Sunday, March 16, 2008

Chicken and Fennel Pizza


INGREDIENTS
  • 2 Teaspoons Olive Oil
  • 1 Bulb Fennel
    • Quartered, Cored, Sliced Thin
  • 1 Tablespoon Chopped Fennel Top
  • 1 Red Bell Pepper
    • Sliced Thin
  • 2 8oz. Chicken Breasts
    • Boneless, Skinless, Sliced Thin
  • 1 Package Pizza Dough Mix
  • 1 Cup Shredded Provolone Cheese
  • Fresh Ground Black Pepper
    • To Taste
DIRECTIONS
  • Preheat oven to pizza dough mix instruction
  • Prepare pizza dough mix according to package and spread thin over a baking sheet
  • Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat
  • Add fennel and bell pepper and cook, stirring often until soft, about 5 minutes
  • Add chicken and cook, stirring often until cooking throughly, about 5 minutes
  • Top pizza dough with chicken and vegetable mixture and sprinkle with cheese and fresh ground black pepper
  • Bake until cheese melts and turns golden, around 10 - 15 minutes
  • Remove from oven and sprinkle with chopped fennel tops

This is a light yet filling dish that is made quickly and easily. We've served this on multiple occasions when we've wanted a unique main course for guests or for a quick, but delicious dinner before playing kickball. We've tried variations of this recipe including using 4 small pitas for individual portions as well as using a prepared Boboli pizza crust, but believe that the thin, cracker-like crust obtained when using the 89 cent Roundy's pizza dough mix is best. The others seemed a bit heavy and dry. We estimate this recipe to be around 350 calories per serving.
Enjoy!

1 comment:

The Beans said...

This recipe was adapted from a recipe on www.eatingwell.com.