Chicken Alfredo Pizza with Broccoli
This is my favorite way to use up leftover Alfredo Sauce, but I have no problem whipping up a batch of Alfredo sauce just to make this pizza.
I used my Slightly Healthier Gluten Free Garlic and Herb Pizza Dough recipe to make the crust for this pizza. Use your favorite pizza dough recipe, but add 1 teaspoon garlic powder, 1 teaspoon rosemary, and 1 teaspoon basil when mixing the dry ingredients to create an especially flavorful pizza.
Ingredients:
enough pizza dough for 1 large pizza
Alfredo Sauce (recipe below)
1/2 cup cooked chicken, diced
1 cup broccoli, finely chopped (asparagus would also be good)
3 green onions, thinly sliced
1 1/2 cups mozzarella cheese
Directions:
Prepare pizza dough according to the recipe directions, but don’t forget to add garlic powder, rosemary, and basil when mixing the dough.
While the pizza crust is baking, I make the Alfredo sauce and prepare the other ingredients.
After removing pizza crust from oven top with Alfredo sauce and chicken:
Place broccoli and onions over chicken:
Top with cheese:
Place pizza back in the oven on a middle rack. Bake at 450 degrees for 8 –10 minutes or until cheese is melted and just begins to turn brown.
Alfredo Sauce (this is the same Alfredo Sauce Recipe that I used in Pasta Alfredo with Asparagus, but I included it here to make it more convenient should you choose to try this recipe).
Ingredients:
2 tablespoons butter
1 tablespoon cornstarch (or 2 T. flour)
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup vegetable broth
1 cup Mozzarella cheese (or 3/4 cups mozzarella and 1/4 cup parmesan)
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 tablespoon fresh parsley (or 2 teaspoons dried)
dash of pepper
Directions:
Melt butter in a medium sauce pot. Once the butter is melted add cornstarch. Stir until smooth. Cook over a medium-high flame until the mixture is smooth and bubbly, stirring constantly.
Add milk slowly, stirring until well blended. Add broth, cheese, garlic powder, parsley and pepper. Stir over a medium flame, until cheese is melted and the sauce is smooth.
Thoughts on Making Pizza
For a long time, I was afraid of making my own pizza dough. I didn’t think I could make it look pretty – and I can’t. I have still never made a perfectly round pizza, the closest I have come is a fat oval (my daughter said it would be more politically correct to say a wide oval). But you know what? Ugly homemade pizza tastes way better than a perfectly formed packaged or delivery pizza. It is also healthier and a lot less expensive. As with most homemade food, you get twice the flavor, for half the price.
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Colorful and lovely recipes really nice idea for special food . i loved that and i just try make this food at my home ….
Yeah, round pizza is so over rated! I get close, but then we eat an odd shaped pizza-pie and it tastes just fine! I will have to try your alfredo pizza, it sounds delicious!
How funny. I was just telling Chris last night I wanted to find a chicken alfredo pizza recipe. Except I want to use spinach in it. Thanks a bunch. Now I am off to print it and go grocery shopping.
Shana,
Elsa at Elsa's cookind Diary has an Alfredo Pizza that included spinach: http://elsascookingdiary.blogspot.com/2011/01/alfredo-asparagus-and-spinach-pizza.html
I bet you could combine elements of the 2 pizza recipes to make a seriously delicious Alfredo Pizza with spinach!
This alfredo pizza with broccoli looks delicious. One good thing about of homemade pizza is that you do wonders with toppings.
OH!!! this is AWESOME!!! somethinh my family would LOVE!!!
THANKS!!! for the GREAT!!! recipe.
I wouldn't have thought of adding broccoli, but it sounds delicious! Looks delicious.
This looks sooo yummy and tasty .. cheesyyyy !!!
I totally agree – homemade pizza is so much better than packaged or delivery pizza, no matter what shape it is. I love the sound of your pizza with Alfredo Sauce – and it looks yummy too! Thank you for linking it up to Feed Me Tweet Me Follow Me Home too. Have a lovely weekend!
Thanks for visiting through Feed Me Tweet Me Follow Me Home. This recipe is so creative. I've never thought of putting Alfredo Sauce on a pizza and I've got to say it sounds delicious! Have a wonderful weekend!