My family does not like leftovers. They are very emphatic that they should not be subjected to the same meals over and over. To combat this problem I’ve taken to disguising the food as a completely different dish. I’ve gone from comments like “Again???” when the kids sit down to dinner to “Hey, this is pretty good.” My latest creation was a Chicken Pesto Pizza because I happened to have all the ingredients lying around the house. I made a Canadian Bacon pizza because I was afraid the kids wouldn’t eat this one, but they preferred it over their “normal” type. It was so simple to put together and can be made completely from scratch or use some prepurchased ingredients.
Ingredients:
2 cups shredded chicken (I used leftovers but a rotisserie chicken would work)
1 cup shredded cheese (your favorite flavor)
1 pizza crust ( I made a homemade whole wheat crust, see recipe here.)
1 (8 ounce) jar canned pesto sauce (can use homemade)
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Prepare pizza crust or place purchased crust onto 10″ by 13″ baking pan. Bake crust for 10 to 15 minutes or until done. Spread pesto sauce evenly over pizza. Top with shredded chicken and shredded cheese.
Bake until pizza is heated and cheese is melted, approximately 10 minutes. Serve immediately.
Wow does this look good and I will try it. I know I like chicken on my pizza.
Looks good to me, I like pesto on pizza and always have some on hand in the freezer from my garden, it keeps for over a year! My kids don’t like leftovers either, heck I grew up on’em.
This looks amazing! I am always looking for new chicken recipes. Thanks!
looks very good!
-stephanie j
Sounds yummy to me. I love chicken recipes.
Sounds yummy
This sounds fantastic! I’m a big pizza fan and would love to try this sometime.
I love this! It actually has all of my favorite things. We make chicken pizzas here all the time. Try it with BBQ sauce or alfredo sauce – they work great too.
Yum- looks great! Always looking for a good way to use leftovers. Will certainly have to try.
that looks delicious!! yum!
MMM, that looks so tasty! I love leftovers so I’ll eat yours anytime, haha!
Mmm….looks yummy!
It’s so easy to make! I LOVE leftovers, in fact I cook so that I’m sure to have them! lol
Your chicken pesto pizza looks delicious!!
my family doesn’t like leftovers either! crazy, huh? This is a great way to use up leftovers, though…thanks for sharing!
I make a lot of fresh pesto and always have some in the freezer. This recipe is perfect!
Yum that looks tasty.
I love you! I have basil that I need to make into pesto and I can use it on this!
Your dish looks delicious! Thanks so much for sharing the recipe. The boys love chicken for dinner so I’m always on the hunt for new dishes to try.