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CILANTRO PESTO PIZZA
Cilantro Pesto Pizza
A great new twist on pesto with this southwest style pizza!
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INGREDIENTS
- Cooking Time: 25 minutes
- Servings: 8
- Preparation Time: 30 minutes
- 10 Rhodes™ Dinner Rolls, thawed and risen
- 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breast, cut into 1-inch pieces
- 1 tablespoon taco seasoning
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 1/2 cups grated colby-Jack cheese
- 1/2 cup chopped tomatoes
- 2 tablespoons chopped green onion
- Cilantro Pesto:
- 2 cups cilantro leaves
- 1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 3 tablespoons pine nuts or walnuts
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
- salt and pepper to taste
DIRECTIONS
Spray counter lightly with non-stick cooking spray. Combine rolls into a ball and roll into a 13-inch circle. Place on a sprayed 12-inch pizza pan.
Poke several times with a fork and bake at 350°F 10 minutes.
Remove from oven to cool.
Combine cilantro pesto ingredients in a small food processor bowl and process until almost smooth.
Spread evenly over cooled crust.
In a bowl, combine chicken and taco seasoning and mix well.
Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat.
Add chicken and cook until cooked through.
Place chicken evenly over pesto.
Top with cheese, tomatoes and green onion.
Bake at 350°F 10-15 minutes.
RECIPE REVIEWS
Jun/08/2009 02:06 pm runnergirl630
The pesto sounds really good. Have you used it in any other dishes?
The pesto sounds really good. Have you used it in any other dishes?
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