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Hearty Chicken Pesto Pizzas Recipe

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Brimming with toppings, these loaded personal pizzas are best served with a knife and fork. They’ll be a hit! Thanks to Joanna Burke of Culpeper, Virginia for the recipe.

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4 Servings
Prep/Total Time: 30 min.

Ingredients

4 whole pita breads
1 small onion, thinly sliced
1 tablespoon Crisco® Pure Olive Oil
1 teaspoon minced garlic
1/4 cup sour cream
1/4 cup prepared pesto
2 packages (6 ounces each) ready-to-use Southwestern chicken strips
2 medium tomatoes, coarsely chopped
1 cup (4 ounces) shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese

Directions

Place pita breads on an ungreased baking sheet. Bake at 400° for 5-7 minutes or until lightly browned.
Meanwhile, in a small skillet, saute onion in oil until tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer.
In a small bowl, combine sour cream and pesto. Top each pita with onion mixture; spread pesto mixture evenly over onion layer.
Top with the chicken, tomatoes and cheese. Bake for 7-9 minutes or until cheese is melted. Yield: 4 servings.

Nutrition Facts: 1 pizza equals 507 calories, 21 g fat (8 g saturated fat), 87 mg cholesterol, 987 mg sodium, 42 g carbohydrate, 3 g fiber, 36 g protein.

Hearty Chicken Pesto Pizzas published in Simple & Delicious May/June 2008, p27

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Reviewed on Jun. 14, 2008 by lindachicken__Oklahoma

Hearty Chicken Pesto Pizzas Recipe

Hearty Chicken Pesto Pizzas Recipe

Nutrition Facts

One serving:
1 pizza

Calories:
507

Fat:
21 g

Saturated Fat:
8 g

Cholesterol:
87 mg

Sodium:
987 mg

Carbohydrate:
42 g

Fiber:
3 g

Protein:
36 g

Hearty Chicken Pesto Pizzas

Simple & Delicious

Brimming with toppings, these loaded personal pizzas are best served with a knife and fork. They’ll be a hit! Thanks to Joanna Burke of Culpeper, Virginia for the recipe.

SERVINGS: 4

CATEGORY: Main Dish

METHOD: Baked

TIME: Prep/Total Time: 30 min.

Ingredients:

4 whole pita breads
1 small onion, thinly sliced
1 teaspoon minced garlic
1 tablespoon olive oil
1/4 cup sour cream
1/4 cup prepared pesto
2 packages (6 ounces each) ready-to-use Southwestern chicken strips
2 medium tomatoes, coarsely chopped
1 cup (4 ounces) shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese

Directions:

Place pita breads on an ungreased baking sheet. Bake at 400° for 5-7 minutes or until lightly browned.
Meanwhile, in a small skillet, saute onion and garlic in oil until tender. In a small bowl, combine sour cream and pesto. Top each pita with onion mixture; spread pesto mixture evenly over onion layer.
Top with chicken, tomatoes and cheese. Bake for 7-9 minutes or until cheese is melted. Yield: 4 servings.

Reviewed on May. 27, 2008 by Lrdwilliams

I just love Pizza ... by far my favorite food so this recipe looks excellent!!!

I will try it & post my thoughts

enjoying the world's most exquisite oolong tea

Reviewed on May. 27, 2008 by mapanda

For the first time, I have been denied access to a page saying something about my IP address. I was going to check out this recipe, but I guess I won't now.

Margaret