Chicken Blue Cheese Pizza Food

PIZZA WITH NY STRIP, BLUE CHEESE AND BALSAMIC GLAZE

Steps:

• For the glaze:
• Bring vinegar to a boil in a small nonreactive saucepan and cook, stirring occasionally, until reduced to 1/2 cup. Stir in the honey and season with salt and pepper, to taste.
• For the steak:
• Heat grill to high. Brush steak on both sides with oil and season with salt and pepper. Grill until golden brown and slightly charred on both sides and cooked to medium-rare doneness, about 5 minutes per side. Remove from the grill to a cutting board, tent lightly with foil and let rest for 10 minutes. Slice into 1/4-inch thick slices.
• For the pizza:
• Heat the grill to high.
• Brush both sides of the pizzas with oil and season with salt and pepper. Grill until golden brown on both sides, about 2 minutes per side. Remove from the grill, divide the Monterey Jack cheese over the top of each one and then sprinkle with the blue cheese. Place back on the grill, close the cover of the grill and grill until the cheese has melted, about 1 minute. Remove to a flat surface, divide the steak between each pizza, then top with the watercress Drizzle with some of the balsamic glaze and sprinkle with some of the shaved Parmigiano-Reggiano.
• In a large bowl stir together 1/3 cup water, yeast, and sugar and let stand until foamy, about 10 minutes. Stir in remaining 1/3 cup water, 2 tablespoons oil, 1 3/4 cups flour, cornmeal, and salt and blend until the mixture forms a dough. Knead dough on a floured surface, incorporating as much of remaining 1/4 cup flour, as necessary, to prevent dough from sticking, until smooth about 5 to 10 minutes. Form the dough into a ball.
• Lightly oil the sides and bottom of a large bowl with oil, add the dough, turn to coat in the oil, cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled in size, about 1 hour. Gently punch the dough down and divide into 4 equal pieces. Roll each piece on a lightly floured surface into a 10-inch circle that is 1/8-inch thick. Brush off excess flour and transfer the dough to a baking sheet, cover each circle of dough with plastic wrap and continue stacking rolled out pieces on top of each other. Wrap well with plastic wrap and refrigerate until ready to grill.

BUFFALO CHICKEN PIZZA

Steps:

• Unroll pizza crust into a lightly greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan; flatten dough and build up edges slightly. Bake at 400° for 7 minutes. Brush dough with 3 tablespoons Buffalo wing sauce. Combine cheddar and mozzarella cheeses; sprinkle a third over the crust. Set aside., In a large skillet, cook the chicken, garlic salt, pepper and chili powder in butter until chicken is no longer pink. Add the remaining wing sauce; cook and stir over medium heat 5 minutes longer., Spoon over pizza. Sprinkle with oregano and remaining cheese., Bake until crust is golden brown and cheese is melted, 18-20 minutes. Serve with celery and blue cheese dressing. Freeze option: Bake pizza crust as directed; cool. Top with all the ingredients as directed and securely wrap and freeze unbaked pizza. To use, unwrap pizza; bake as directed, increasing time as necessary.

BUFFALO STYLE CHICKEN PIZZA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
• In a medium bowl combine the cubed chicken, melted butter and hot sauce. Mix well. Spread whole bottle of salad dressing over crust, then top with chicken mixture and sprinkle with shredded cheese.
• Bake in preheated oven until crust is golden brown and cheese is bubbly, about 5 to 10 minutes. Let set a few minutes before slicing, and serve.

CHICKEN & BLUE CHEESE PIZZA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450°. In a large skillet, heat butter and 1 tablespoon oil over medium heat. Add mushrooms and onion; cook and stir until tender, 4-6 minutes. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Add spinach; cook and stir over medium-high heat until wilted, 1-2 minutes., Stir in chicken, salt and pepper. Unroll and press dough onto bottom of a greased 15x10x1-in. pan. Spoon chicken mixture over dough. Bake until crust is lightly browned, 14-16 minutes., Sprinkle with cheese and bacon; drizzle with remaining oil. Bake until heated through, 3-5 minutes. Freeze option: Prepare pizza as directed, decreasing bake time to 10 minutes. Top with cheese and bacon; drizzle with remaining oil. Cool. Securely wrap and freeze partially baked pizza. To use, unwrap pizza; bake until crust is lightly browned and toppings are heated through, 15-20 minutes.

GRILLED CHICKEN, ARUGULA, BLUE CHEESE PIZZA

Steps:

• Place pizza crust in medium bowl and allow to come to room temperature. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Drizzle with 1 Tbsp olive oil and turn to coat. Add oregano and garlic powder and continue turning. Coat a cookie sheet in corn meal and press pizza dough into a circle on cookie sheet.
• Bake pizza crust at 400 degrees until lightly brown. Poke with fork as it bakes if dough bubbles form. In the meantime, sautee onions in 1 Tbsp olive oil until soft and golden.
• Remove crust from oven and drizzle with 1 Tbsp of olive oil. Cover with sauteed onions. Cover with arugula. Drizzle top with 1 Tbsp olive oil and lemon juice. Slice chicken and place on arugula. If chicken is still warm from the grill, it is even better as it slightly wilts the arugula. Crumble bleu cheese over top. Then add freshly ground pepper. Right before serving, drizzle with balsamic vinegar.
• As an alternative, drizzle with low fat caesar dressing instead of balsamic vinegar.
• Slice and enjoy!

BLUE CHEESE CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Stir cream cheese and blue cheese together in a bowl. Beat egg in a separate bowl. Pour bread crumbs into a third shallow bowl.
• Spread cheese mixture over each chicken piece. Roll each piece of chicken around filling; dip into egg and press into bread crumbs until coated. Arrange chicken rolls on a baking sheet or baking pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, 20 to 30 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C). Cheese mixture will start to run out when done. Serve chicken over cooked rice.

BBQ-BLUE CHEESE CHICKEN PIZZA

Steps:

• Heat oven to 425ºF.
• Spread pizza crust with barbecue sauce; top with remaining ingredients.
• Place pizza directly on middle rack of oven.
• Bake 8 to 10 min. or until cheese is melted.

BBQ CHICKEN AND BLUE CHEESE PIZZA

Steps:

• Heat oven to 425ºF.
• Spread pizza crust with barbecue sauce; top with remaining ingredients.
• Place pizza directly on middle rack of oven.
• Bake 8 to 10 min. or until cheese is melted.

BEA'S BUFFALO CHICKEN AND BLUE CHEESE PIZZA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Grease a 12 inch x 12 inch non-stick pizza pan or a 15 inch x 10 inch non-stick baking sheet with shortening.
• Press dough onto sheet.
• Mix hot sauce and butter together.
• Spread half of the hot sauce mixture over dough.
• Mix together the onions, chicken and remainder of hot sauce.
• Spoon mixture evenly over dough.
• Sprinkle with cheeses.
• Bake 15 to 20 minutes or until bottom of crust is golden brown.
• Drizzle ranch dressing over pizza and serve.