0.3 pound broccoli from broccoli bin in produce section trimmed
0.5 pound chicken breast for stir fry or chicken tenders cut
3 cloves cracked garlic
1 tablespoon olive oil extra-virgin
2 teaspoons olive oil extra-virgin
2 tablespoons parmigiano-reggiano grated
1 cup part skim ricotta cheese
16 ounce pizza dough room temperature
4 servings salt and pepper black freshly ground
1 cup mozzarella cheese shredded
10 sun tomatoes dried drained sliced in oil
12 leaves stacked fresh thinly sliced
Equipment
frying pan
sauce pan
oven
pizza pan
cutting board
pastry brush
Directions
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.
