Recipe
Tuscan Chicken Pizza
Prep Time: 10 min
Cook Time: 15 min
Serves: 4
You don’t have to travel to Tuscany to enjoy this delicious pizza, but the combination of thyme, honey and prosciutto will have you feeling like you’re there.
Contributed By: Courtesy of Poulet du Québec
Ingredients
1 cup (250 mL)
Italian-style tomatoes, peeled, seeded and diced
1
onion, small, chopped
3
sprigs thyme, chopped
1 tbsp (15 mL)
honey
10
strips cooked chicken, size of your little finger
10
slices prosciutto
2 cups (500 mL)
mozzarella cheese, grated
1
pizza crust
8-10
leaves arugula (rocket), stems removed and washed
Instructions
1
Preheat oven to 175°C (350°F).
2
In a small frying pan, cook the tomatoes, onion, thyme and honey over medium-high heat for 7 minutes or until the sauce thickens. Set aside.
3
Wrap prosciutto slices around the chicken strips.
4
Place prosciutto-wrapped chicken strips on a baking sheet covered with parchment paper and bake for 5 minutes. Set aside.
5
Spread a generous amount of the tomato sauce on the pizza crust and add shredded mozzarella. Place prosciutto-wrapped chicken strips in a sunburst pattern on the cheese.
6
Bake in oven for about 10 minutes or until crust is cooked and cheese is melted.
7
Remove from oven. Add arugula between the chicken strips and serve immediately with a spinach and blackberry salad with balsamic glaze.