Pampered Chef’s California Club Pizza

Last night I got together with my friend Jessica for dinner and to watch one of our favorite shows, Dancing With the Stars! We had decided a few days ago to make this pizza and we were so excited. When I got over to her house, Jessica had all of the ingredients for the pizza organized and set up on little plates just like Martha Stewart! I was so impressed, especially since she is super busy running around after her adorable little boy all day. Since she had everything ready to go, we put together the pizza really quickly. It was soooo delicious and I think it is our new favorite pizza recipe ! I’m sure that we will make this very often this summer…

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This unconventional pizza features cool  toppings and a fresh burst of lemon over  a hot crust, chicken and cheese. 

Ingredients:

•  1   tsp (5 mL) vegetable oil 
•  1   pkg (13.8 oz/283 g) refrigerated pizza crust 
•  2   cups (500 mL) diced or shredded  cooked chicken 
•  2   cups (500 mL) shredded cheddar  and Monterey Jack or marble cheese blend  (8 oz/250 g) 
•  2  plum tomatoes 
•  ¼  medium red onion 
•  1  medium avocado 
•  1   lemon 
•  6   slices bacon, thinly sliced, cooked and drained (optional) 

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 425°F (220°C). Lightly brush Large Bar Pan with oil. Unroll dough onto bottom of pan, gently stretching and pressing dough to cover bottom. Top crust with chicken and sprinkle with cheese.  
2. Bake 16-18 minutes or until crust is golden brown; remove from oven. 
3. Meanwhile, slice tomatoes in half lengthwise using Utility Knife; scrape out seeds and dice. Slice onion.  
4. Cut avocado in half, avoiding pit; twist halves apart and remove pit. Dice avocado and place into  Classic Batter Bowl. Add tomatoes and onion. Juice lemon to measure 2 tbsp (30 mL) juice; add  to batter bowl and stir gently using Small Mix ‘N Scraper®. 
5. Distribute tomato mixture evenly over pizza. prinkle with bacon, if desired. Cut pizza into squares with Pizza Cutter. 

 

Yield: 8 servings 

U.S. Nutrients per serving: Calories 340, Total Fat 16 g, Saturated Fat 8 g, Cholesterol 55 mg, Carbohydrate 28 g,  Protein 22 g, Sodium 570 mg, Fiber 3 g