I found a tip on Pinterest I had to try. Apparently you can use your stand mixer to shred chicken breasts. Seriously? Yep! I’m totally impatient and want my chicken shredded ASAP when it’s done cooking, but I hate burning my fingers. This is my new favorite kitchen trick.
Awesome!
When I went to make this pizza I was just happy about the roasted garlic. It’s one of my favorite pizza toppings. I had no idea the surprise I was in for. My first bite took me off guard. Sure, it smells wonderful, but the taste. Wow!
My mom, step-dad and sister had come over for dessert – ice cream sundaes. They had already eaten dinner, but everything smelled so good they tried some pizza too. EVERYONE just kept saying how good the pizza was. I think next time I’m going to thin slice some roasted red peppers or sun-dried tomatoes to put on the pie too.
Roasted Garlic and Chicken Pizza
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 17 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 22 minutes
Servings 4
Ingredients
- 2 whole heads of garlic roasted
- 1 pizza crust homemade or store bought {I used Pillsbury regular crust}
- 1/2 cup Philadelphia Italian Herb & Cheese Cooking Creme
- 2 chicken breasts cooked and shredded
- 1 to 2 cups Monterrey Jack cheese shredded
- Dried parsley
Optional Toppings:
- Sliced onions caramelized
- Sun-dried tomatoes julienned
- Roasted red peppers thin sliced
Instructions
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Roast the garlic. I used this method. Once cool enough to touch, use a fork to help squeeze the cloves out of the garlic head. Rough chop the cloves; set aside.
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Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Grease and flour a large baking dish or pizza pan.
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Unroll pizza crust. Using your hands, spread dough out, not too thin though. Using the back of a spoon, spread out Philly cooking creme over crust within 1″ of the crust edge (1/2 cup is recommended – i just put a a big glob on and added more as needed).
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Top spread with shredded chicken and garlic. Add any additional toppings now. Sprinkle a good amount of cheese over toppings. We’re going for bubbly and happy.
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Bake fore 14 to 17 minutes, or until the cheese is melted and golden and the crust is browned. Remove pizza from oven and sprinkle with dried parsley. Serve warm.
