Grape, Chicken, and Walnut Pesto Pizza

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One of my absolute favorite pizza recipes! We make this at home with leftover rotisserie chicken and often make two to have leftovers! The amount of pesto, walnuts, grapes, and chicken can all be played around with to taste! Use whatever amount feels right for your pizza and the size of it.

Brief

Prep 15 mins

Cook: 20 mins

Total: 35 mins

Servings: 4

Yield: 4 servings

Grape, Chicken, and Walnut Pesto Pizza

Ingredients

1 (16 ounce) package refrigerated pizza dough (such as Trader Joe's®)

¼ cup prepared pesto (such as Classico®)

1 ½ cups shredded mozzarella cheese

½ cup cooked shredded chicken

15 red seedless grapes

halved lengthwise

2 tablespoons walnut pieces

1 pinch ground black pepper to taste

Patriotic Fruit Pizza

Pizza

Directions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Step 2

Spread pizza dough evenly onto a pizza pan.

Step 3

Bake pizza dough in preheated oven until slightly cooked about 8 minutes.

Step 4

Spread pesto onto pizza crust in a thin layer leaving edges exposed. Sprinkle mozzarella cheese over pesto layer; add chicken. Arrange grapes cut-side up around the crust. Sprinkle walnuts over pizza and season with black pepper.

Step 5

Bake in the preheated oven until cheese is melted and bottom of crust is lightly browned about 10 minutes.

Nutritional Information

Grape, Chicken, and Walnut Pesto Pizza

Servings Per Recipe:4

Calories: 550.2

% Daily Value *

Protein: 28.4g 57%

Carbohydrates: 59.2g 19%

Dietary Fiber: 2.4g 10%

Sugars: 9.6g

Fat: 21.6g 33%

Saturated Fat: 6.8g 34%

Cholesterol: 45.2mg 15%

Vitamin A Iu: 378.2IU 8%

Niacin Equivalents: 4.8mg 37%

Vitamin B6: 0.1mg 9%

Vitamin C: 3.3mg 5%

Folate: 12.4mcg 3%

Calcium: 450.6mg 45%

Iron: 3.8mg 21%

Magnesium: 28.9mg 10%

Potassium: 166.3mg 5%

Sodium: 1139.4mg 46%

Calories From Fat: 194.4

*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.