This pizza with cilantro uses flavorful pesto sauce in place of pizza sauce. Add some cooked chicken, cheese, and fresh cilantro or basil for a gourmet pizza you can put together in a hurry.
2tablespoons(30g)pesto - cilantro or green chile pesto
4ounces(113 g)Mozzarella cheese - shredded
1cup(292g)seasoned chicken - diced
1tablespoonfresh cilantro - chopped or torn
Instructions
Preheat oven to 450˚ F (230˚C).
Brush 1 generous tablespoon olive oil over the bottom of your pizza pan. Place your flattened (1 pizza dough for a 13-inch crust) into the pan and use your fingers to stretch it to the edges. (If it wants to spring back, give the dough a 15-minute rest.)
Spread 2 tablespoons pesto in a thin layer over the raw pizza dough.
Sprinkle 4 ounces Mozzarella cheese evenly on top of the pesto, then do the same with 1 cup seasoned chicken. If desired, save a little cheese to sprinkle over the top of the chicken.
Place pizza into the oven and reduce temperature to 425˚ F (220˚C). Bake for approximately 15 minutes, but start checking at around 13 minutes.
Pizza is done when lightly browned on top and the crust is golden brown and crispy on the bottom. Sprinkle 1 tablespoon fresh cilantro over the baked pizza.