Fajita Pizza Food

BAKED CHICKEN FAJITA NAAN PIZZA

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Meanwhile, heat the oil until hot in a grill pan or skillet over medium-high heat, then add the chicken. Cook thoroughly, about 5 minutes on each side, then remove from the pan.
• Add more oil to the pan as necessary, and add the mushrooms, peppers, onions, fajita seasoning and 1/2 teaspoon each salt and pepper and cook until the vegetables are slightly tender, tossing with tongs periodically, about 5 minutes. Remove from the pan.
• Place the naan on a baking sheet, pizza pan or baking stone. Top each piece with a layer of tomato sauce, followed by the chicken, vegetables and then the cheese. Bake until the cheese has melted, 10 to 15 minutes. Top the pizzas with the avocado, cilantro and freshly squeezed lime juice, if using, then divide each pizza in half and serve.

CHICKEN FAJITA PIZZA SAUCE AND TOPPINGS

Steps:

• Chicken:
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Put the chicken breast on a baking sheet. Drizzle with olive oil and season with salt and pepper, to taste. Put in the oven and roast until cooked through, about 35 minutes. Remove the chicken from the oven to a cutting board and let cool. Once cool enough to handle, shred the chicken meat with a fork and set aside. Cook's Note: Can be done the day before.
• Turn the oven temperature up to 400 degrees F.
• Put a pizza stone in the oven to preheat for 1 hour, for best results. Remove the pizza dough from refrigerator and let come to room temperature, so it will be easier to work with.
• Heat a medium saucepan over medium-high heat and coat the bottom with the olive oil. Once hot, add the garlic and saute until fragrant. Add the tomato paste and stir to toast. This will add depth of flavor. Stir in the tomato puree, chili powder, paprika, cumin, and oregano and bring up to a simmer. Cook for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, for the flavors to marry together. Season, to taste, with salt and pepper.
• Thinly coat a large saute pan with olive oil and heat over a medium-high heat. When the oil is hot, add the peppers, onion and garlic. Saute until the onions are translucent, about 4 to 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Season with salt and pepper, to taste. Remove and set aside.
• To assemble:
• Flour the counter top and roll out the pizza dough to a 13-inch diameter. Carefully remove the pizza stone from the oven and put the dough on top. Ladle on the tomato sauce to lightly cover the bottom of the pizza. Sprinkle with the chicken, vegetables, and the cheeses.
• Bake the pizza until crisp and golden, about 20 minutes. Remove from the oven, then slice and serve.

FAJITAS IN PITAS

Steps:

• In a small bowl, mix mayonnaise, green onion, mustard and pepper; reserve 1/3 cup for assembling. Spread remaining mixture over chicken and peppers., Grill chicken and peppers, covered, over medium heat or broil 4 in. from heat for 5-6 minutes on each side or until a thermometer inserted in chicken reads 165° and peppers are tender. Cut chicken into 1/2-in. slices; cut peppers into 1-in. slices., Spread reserved mayonnaise mixture inside pita halves; fill with lettuce, chicken and peppers.

MEXICAN CHICKEN FAJITA PIZZA

Steps:

• Unroll dough into a 15x10x1-in. baking pan coated with cooking spray; flatten dough and build up edges slightly. Bake at 425° for 8-10 minutes or until edges are lightly browned., Meanwhile, in a large nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray, cook chicken over medium heat in 1/2 teaspoon oil for 4-6 minutes or until no longer pink; remove and keep warm., In the same pan, saute the onion, peppers, chili powder and cumin in remaining oil until crisp-tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Stir in salsa and chicken., Sprinkle half of the cheese over prepared crust; top with chicken mixture and remaining cheese. Bake for 8-10 minutes or until crust is golden brown and cheese is melted. Sprinkle with cilantro. Serve with sour cream and additional salsa if desired.

