Fast And Healthy Pizza Crust With Chicken And Veggies

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/2 cup flour
• 1 cup whole wheat pastry flour
• 1/2 cup cornmeal
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 4 tablespoons butter
• 1 cup 1% low-fat milk (approximately)
• 2 tablespoons assorted dried herbs (sage and mexican oregano are particularly good) (optional)
• 2 -3 ounces shredded cheese (optional)
• chopped sun-dried tomato (optional)
• olive (optional)
• 4 ounces basil pesto
• 6 ounces chopped chicken breasts or 6 ounces chicken thigh pieces
• 3 roasted sweet peppers, cut in strips
• 1/4 large red onion, sliced and quartered
• 6 ounces shredded mozzarella cheese

Recipe

• 1 for the crust:.
• 2 put baking stone or baking sheet in oven and preheat to 400°f.
• 3 mix all dry ingredients, including any herbs, in food processor.
• 4 cut in butter until in large pea-sized hunks.
• 5 if you are adding cheese, tomatoes or olives, do so now.
• 6 with mixer running, drizzle milk into flour just until it forms a solid ball of dough.
• 7 turn dough onto a surface floured with whole wheat and knead a few turns until smooth.
• 8 roll or press dough into desired shape.
• 9 remove baking sheet or stone from oven and sprinkle with cornmeal. transfer dough to hot pizza stone or baking sheet and pre-bake for 3-5 minutes.
• 10 *if you do not have a food processor, cut the butter into the dry ingredients with two knives or your fingers until mixture is like coarse meal.
• 11 stir in milk and mix with a fork just until it holds together.
• 12 knead briefly to smooth and roll or pat out.
• 13 for finished pizza:.
• 14 drop pesto in spoonfuls over crust and spread evenly.
• 15 top with meat and veggies, then scatter cheese evenly.
• 16 bake for 10-15 minutes, enough to melt and brown cheese.
• 17 other suggested topping combinations:.
• 18 marinara sauce, italian turkey sausage, yellow and green summer squash, tomatoes.
• 19 or.
• 20 pesto, chicken, eggplant, green onions, olives.
• 21 or.
• 22 a little curry paste blended into plain yogurt, chicken, summer squash, yellow corn kernels, peas, tomatoes, (after pizza is cooked, top with chutney and cilantro instead of parmesan!).
• 23 or.
• 24 salsa, chicken, peppers, black beans, corn, tomatoes, cheddar and jack cheese.
• 25 the possibilities are limited only by your imagination!