This chicken pesto pizza recipe takes pizza from a nice finger food dish and expands it into the world of fine dining. Pesto sauce is exactly the thing to add when you want to class up a dish. It originates from Genoa, Italy, and is made from crushed garlic and pine nuts, which makes a truly interesting and dynamic flavor. Technically, pesto refers to anything that is made by pounding, but it typically refers to the Genoese version.
Health Benefits
Pesto sauce is hands down amazing. Not only does it taste great and fancy up almost anything you add it to, but it has a lot of health benefits due to the sizable quantities of garlic used in its creation. Garlic contains allicin; it’s the same thing that gives garlic its pungent smell and distinctive odor. Allicin is a natural antibacterial agent which helps your body resist bacterial based illnesses. It’s also a potent antioxidant.
Nutrition
Per Serving:
Calories 156.3
Calories from Fat 87
Total Fat 9.7 g
Saturated Fat 4.7 g
Cholesterol 45.3 mg
Sodium 200.4 mg
Total Carbohydrate 2.8 g
Dietary Fiber 0.4 g
Sugars 1.1 g
Protein 14.2 g
Protein 12.5 g
Ingredients
prepared pizza crust: 1
cup pesto sauce: 1/2
grilled chicken breast – sliced: 1
cup Mozzarella cheese: 1
medium tomato – thinly sliced: 1
cloves roasted garlic: 4
How To Make Chicken Pesto Pizza
- Spread roasted garlic on pizza crust and top with pesto sauce.
- Arrange chicken, and tomatoes over the pizza, and top with sliced chicken breast.
- Sprinkle with red pepper flakes.
- Bake at 425º F for 15 minutes, or until the cheese melts and browns a little.
- Serve and enjoy!
Trivia
More than 5 billion pizzas are sold worldwide every year.