Chicken Bacon Ranch Pizza
While the title doesn't scream Italian, the sauce takes this oh-so-amazing chicken pizza recipe right over the border. A thick smear of luscious garlic pizza sauce cradles juicy chicken breast and a huge crown of crispy bacon and decadent drizzle of ranch dressing. Game day pizza is set!
Servings 2
Equipment
Ingredients
- ½ lb ball of pizza dough or your favorite store-bought version
- ½ cup roasted garlic pizza sauce for each pizza - double check this
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
- 1 cup shredded monterey jack cheese
- 2 cups shredded or diced cooked chicken breasts, prepared foolproof style
- 8 pieces crisp cooked bacon not too crispy
- ¼ cup diced red onion
- ¼ cup gorgonzola optional
- ¼ cup mascarpone ranch dressing or store-bought ranch dressing
- sprinkle of parmesan cheese and garnish with fresh parsley
- crushed red pepper optional for additional heat
Instructions
- If refrigerated, bring the dough to room temperature so that it's soft and pliable. Add some semolina flour to a clean pizza peel or cutting board.Roll the dough out to 14" in diameter, patting with your fingertips pushing the dough around the edges as you stretch it. If the dough is giving you a hard time, let it rest a bit and then stretch it again.½ lb ball of pizza dough
- Spread roasted garlic pizza sauce to within ½” of the edge.½ cup roasted garlic pizza sauce
- Sprinkle over the mozzarella over the whole pizza followed by the monterey jack.1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese, 1 cup shredded monterey jack cheese
- Layer on the cooked chicken evenly on the cheeses, followed by the bacon and onion.2 cups shredded or diced cooked chicken breasts,, 8 pieces crisp cooked bacon, ¼ cup diced red onion
- Sprinkle over the gorgonzola evenly here, if using.¼ cup gorgonzola
- Place the front edge of the pizza at an angle at the back edge of the pizza stone in the oven. Gently shake the peel back and forth, slide the pizza to the preheated stone in the oven.
- Bake at 500° for 10 minutes or until the cheese and sauce are bubbly and golden.
- Sprinkle over parmesan cheese, parsley and crushed red pepper flakes, if desired. Serve with ranch dressing for drizzling on the pizza.¼ cup mascarpone ranch dressing, sprinkle of parmesan cheese and garnish with fresh parsley, crushed red pepper
Notes
Store leftovers wrapped in foil up to 3 days.
To reheat, place on a baking sheet or piece of foil in a preheated 350° oven for about 10 minutes until heated through.
