grilled chicken & asparagus white pizza
Fun Fact: According to Alexa, 1 slice of cheese pizza has 2.7 mg of iron!
prep time
1 Hr 15 Min
cook time
15 Min
method
Bake
yield
10-12 slices
Ingredients
- FOR THE WHITE SAUCE
- 1/2 cup skim milk
- 1/2 cup fat free half & half
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon white pepper
- 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 2 tablespoons all purpose flour
- 1/4 cup fresh grated parmesan cheese
- FOR THE CRUST
- 1 teaspoon jarred yeast
- 2 tablespoons warm water
- 1 teaspoon honey
- 1/2 cup cold water
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
- FOR THE TOPPINGS
- 1 bag (8 oz.) part skim, low moisture mozzarella cheese
- 1 large chicken breast, grilled to perfection
- 3 large mushrooms, thinly sliced
- 1 cup asparagus, diagonlly sliced into 2 inch pieces
How To Make grilled chicken & asparagus white pizza
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Step 1In a large bowl, stir together the yeast & warm water, add honey and set aside for 10 minutes.
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Step 2Meanwhile in a glass measuring cup, combine the cold water, oil and salt. Add the cold water mixture to the yeast and stir in flour.
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Step 3Knead the dough on a heavily floured board until smooth and elastic (about 8 minutes)
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Step 4Put the dough in a lightly greased bowl and turn to coat. Let the dough rise, covered loosely with plastic food wrap in a warm, draft free place for 1 hour.
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Step 5Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
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Step 6While dough is rising, whisk together 2 Tbsp. flour and skim milk until perfectly smooth. Pour all ingredients for white sauce into small saucepan and heat over medium heat until cheese has melted and sauce is thickened. Remove from heat, salt to taste. Set aside.
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Step 7Press your crust into a greased pizza pan.
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Step 8Ladle and spread your white sauce onto pizza crust and sprinkle with 1/2 teaspoon minced garlic.
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Step 9Top with a layer of grilled chicken, then a layer of mushrooms and asparagus.
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Step 10Sprinkle with mozzarella cheese
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Step 11Bake until crust and cheese are golden brown, usually 12-15 minutes.
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Culture:
Italian
Tag:
#Healthy
Keyword:
#mushroom
Keyword:
#cheese
Keyword:
#Parmesan
Keyword:
#cheesy
Keyword:
#baked
Keyword:
#Alfredo
Keyword:
#white
Keyword:
#asparagus
Keyword:
#mozzarella
Keyword:
#pizzas
Keyword:
#Italiano
Keyword:
#chicken
Keyword:
#grilled chicken
Keyword:
#white sauce
Ingredient:
Chicken
Diet:
Low Fat
Method:
Bake
Category:
Pizza
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