Chicken and Chourico 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.

• Preparation Time: 25 mins
• Cooking Time: 30 mins
• Total Time: 55 mins
• Calories: 323 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 2 teaspoons olive oil
• 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 5 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 cup tomato sauce
• 1 ½ tablespoons Italian seasoning
• flour for dusting
• 2 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves - cut into small chunks
• 1 (13.4 ounce) package room-temperature fresh pizza dough
• ¼ red onion, sliced thin
• ¼ cup banana pepper rings
• 1 (8 ounce) package shredded mozzarella & cheddar pizza cheese

Recipe Instructions

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.