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Chicken Pesto Pizza with Roasted Red Peppers and Asparagus

By: Mealtime.org

"Bake and enjoy this aromatic homemade pizza, made with basil pesto as the sauce, and topped with canned chicken, asparagus and roasted red bell peppers. With canned chicken as the topping, it's a lean, yet protein-rich dish, prepared in less than 30 minutes--with recipe-ready ingredients."

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Prep Time:
10 Min

Cook Time:
15 Min

Ready In:
25 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 5 servings

Ingredients

1 (10 ounce) can premium white-meat chicken, packed in water, drained
1/3 cup diced onion
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 tablespoons olive oil
4 tablespoons basil pesto sauce, divided
Vegetable oil spray
1 (10 ounce) package refrigerated pizza dough
1 cup fresh asparagus cut in 1-inch pieces, or canned, cut asparagus, drained
1 cup chopped, fresh red bell peppers (roasted*) or canned, roasted red bell peppers, drained
1/2 cup shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
1 ounce feta cheese, crumbled

Directions

Heat oven to 400 degrees F. Brown chicken with onion and garlic in olive oil in a medium, non-stick skillet. Remove from heat; blend with 2 tablespoons pesto sauce; set aside.
Lightly coat a 9x12-inch baking sheet or a 14-inch pizza stone with vegetable oil spray. Press or roll dough onto baking sheet or pizza stone to desired thickness. Spread remaining 2 tablespoons pesto sauce over dough, leaving a 1-inch edge. Arrange chicken mixture, asparagus and roasted red peppers on top. Sprinkle with cheeses. Bake for 12 to 15 minutes until cheeses melt and crust is lightly browned.

Footnotes

* To roast peppers, cut them in quarters and remove membranes and seeds. Broil peppers skin side up on a baking sheet until skins are blackened. Remove from oven, place in a paper bag, close bag, and let peppers sweat for about 15 minutes until skins come loose. Cool, then remove peel.