Hot and Spicy Pie

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon cayenne pepper 
• 1 teaspoon basil dried
• 8  basil leaves fresh
• 1 tablespoon garlic powder 
• 2 teaspoons ground cumin 
• 2 teaspoons coarsely ground pepper black
• 2 servings olive oil extra-virgin for brushing
• 2 tablespoons parmesan cheese grated
• 0.3 cup pepperoni sliced
• 1 pound pizza dough 
• 0.8 cup pizza sauce 
• 2  mild sausage links to package directions and coin hot
• 1 tablespoon sea salt 
• 1 cup mozzarella cheese shredded
• 2  chicken breasts boneless skinless
• 1 tablespoon pepper white

Equipment

• bowl
• baking sheet
• oven
• grill
• grill pan
• pizza stone

Directions

1. Put a pizza stone or upside-down baking sheet in the oven; preheat to 500 degrees F.
2. Combine the salt, cayenne, white pepper, garlic powder, black pepper, cumin and dried basil in a bowl.
3. Brush the chicken with olive oil, then rub with the spices.
4. Heat a grill pan to medium high; grill the chicken until cooked through, about 7 minutes per side. Grill the sausage, turning, until cooked through, 10 to 12 minutes.
5. Let cool, then dice the chicken and crumble the sausage.
6. Stretch the pizza dough on a floured surface into a 12-inch round. Put on a cornmeal-dusted pizza peel or upside-down baking sheet; slide the dough onto the hot pizza stone or baking sheet and cook 7 minutes.
7. Slide the crust back onto the peel.
8. Spread with the pizza sauce, then top with 1/2 cup mozzarella, the chicken, pepperoni and sausage.
9. Sprinkle with the remaining 1/2 cup mozzarella and the parmesan. Return the pizza to the oven and bake until bubbly, about 7 more minutes. Top with the fresh basil.
10. Photograph by Con Poulos
11. ACTIVE: 40 min l TOTAL: 55 min l MAKES: one 12-inch pizza