Pesto Chicken Pizza with mozzarella, grape tomatoes, and arugula

(from castro15’s recipe box)

Categories: Meals

Ingredients

  • 1 Red Onion
  • 4 oz. Grape Tomatoes
  • 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. Prepare the Ingredients

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

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

  5. Return pan used to caramelize onion 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 from burner.

  6. 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 onion.

  7. 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.

  8. Cut pizzas into desired number of slices.

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