicken to 1-inch thick and season with salt and pepper.
• Heat olive oil over medium-high heat in a large skillet and cook chicken for 5-6 minutes per side, or until browned and the chicken reaches 165°F. Remove chicken from the pan and set aside lightly covering with foil.
• Add butter and garlic to the pan. Cook just until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
• Stir in white wine, making sure to scrape up any browned bits from the bottom of the pan. Simmer until the wine is reduced by half, about 3 minutes.
• Whisk in remaining ingredients and simmer for 2-4 minutes or until slightly thickened.
• Add chicken back to the pan along with any juices and cook just until heated through, about 2 minutes.

DIJON CHICKEN

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. Spray 11x7-inch glass baking dish with cooking spray. Place chicken in baking dish.
• In small bowl, mix remaining ingredients except pasta and parsley. Spread mustard mixture over chicken to coat thoroughly.
• Bake uncovered 25 to 30 minutes or until juice of chicken is no longer pink when centers of thickest pieces are cut.
• Meanwhile, cook and drain pasta as directed on package. Garnish chicken with parsley. Serve with pasta.