Chicken Spinach Sun Dried Tomato And Feta Pizza Food

THE ONLY PIZZA YOU'LL EVER WANT AGAIN: CHICKEN, SUN DRIED TOMATO, BROCCOLI, RICOTTA, MOZZARELLA AND BASIL

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 500 degrees F.
• On a 12-inch nonstick pizza pan, stretch out your dough and form the pizza crust. Drizzle 2 teaspoons extra virgin olive oil on crust and spread it with a pastry brush over the dough to the edges. Sprinkle crust with 2 tablespoons grated Parmigiano-Reggiano.
• In a small covered saucepan, bring 2 inches water to a boil. Separate broccoli tops into florets, discarding lower stalks or reserving for soup. Salt water and add broccoli florets. Cook covered 3 to 5 minutes. Drain broccoli and set on cutting board. Chop broccoli florets into small pieces.
• Heat a small nonstick pan over medium high to high heat. Add oil, cracked garlic and chicken. Season with salt and pepper. Brown chicken breast cut for stir-fry or tenders until lightly golden all over, 3 to 5 minutes. Chop sauteed chicken and garlic on a cutting board into small pieces.
• To assemble pizza, dot crust with chopped broccoli bits and cooked chopped chicken. Dot crust with spoonfuls of ricotta and spread ricotta gently with the back of your spoon. Add sliced sun-dried tomatoes, scattering them around the pizza to the edges. Complete the assembly with a thin layer of shredded mozzarella, about 1 cup. Place pizza in oven on middle rack and lower heat to 450 degrees F. Bake 12 minutes, until cheese is deep golden in color and crust is brown and crisp at the edges. Remove pizza from the oven and let stand 5 minutes. Top with lots of torn or shredded basil. Cut pizza into 8 slices using pizza wheel and serve.

CHICKEN WITH SUN-DRIED TOMATOES, FETA AND SPINACH IN PHYLLO CUPS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Brush 6 or 12-cup muffin tins with butter using pastry brush. Brush a layer of phyllo dough with butter, top with a second sheet of pastry, butter, then season the phyllo with salt and pepper and then top with a third sheet. Cut into 6 or 12 squares and arrange the phyllo in cups, allowing the dough to crumple and spill out of the tops of the tins. Brush the inside of the pastry cups with remaining butter. Bake until golden, 5 to 8 minutes. Cool.
• To a skillet preheated over medium high heat add chicken, garlic and onions and season with salt and pepper. Saute 5 minutes, add the sun-dried tomatoes and spinach and cook another 3 to 5 minutes. Add feta and taste to adjust seasonings.
• To serve, place phyllo cups on a serving platter and fill with mounds of chicken, sun- dried tomatoes and spinach mixture. A hearty vegetable and olive salad makes a perfect starter or side to this delicious, quick cross between chicken pot pies and spanakopita.

FETA SPINACH PIZZA

Steps:

• Unroll crust into a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan; flatten dough and build up edges slightly. Brush with oil; sprinkle with garlic. Spread with pizza sauce. , Layer with spinach, onion, mushrooms and cheeses. Sprinkle with basil, Italian seasoning and pepper flakes if desired. Bake at 400° for 15-18 minutes or until golden brown.

GREEK PIZZA WITH SPINACH, FETA AND OLIVES

Steps:

• Adjust oven rack to lowest position, and heat oven to 450 degrees. Mix mayonnaise, garlic and 1/2 cup feta in a small bowl. Place pizza crust on a cookie sheet; spread mayonnaise mixture over pizza, then top with tomatoes, olives and oregano. Bake until heated through and crisp, about 10 minutes.
• Toss spinach and onion with the 1 Tb. sun-dried tomato oil. Top hot pizza with spinach mixture and remaining 1/2 cup feta cheese. Return to oven and bake until cheese melts, about 2 minutes longer. Cut into 6 slices and serve.

CHICKEN, SPINACH, SUN-DRIED TOMATO, AND FETA PIZZA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425.
• Heat olive oil in large skillet on medium to medium-high heat.
• When oil is hot, add chicken and garlic.
• Cook until chicken is done and set aside.
• In another skillet, add water and spinach.
• Cover skillet at medium heat and wait for spinach to wilt.
• Remove spinach and drain.
• Spoon pizza sauce onto crust and spread to desired thickness.
• Cut tomatoes into small pieces.
• Distribute chicken evenly on crust.
• Cover chicken and crust with mozzarella cheese.
• Add spinach, tomatoes, and feta cheese.
• Bake for 18 minutes or until crisp.

CHICKEN, SPINACH & FETA PIZZA

Steps:

• Prepare pizza dough 2-3 hours ahead of time.
• Dissolve yeast in warm water in a warmed mixing bowl (I use a standing KitchenAid mixer).
• Add salt and flour to mixture and mix with dough hook on speed 2 until dough forms a ball and pulls away from sides of the bowl. Mix on speed two for an additional 2 minutes.
• Place dough in a greased bowl, turning to grease top. Cover with a damp towel and let sit in a warm area without a draft for 2 hours or until doubled in size.
• After it has risen munch it down and then spread the dough over a greased 14-inch or larger pizza pan.
• To make the sauce, combine stewed tomatoes, peppers and garlic in a food processor and puree until they have reached a desired consistency. Strain out excess moisture and spread over dough.
• Make sure that your spinach is well drained by squeezing out any excess water with paper towels. Spread over pizza, followed by remaining vegetables, chicken and finally the cheeses. Brush crust with olive oil.
• Bake at 400 F or until crust is browned and cheese is bubbly.

CHICKEN AND SUN-DRIED TOMATOES PIZZA

Steps:

• In a skillet, heat half the olive oil, add the onion and cook over medium heat until slightly browned; remove and set aside.
• In the same skillet, cook the garlic until slightly browned, about 2 minutes.
• In a blender, puree the garlic, sun-dried tomatoes, and the pizza sauce.
• Mixture should be easily spreadable, though somewhat dry.
• Add the remaining olive oil to the skillet and cook the chicken until done, adding salt and pepper to taste.
• Spread the sauce on the pizza, top with the chicken and onions then the cheese, and add italian seasoning.
• Cook according to package directions.

SPINACH FETA TOMATO PIZZA

Steps:

• On top of pizza crust, spread the alfredo sauce evenly.
• Sprinkle the Italian seasoning and garlic on top of the sauce.
• Add feta, parmesan, mozzarella cheeses.
• Spread the spinach across the pizza.
• Top with thin tomato slices, and finally, the avocado slices.
• Bake at 425 for about 20 minutes, depending on the type of crust you're using.