CHICKEN FAJITA CAULIFLOWER PIZZA

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Lightly grease 2 large baking sheets.
• Heat vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add onion, yellow pepper, and green pepper to the skillet; cook until onion is translucent, about 5 minutes. Add chicken and cook, stirring occasionally, until slightly browned, 7 to 10 minutes. Stir in garlic and cook for 1 minute more.
• Mix chili powder, onion powder, garlic powder, oregano, paprika, salt, pepper, flour, coriander, and cumin together until combined. Add to chicken in the skillet and cook for 1 to 2 minutes. Pour in water, stir, and cook until mixture thickens, about 5 minutes.
• Place pizza crusts on the prepared baking sheets. Divide chicken mixture evenly between the 2 crusts. Top each with tomato slices and pepper Jack cheese.
• Bake in the preheated oven until cheese is melted and crusts are lightly browned around the edges, 15 to 20 minutes.
• Top with avocado slices and a squeeze of fresh lime juice just before serving.

FAJITA PIZZA

Steps:

• Move oven rack to lowest position. Heat oven to 450°F. Spray 12-inch pizza pan with cooking spray.
• Heat 10-inch skillet over medium-high heat. Add oil; rotate skillet to coat bottom and side. Cook chicken in oil 3 minutes, stirring frequently. Stir in bell pepper and onion. Cook 3 to 4 minutes, stirring frequently, until vegetables are crisp-tender and chicken is no longer pink in center; remove from heat. Stir in salsa; set aside.
• Stir Bisquick mix and very hot water in small bowl until soft dough forms; beat vigorously 20 strokes. Press dough in pizza pan, using fingers dipped in Bisquick mix; pinch edge to form 1/2-inch rim. Sprinkle 3/4 cup of the cheese over crust. Top with chicken mixture. Sprinkle with remaining 3/4 cup cheese.
• Bake 12 to 15 minutes or until crust is brown and cheese is melted and bubbly.

CHICKEN FAJITA PIZZA

Steps:

• In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in water. Add flour, 2 tablespoons oil, 1 teaspoon salt and sugar. Beat vigorously by hand 20 strokes. Cover and let rest about 15 minutes. , Divide dough in half; press each portion into a greased 12-in. pizza pan. Prick dough several times with a fork. Bake at 425° for 6-8 minutes. , In a large skillet, saute chicken in remaining oil until no longer pink. Add the onions, peppers, chili powder, garlic powder and remaining salt; cook until vegetables are tender. , Spoon over crusts; top with salsa and cheese. Bake for 14-18 minutes or until crust is golden and cheese is melted.

CHICKEN FAJITA PIZZA

Steps:

• Heat oil in large skillet.
• Add chicken and cook, stirring frequently until lightly browned.
• Stir in seasonings.
• Add onions and bell peppers, cook an additional minute or so until vegetables are crisp-tender.
• Heat oven to 425°.
• Sprinkle pizza pan with semolina flour and press dough into pan.
• Pre-bake dough until it is a very light golden brown, about 6 minutes.
• Remove from oven and scatter chicken over crust, spoon salsa over chicken, spread vegetable mixture over that, and finally, top with cheese.
• Bake for another 15 minutes until crust is golden brown.

BEEF FAJITA PIZZA

Steps:

• Preheat to 450°F.
• Heat skillet to medium high heat. Sprinkle the steak with the chili powder, garlic powder. Sear steak for 4 minutes on both sides. Remove from pan and let sit for 5 minutes. slice steak diagonally across grain into 1/4 inch strips.
• Lightly coat pizza crust with cooking spray. Spread salsa evenly over crust.
• Arrange peppers and onion evenly. And top with steak strips and sprinkle with cheese.
• Bake for 8-10 minutes.

