My friend, Lisa, brought me a big bunch of basil that she grew in her garden. If I had to choose a favorite herb, it would be basil. Wait, is cilantro an herb? It might be a tie.
Anyway, what better way to use fresh basil than to make it into pesto? And what better way to use pesto than to spread it on a pizza? They serve a similar pizza to this at Sauce and I love it. Here is our homemade version.
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| Pizza dough (I used Trader Joe's) Pesto (I used about 1/2 cup) Mozzarella cheese, shredded Chicken, cooked and shredded Parmesan cheese, grated Pine nuts *Roll pizza dough out on a pan or pizza stone. Spread pesto over dough. Sprinkle with cheese, chicken, parmesan and pine nuts. Bake at 450 for 10-12 minutes. *I like to bake the dough for about 5 minutes before adding toppings because I want to make sure it gets totally done all the way through. *Also, the pizza at Sauce has diced tomatoes on it and I totally would have done that if I had had any. |
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