Chicken and Pumpkin Pizza

A creation of my own out of the abundance of pumpkins I acquired after my neighbors found out I like to make my own pumpkin puree. I recommend using the Pizza Crust I recipe from Allrecipes.com for the crust. If you use canned pumpkin, make sure it is unsalted, unsweetened. I also prefer using dark meat chicken as it does not dry out in second cooking. Serve with wheat ale or light IPA beer.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 17 mins
• Total Time: 32 mins
• Calories: 337 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 cup pumpkin puree
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
• 2 cloves garlic, crushed
• ½ onion, minced
• 2 cups chopped cooked chicken
• 1 teaspoon olive oil, or as needed
• 1 pizza crust dough

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Spread pizza dough onto a pizza stone or baking sheet.

Step 2

Bake in the preheated oven until just baked enough to hold together, about 8 minutes.

Step 3

Mix chicken, pumpkin, onion, garlic, salt, and pepper together in a bowl. Coat pizza crust with olive oil and add chicken mixture in 1 even layer. Top pizza with mozzarella cheese.

Step 4

Bake in the oven until crust is browned and cheese is melted, 9 to 11 minutes. Remove from oven and allow to rest for 5 minutes before slicing.