CHICKEN FAJITA PIZZA

Steps:

• Heat oven to 425°F Spray 12-inch pizza pan or 13x9-inch pan with No-Stick Cooking Spray. Unroll dough; place in pan. Starting at center, press out dough with hands to edge of pan.
• Cook pizza dough for 8 minutes, remove from oven after 8 minutes and set aside.
• In 10-inch skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat until hot. Add chicken; sprinkle with chili powder, salt and garlic powder. Cook and stir 3 to 5 minutes or until lightly browned. Add onions and bell pepper strips; cook and stir an additional 2 to 3 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink and vegetables are crisp-tender.
• Spoon chicken mixture evenly over cooked pizza dough. Spoon salsa over chicken. Sprinkle with cheese.
• Bake 10 minutes or until crust is golden brown.

PIZZA STONE GRILLED CHICKEN FAJITAS

Steps:

• Place a grill-safe pizza stone (see Cook's Note) that is at least 14 inches in diameter on a grill. For gas grills with 3 or more burners: Turn all the burners to high heat and close the lid. Let the stone heat until the internal temperature of the grill is 500 degrees F, about 15 minutes. For charcoal grills: Fill a chimney starter with enough charcoal for high heat, then light it (be sure to consult the grill manufacturer's guide for the best results for high-heat cooking). Close the lid and let the stone heat until the internal temperature of the grill is 500 degrees F, about 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, make the marinade. Mix the olive oil, chili powder, chipotle in adobo sauce, cumin, garlic powder, lime juice, 2 teaspoons salt and a few grinds of black pepper in a medium bowl. Transfer half of the mixture (about 1/4 cup) to another medium bowl. Add the peppers and onions to one bowl and mix to combine. Add the chicken to the other bowl and mix to combine.
• Place the chicken on one half of the pizza stone and the peppers and onions on the other half. Close the grill and cook until the chicken is cooked through, has a nice char on the bottom and the vegetables are softened and caramelized on the bottom, 10 to 12 minutes (3 to 5 minutes if using a charcoal grill).
• Transfer the chicken and vegetables to a platter and serve in the tortillas with the guacamole, pico de gallo, hot sauce and sour cream, if desired.

JIFFY MIX FAJITA PIZZA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°.
• grease 12" pizza pan.
• Cut chicken into strips.
• Heat skillet and add oil.
• Saute chicken for 5 minutes.
• Add green pepper and onion.
• Continue cooking until tender.
• Remove from heat and add salsa.
• Set aside.
• For crust, blend baking mix with water.
• Turn dough on surface dusted with baking mix or flour.
• Knead until dough is not sticky.
• Press on prepared pan.
• Spread 1/2 cup cheese on crust and top with chicken mixture.
• Sprinkle remaining cheese on top.
• Bake 15-20 minutes.

GRILLED CHICKEN FAJITA PIZZA

Steps:

• Place pizza stone on grill grate. Heat on high heat 30 min. Combine chicken, onions, peppers and seasoning mix; set aside. Spray baking sheet generously with cooking spray. (See Note.)
• Pat dough into 12-inch round on prepared baking sheet. Slide dough from baking sheet onto hot pizza stone.
• Grill 3 to 4 min. or until bottom of crust is golden brown. Use spatulas to transfer crust, grilled side up, to baking sheet on work surface.
• Spread crust with cream cheese spread. Top with half of the shredded cheese; cover with chicken mixture and remaining shredded cheese. Return crust to pizza stone. Grill 4 to 5 min. or until edge of crust is golden brown and cheese is melted.

CHICKEN FAJITA PIZZA

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
• Roll or pull pizza dough to desired shape and spread on a large baking sheet or pizza stone. Prick with a fork.
• Bake in the preheated oven until firm, about 8 minutes.
• Meanwhile, heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add chicken; cook and stir for 5 minutes. Stir in garlic, chili powder, and salt until incorporated. Add onion and bell peppers; cook until onions are translucent and peppers are tender, about 5 minutes. Remove from the heat.
• Use a slotted spoon to remove chicken and vegetable mixture from the skillet and spread over the pre-baked crust. Spoon salsa over top and sprinkle with Monterey Jack cheese.
• Return to the oven and bake until crust is golden brown and cheese is bubbling, 15 to 18 minutes.