Creamy Chicken Pizza Topping Recipes

CHICKEN AND BACON PIZZA

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, mix together the flour, salt and yeast. Add the water and mix with a wooden spoon or your hands. It should be sticky, but not lumpy.
• Cover with saran wrap and a towel in a warm place, allowing it to rise for 24 hours. Transfer to a floured surface and shape into ball. Use when ready.
• Place pizza stone in oven 8" from the broiler element and preheat to 500°F. You want stone to be in oven for at least 30 minutes at 500°F.
• If using chicken breasts, heat medium skillet with 1 tbsp olive oil over medium heat. Season with Emeril's Essence and cook in skillet for 4 minutes on each side until completely cooked through and shred. If using rotisserie chicken, just shred, add the seasoning and set aside.
• In a medium skillet, cook the bacon over medium heat until fat is rendered and crisp. Place on paper towel-lined plate and reserve 1 tbsp bacon fat.
• In same skillet over medium heat, add butter. Add shallot and cook for about 2 minutes. Add garlic and cook for another 30 seconds. Add flour and cook for about 1 minute, or until bubbly.
• Slowly whisk in cream and chicken stock and cook for about 1 minute or until thickened. Add Italian seasoning and 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese and stir to combine. Remove from heat and set aside.
• Sprinkle pizza peel with cornmeal or flour. Use your hands to gently tug, pull and push the dough to the shape you want and place on pizza peel.
• Spread a light layer of the garlic cream sauce over the dough, leaving about 1 inch around the edges untouched. Spread the cooked chicken and bacon throughout the pizza. Add the mozzarella, cheddar and remaining Parmesan cheese on top.
• Once stone is preheated, turn broiler to high. Transfer pizza to pizza stone and bake for 4-5 minutes or until top is bubbly and bottom is golden brown.

CREAMY CHICKEN ENCHILADA PIZZA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°. Unroll and press dough onto bottom and 1/2 in. up sides of a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Bake 5 minutes., Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, combine cream cheese, 1/2 cup cheese, cumin, garlic powder and salt over medium heat; cook and stir for 5 minutes or until blended. Remove from heat. Add chicken; toss to coat. , Spread over crust. Drizzle with salsa and enchilada sauce; sprinkle with remaining cheese. Bake until crust is golden and cheese is melted, 8-12 minutes longer. Serve with toppings of your choice.

CHICKEN PIZZA

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook chicken in oil over medium heat for 10-15 minutes or until no longer pink. , Place the crust on a lightly greased 12-in. pizza pan. Spread with pesto; top with the chicken, tomato, beans and cheeses. Bake at 400° for 10-12 minutes or until cheese is melted. Freeze option: Securely wrap and freeze unbaked pizza. To use, unwrap pizza; bake as directed, increasing time as necessary.

CREAMY CHICKEN PIZZA TOPPING

Steps:

• Cook chicken breast in oven for 30 minutes at 180°C / 350°F or grill until cooked through. You can of course use leftover chicken.
• Melt butter over gentle heat in a small saucepan and stir in flour until mixed well.
• Stir in milk gradually and continue to stir until it has reduced just a little, not much just a minute or two.
• Reduce temperature to low and stir through cheese until it has just melted and remove from the heat.
• Stir through the pineapple juice and stir rapidly to get it back to a thinner consistency.
• Coarsely cut the chicken into cubes roughly 1cm (little under 1/2") across and add to the cheese sauce and mix through.
• Stir through pineapple, onion, garlic, parsley, chives and sage. Place in the refrigerator 30 minutes while you prepare the oven/grill or alternatively it can be done in advance.
• Spread the base with the tomato paste or your favourite pizza sauce and then evenly spread the chicken mixture over the top.
• Sprinkle the remaining 1/2 cup of mozzarella over the top and cook as per your preferences until the cheese is melted through etc.