Recipe

Grilled Chicken Caprese Pizza

Grilled Chicken Caprese Pizza
  • This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Recipe Using Fresh Mozzarella
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    LadyJ802's Notes:

    unlike traditional pizza, this one is GRILLED! Super easy, super healthy, and super delicious. And always custom made!! My favorite that i am entering is my version of chicken caprese.

Serves 2 pizzas

1 pkg. frozen organic pizza dough - THAWED (24 hours in fridge will do) Ask a question about this ingredient

1 jar organic pizza sauce Ask a question about this ingredient

1 can organic diced tomatoes-garlic and basil Ask a question about this ingredient

8 ounces fresh mozzerella Ask a question about this ingredient

1 bunch fresh basil Ask a question about this ingredient

4 roma tomatoes Ask a question about this ingredient

1 chichicken breast - grilled and cubed Ask a question about this ingredient

1 teaspoon oregano Ask a question about this ingredient

  1. prepare sauce - in small pot combine pizza sauce and diced tomatoes - mash large tomato chunks with fork- add oregano- heat until warm (simmer)

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  2. prepare chicken: Grill chicken breast, then cut or shred into small pieces about 1/2 inch chunks (or used pre cooked chicken - just heat and chop into pieces)

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  3. prepare toppings: While chicken is grilling chop basil into strips (julienne) it's easy to this if you layer all leaves then roll them like a cigar then cut with knife - set aside on a plate --- cut roma tomatoes - i like mine diced for easy eating - some like sliced for presentation - set aside on plate --- cut mozzerella into small chunks - set aside on plate

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  4. prepare the dough: ona flat table ot large cutting board sprinkle organic flour so dough doesn't stick - flour your hands as well- slightly sprinkle two pizza pans with flour too- take dough out of package and cut directly in half - reform each half back ito a perfect ball for a round pizza - otherwise you will have a naturally odd shaped pizza which is also fun and just as delicious.

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  5. make a crust: you can either rol it out or toss it out - whichever you prefer, however remember dough tends to have a memory and will try to shrink - just be patient eventually it will become as large as you want depending on how thick you like your crust

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  6. place your crust on FLOURED pizza pans.

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  7. Heat grill to about 300 degrees

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  8. lightly brush the top of your crust with organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil OR Spray EVOO.

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  9. put on grill: pick up dough and place OIL SIDE DOWN on grill - OR if you are confident you can smooth and quickly flip the pan onto the grill then pick up pan -- let the dough cook until it starts to create air pockets

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  10. when the dough is stiff and will slide a little bit when youpush with spatula it is ready to flip- before you flip brush or spray dough with EVOO - i recommend sliding the crust back onto the pan then flipping

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  11. FUN TIME!! ADD TOPPINGS! : for Chicken Caprese:add sauce, then basil, then 2 oz mozzerella - then chicken, then tomatoes then 2 more oz mozzerella - and a little dash of dried oregano - let the pizzas grill about 5-8 minutes with the top open - check underside to make sure it doesn't burn - close grill and cook for 3 minutes then turn off burners and let the pizza sit for about 5 minutes -- the toppings should be nice and melty

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  12. slide off grill, cut, and enjoy!

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