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Chicken Pizza with Gorgonzola

Developed for CFC by Nancy Guppy, RD, MHSc
Gorgonzola, olives, and artichoke hearts combine for a unique take on chicken pizza. The strong flavour of the cheese means less can be used, making for a healthier and more flavourful pizza.
Serves
Serves 8
Gorgonzola, olives, and artichoke hearts combine for a unique take on chicken pizza. The strong flavour of the cheese means less can be used, making for a healthier and more flavourful pizza.
Chicken Pizza with Gorgonzola
1/2 lb
chicken breasts, cut into strips, cooked
225 g
4 cups
spinach, fresh
1 L
3 oz
sun-dried tomatoes
43 g
3/4 cups
marinated artichoke hearts, drained, chopped
175 mL
2
whole wheat pizza crusts, 9” / 23 cm each
2
1 cup
pizza sauce
250 mL
1/4 lb
gorgonzola, crumbled
100 g
1/4 cup + 1 Tbsp
black olives, pitted, sliced
60 mL + 15 mL
2 cups
mozzarella cheese, part skim, 16.5% MF, grated
500 mL
Preparation
Serves
Serves 8
  
Cook time : 20 min
 | 
Preparation time : 10 min
Chicken Pizza with Gorgonzola
1
Preheat oven to 400°F (200°C).
2
Place spinach in a colander and pour boiling water over spinach to soften. Leave to drain.
3
Snip sundried tomatoes into strips using kitchen scissors. Place in a small bowl and pour boiling water over to cover. Leave to soften at least 2 minutes and drain.
4
Spread your favourite whole grain pizza base with 125 mL each of pizza sauce, then top with wilted spinach, snipped sundried tomatoes, chopped artichoke hearts, strips of cooked chicken, crumbled gorgonzola, sliced black olives and finally grated mozzarella cheese.
5
Bake in oven for 15-20 minutes. Cut into wedges and serve.
Notes: This recipe was tested with 2 pizza bases x 180 grams each including sauce (PC Blue Menu Whole Grain Pizza Kit). Use your favourite whole wheat pizza base. Whole wheat tortillas also work well as a pizza base.


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