Chicken and Chourico Pizza

Best Cheese Pizza - Pizza

My mom always made pizza with chourico growing up and I loved it. I have redone it and added more protein - chicken! I love homemade pizza.

Brief

Prep 25 mins

Cook: 30 mins

Total: 55 mins

Servings: 8

Yield: 1 large pizza

Chicken and Chourico Pizza

Ingredients

2 teaspoons olive oil

2 skinless

boneless chicken breast halves - cut into small chunks

flour for dusting

1 (13.4 ounce) package room-temperature fresh pizza dough

1 cup tomato sauce

1 tablespoon olive oil

5 cloves garlic

minced

1 ½ tablespoons Italian seasoning

salt and ground black pepper to taste

½ link Portuguese hot chourico sausage - halved lengthwise and sliced into thin half moons

¼ red onion

sliced thin

¼ cup banana pepper rings

1 (8 ounce) package shredded mozzarella & cheddar pizza cheese

2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese

Amazing 'Pizza' Pork Chops

Pizza

Directions

Step 1

Preheat an oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Prepare a pizza pan with olive oil and flour.

Step 2

Heat 2 teaspoons olive oil in a skillet over medium heat; cook the chicken in the hot oil until no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear 5 to 10 minutes. Set aside.

Step 3

Dust a flat working surface with flour. Roll the pizza dough out to the size of your pizza pan. Place dough on the prepared pan.

Step 4

Stir the tomato sauce 1 tablespoon olive oil garlic Italian seasoning salt and pepper together in a small bowl; spread evenly over the surface of the dough. Scatter in order the chicken chourico red onion banana peppers pizza cheese and Parmesan over the tomato sauce mixture.

Step 5

Bake in the preheated oven on the middle rack until the cheese is lightly browned about 20 minutes. Switch the oven setting to broil and cook another 5 minutes.

Nutritional Information

Chicken and Chourico Pizza

Servings Per Recipe:8

Calories: 322.9

% Daily Value *

Protein: 18.7g 37%

Carbohydrates: 30g 10%

Dietary Fiber: 1.8g 7%

Sugars: 4g

Fat: 14.1g 22%

Saturated Fat: 5.8g 29%

Cholesterol: 41mg 14%

Vitamin A Iu: 488.1IU 10%

Niacin Equivalents: 5.2mg 40%

Vitamin B6: 0.2mg 13%

Vitamin C: 6.6mg 11%

Folate: 15.6mcg 4%

Calcium: 190mg 19%

Iron: 2.4mg 13%

Magnesium: 16.4mg 6%

Potassium: 205mg 6%

Sodium: 745.3mg 30%

Thiamin: 0.1mg 9%

Calories From Fat: 126.7

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Nutrition information is provided for reference only. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.