BBQ CHICKEN PIZZA WITH CILANTRO PESTO

BBQ Chicken Pizza With Cilantro Pesto image

Provided by Mrs. Hock

Time 35m

Yield 1 large pizza, 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 19

2 grilled chicken breasts, cut into bite size pieces
4 slices of cooked and crumbled applewood smoked bacon
1 medium onion, sliced
1 cup shredded smoked cheddar cheese
1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
4 sliced colorful sweet peppers
10 quartered spinach leaves, with the stems removed
5 sliced fresh mushrooms
pizza dough, for a large size pizza
olive oil, for grilling onions and mixed mushrooms
salt
1/4 cup barbecue sauce
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons sour cream
1/4 cup finely chopped cilantro
1 teaspoon paprika (smoked is best if available)
1 crushed garlic clove
2 tablespoons olive oil
salt

Steps:

If chicken is not grilled grill chicken and seson with season salt, cut into bite size pieces, set aside.
Roll out the pizza dough, lightly olive oil the crust, transfer to a "cornmealed" pizza stone or cookie sheet and prepare the ingredients for the base sauce in a small bowl. Spread the base sauce on the dough and put in a preheated 400 degree oven for 10 minutes. This prevents a soggy pizza dough.
While the dough is cooking grill onions and mushrooms on a cast iron grill (if you do not have a grill, do it in a skillet). Lightly salt to taste.
After the pizza dough has cooked for ten minutes, take it out and put a 3/4 of the grated cheeses on the pizza put all of the toppings on, putting the onions and mushrooms last. Top with the remaining 1/4 of cheese. Put in the oven for another 10-15 minutes.
While waiting for the pizza to cook, make the cilantro sauce topping, by blending ingredients in a food processor and placing it in a ziplock bag.
When pizza is done, cut the tip of the cilantro sauce bag with scissors and drizzle over the pizza.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 512, Fat 36.2, SaturatedFat 14, Cholesterol 99.8, Sodium 723.2, Carbohydrate 15.5, Fiber 4, Sugar 7.8, Protein 33