Roasted Garlic, Chicken and Spinach White Pizza
So amazingly cheesy with just the right amount of garlic. You can save the leftover garlic for later use!
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Ingredients:
| 3 tablespoons | olive oils, divided |
| 8 ounces | boneless, skinless chicken breasts |
| kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste | |
| 4 cups | chopped spinach |
| pinch of crushed red pepper flakes, optional | |
| 1 cup | ricotta cheese |
| 1/2 teaspoon | dried thyme |
| 1/4 teaspoon | dried oregano |
| 1/4 teaspoon | dried basil |
| 1/4 cup | yellow cornmeal |
| 1 | (13.8-ounce can) refrigerated classic pizza crust |
| 8 | (1-ounce slices) fresh mozzarella cheese |
| 1 head | garlic |
| 2 tablespoons | olive oil |
| kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste |
Directions:
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
Cut head of garlic, about 1/4-inch, to expose tops of garlic cloves. Place garlic head, cut side up, in a sheet of foil. Drizzle with olive oil; season with salt and pepper, to taste. Fold up all 4 sides of the foil and cover tightly.
Place into oven and roast until cloves are golden brown and tender, about 35-40 minutes. Let cool before squeezing cloves from skin; reserve and mince 8 garlic cloves.*
Preheat oven to 450 degrees F. Lightly coat a baking sheet or pizza pan with olive oil.
Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Season chicken with salt and pepper, to taste. Add chicken to the skillet and cook, flipping once, until cooked through, about 3-4 minutes per side. Let cool before dicing into bite-size pieces.
Heat remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil in the skillet. Stir in spinach until wilted, about 2-3 minutes; season with red pepper flakes, salt and pepper. Set aside.
In a small bowl, whisk together ricotta cheese, thyme, oregano, basil and reserved garlic cloves; season with salt and pepper, to taste.
Working on a surface that has been sprinkled with cornmeal, roll out the pizza into a 12-inch-diameter round. Transfer to prepared baking sheet or pizza pan.
Top with mozzarella, dollops of ricotta mixture, chicken and spinach.
Place into oven and bake for 15-20 minutes, or until the crust is golden brown and the cheeses have melted.
Serve immediately.
Source: damndelicious.net
