Hearty Chicken Pesto Pizzas
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Every Friday night is pizza night at our house. Sometimes we order out, sometimes I make traditional pizzas, and other nights I'm just in the mood for something totally different. When I found this recipe I got excited. It was fun, different, easy, and looked delicious. Glen and I thoroughly enjoyed this sophisticated twist on pizza. The kids, however, were a little scared off by the non-traditional toppings so I ended up just letting them make their own pita bread pizzas however they wanted.
The ingredients:
4 whole pita breads
1 small onion, thinly sliced
1 tsp. minced garlic
1 Tbs. olive oil
1/4 cup sour cream
1/4 cup prepared pesto
2 packages (6-oz each) ready-to use Southwestern chicken strips (I did my own)
2 medium tomatoes, coarsely chopped
1 cup shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
Place pita breads on an ungreased baking sheet. Bake at 400° for 5-7 minutes or until lightly browned.
Meanwhile, in a small skillet, saute onion and garlic in oil until tender. In a small bowl, combine sour cream and pesto. Top each pita with onion mixture;
spread pesto mixture evenly over the onion layer.
Top with chicken, tomatoes, and cheese. Bake for 7-9 minutes or until cheese is melted. Serves 4.
Enjoy!
10 comments:
This looks so good. My guy's name is Glenn too, cool!
this looks delicious!! I am looking forward to trying it out!
I stumbled upon your blog today while looking for peanut butter pancakes. I love your recipes! I love reading food blogs and yours probably is most like how my family likes to eat...healthy changes in classic recipes and a good mix of healthy and splurge food! Funny your recipe today was pita pizzas...we just had vegetarian pita pizza for lunch in our house! I also bookmarked a few other recipes to try.
That looks delicious (I love a good grown-up pizza). I passed on a blogging award to you today too http://whatcha-eatin.blogspot.com/2009/05/my-1st-award.html
Oh wow, this looks SO good. I had to laugh about your kids wanting more traditional toppings. Around here it is hubby who insists on very traditional toppings. But I always make my own little pizza on the side, so I am definitely going to try this. Thanks.
Sweetie-Pi is the stalwart traditionalist. I would definitely try this. Sounds so good.
Sounds great! I love just about anything with pesto on it.
Have you ever done grilled pizzas for your Friday night tradition? They are a favorite of ours in the summertime. Actually, we even had them for Jeff's birthday...in February! They are so tasty...and the best part is, like these pita pizzas, everyone gets to decorate their own--leaving everyone satisfied!
The chicken makes them over-the-top delicious. They look soo good!
Those look so cool!!
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