Chicken Pizza with Creamy Garlic Sauce
Chicken Pizza with Creamy Garlic Sauce
Ingredients
California Pizza Dough
- 3/4 cup warm water
- 1 tbsp active dry yeast
- 1/2 tbsp honey
- 1 1/2 tbsp olive oil
- 2 cups plus 2 tbsp all-purpose flour
- 3/4 tsp salt
Creamy Garlic Pizza Sauce
- 2 tbsp unsalted butter
- 2 tbsp flour
- 1 1/4 cup milk
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/8 tsp pepper
- 2-3 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 tbsp fresh basil, finely chopped
- 1/4 cup parmesan cheese shredded
Toppings
- Mozzarella cheese 12 slices or grated
- 1 large chicken breast sautéed and diced
- 2 medium tomatoes diced
- 2 tbsp basil coarsely torn
- 5 medium mushrooms sliced
Instructions
- 1
Add water and yeast to the bread maker and let it stand a few minutes.
- 2
Add the remaining dough ingredients in the bread-maker in the order they are listed and put it on the dough setting.
- 3
The dough will be sticky and it will be easy to work with once it's oiled.
- 4
Using a mixer or kneading by hand: Put warm water in a large bowl, add the yeast and let stand for a few minutes. Add honey and olive oil. Add flour, then the salt and mix until well-combined (use a dough hook on speed 2 with a mixer).
- 5
The dough should be sticky. Cover with plastic wrap and leave in a warm place until doubled in volume.
- 6
Prep the Sauce while the dough is rising since it will need time to cool down:
- 7
Melt butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. Whisk in flour until well mixed.
- 8
Gradually whisk in milk.
- 9
Add salt, pepper, garlic and basil.
- 10
Mix in Parmesan cheese and stir until the cheese has melted and the sauce is well blended.
- 11
Remove from heat. It will thicken more as it stands.
- 12
Once the dough is ready: Preheat the Oven to 425°F.
- 13
Drizzle another 2 tbsp oil onto a large baking sheet. Transfer the dough onto the large oiled baking sheet and turn it a couple of times to make sure the dough is covered in oil.
- 14
Roll the dough out in the large cookie sheet.
- 15
Spread on the white pizza sauce.
- 16
Spread on the cheese, chicken, tomatoes, mushrooms and basil.
- 17
Bake at 425°F for 13-14 minutes or until the crust is crisp and toppings are cooked. Set the oven to Broil and bake another 2 minutes or until cheese begins to golden.
15 min

