Fast And Easy Ricotta Cheese Pizza With Mushrooms Broccoli And Chicken Recipes

THE ONLY PIZZA YOU'LL EVER WANT AGAIN: CHICKEN, SUN DRIED TOMATO, BROCCOLI, RICOTTA, MOZZARELLA AND BASIL

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 500 degrees F.
• On a 12-inch nonstick pizza pan, stretch out your dough and form the pizza crust. Drizzle 2 teaspoons extra virgin olive oil on crust and spread it with a pastry brush over the dough to the edges. Sprinkle crust with 2 tablespoons grated Parmigiano-Reggiano.
• In a small covered saucepan, bring 2 inches water to a boil. Separate broccoli tops into florets, discarding lower stalks or reserving for soup. Salt water and add broccoli florets. Cook covered 3 to 5 minutes. Drain broccoli and set on cutting board. Chop broccoli florets into small pieces.
• Heat a small nonstick pan over medium high to high heat. Add oil, cracked garlic and chicken. Season with salt and pepper. Brown chicken breast cut for stir-fry or tenders until lightly golden all over, 3 to 5 minutes. Chop sauteed chicken and garlic on a cutting board into small pieces.
• To assemble pizza, dot crust with chopped broccoli bits and cooked chopped chicken. Dot crust with spoonfuls of ricotta and spread ricotta gently with the back of your spoon. Add sliced sun-dried tomatoes, scattering them around the pizza to the edges. Complete the assembly with a thin layer of shredded mozzarella, about 1 cup. Place pizza in oven on middle rack and lower heat to 450 degrees F. Bake 12 minutes, until cheese is deep golden in color and crust is brown and crisp at the edges. Remove pizza from the oven and let stand 5 minutes. Top with lots of torn or shredded basil. Cut pizza into 8 slices using pizza wheel and serve.

BROCCOLI CHICKEN PIZZA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Prepare dough.
• While dough is rising or sitting, steam broccoli and cook chicken with olive oil, oregano and basil to taste, until no longer pink.
• Spread the dough into a prepared jelly roll pan.
• Bake for about ten minutes.
• Meanwhile, chop cooled chicken into small chunks and chop steamed broccoli.
• Combine chicken, Ricotta cheese, broccoli, 1/2 cup Mozzarella cheese, 1/2 cup Cheddar cheese, dry mustard, and crushed red pepper.
• Remove crust from oven.
• Spread with ricotta mixture.
• Top with remaining cheese.
• Cook until cheese is browned (10 to 15 minutes).

THINNEST CRUST PIZZA WITH RICOTTA AND MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees, with racks in upper and lower thirds. Brush 2 rimmed baking sheets with oil, or for easy cleanup, line with parchment paper then brush with oil. Place 1 wrap on each sheet; brush with 1 teaspoon oil.
• Sprinkle wraps with Asiago, then dollop with ricotta. Sprinkle with mushrooms and onion; season with salt and pepper.
• Bake pizzas until crust is crisp and very brown all over, 20 to 25 minutes, rotating sheets from top to bottom and front to back twice during baking. Cut in half with a pizza cutter or knife; serve one half per person.