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Chicken and pesto pizza


One of my favourite suppers when the fridge is looking pretty bare is pizza. It's even easier if you make the dough in a bread machine. 

 The dough recipe I used is specific to my bread machine, but was:
1/2 tsp yeast
300g strong white bread flour
1 tbsp olive oil
1 tsp salt
170ml water

 That took 45 minutes for the machine to work its magic, during which time I cooked two chicken breasts in the oven. 180°C/356°F, breasts on a tray, drizzled with oil and baked for 15 minutes.

 Once the dough was done, I stretched it out on a well greased and floured pizza dish and then got creative with the toppings!

The toppings I used:
1 tin of chopped tomatoes
A little bit of pesto
Good handful of grated cheddar
A mozzarella ball
Sliced chicken breast

 Pre-heat the oven to 180°C/356°F

 Start off by smearing the tinned tomatoes over the base - push it right to the edges and get a good even covering

 Next smear some splodges of pesto across the tomato base

 Sprinkle the grated cheddar over and cut the mozzarella ball into slices using a pair of scissors

 Cut the chicken breast into slices too and throw that atop the pizza too. Drizzle with a little oil and admire your handiwork.
Put the pizza in the pre-heated oven for 30-35 minutes, or until the crust has gone nice and golden.

 The pizza was served with green salad and garlic bread and satisfied me and 3 hungry housemates. 




Comments

  1. Anonymous11 June 2013 at 23:02

    Will you marry me? Kate x

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    1. Caggy P12 June 2013 at 00:19

      I'm delighted I could win someone over with something as simple as pizza xx

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