Tunisian Chicken Pizza with Olives & Roasted Red Peppers
30 mins Serves 4 This Chicken Pizza with Olives & Roasted Red Peppers will transport you directly to the shores of Tunisia with it's delicious, Mediterranean flavors. #STARFineFoods Ingredients:For the Pizza
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Spread pizza dough on a baking sheet into a large 9 x 13 rectangle. Pour white sauce on pizza leaving a one-inch border for the crust. Top with chicken, peppers, onions, Tunisian sauce, and mozzarella. Bake for at least 20 minutes in the oven or until golden brown. Remove from oven. Top with olives and garnish with cilantro.
For the White Pizza Sauce
In a medium saucepan preheated to medium heat, melt three Tbsp. of butter. Add the flour and whisk until the flour is cooked out and you have roux. Gradually add the milk and a pinch of nutmeg. Whisk until the sauce has thickened about five minutes. Stir in a little salt & pepper too.
For the Tunisian Sauce
In a small food processor, combine all ingredients and pulse until sauce resembles almost a pesto consistency.
Ingredients
- For the Pizza
- 1 pizza dough (store bought or homemade)
- 2 cups chicken breast, cooked, diced
- 1/2 cup roasted red peppers
- 1/2 red onion, sliced
- 1 1/2 cups mozzarella, shredded
- 1 cup STAR Pimiento Stuffed Manzanilla Olives, cut in half
- Cilantro, garnish
- For the White Pizza Sauce
- 4 Tbsp. unsalted butter
- 3 Tbsp. all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup whole milk
- Pinch of nutmeg
- For the Tunisian Sauce
- 2 Tbsp. sherry vinegar
- 1/4 cup STAR Original Olive Oil
- 1/2 cup roasted red peppers
- 1 cup STAR Pimiento Stuffed Manzanilla Olives
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
For the Pizza
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Spread pizza dough on a baking sheet into a large 9 x 13 rectangle. Pour white sauce on pizza leaving a one-inch border for the crust. Top with chicken, peppers, onions, Tunisian sauce, and mozzarella. Bake for at least 20 minutes in the oven or until golden brown. Remove from oven. Top with olives and garnish with cilantro.
For the White Pizza Sauce
In a medium saucepan preheated to medium heat, melt three Tbsp. of butter. Add the flour and whisk until the flour is cooked out and you have roux. Gradually add the milk and a pinch of nutmeg. Whisk until the sauce has thickened about five minutes. Stir in a little salt & pepper too.
For the Tunisian Sauce
In a small food processor, combine all ingredients and pulse until sauce resembles almost a pesto consistency.
For the Pizza
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Spread pizza dough on a baking sheet into a large 9 x 13 rectangle. Pour white sauce on pizza leaving a one-inch border for the crust. Top with chicken, peppers, onions, Tunisian sauce, and mozzarella. Bake for at least 20 minutes in the oven or until golden brown. Remove from oven. Top with olives and garnish with cilantro.
For the White Pizza Sauce
In a medium saucepan preheated to medium heat, melt three Tbsp. of butter. Add the flour and whisk until the flour is cooked out and you have roux. Gradually add the milk and a pinch of nutmeg. Whisk until the sauce has thickened about five minutes. Stir in a little salt & pepper too.
For the Tunisian Sauce
In a small food processor, combine all ingredients and pulse until sauce resembles almost a pesto consistency.
Recipe developed by: http://www.climbinggriermountain.com
Prep Time: 20 mins
Cook Time: 30 mins
Total Time: 50 mins
Serves: 4
