Grilled Chicken Pesto Pizza

Ingredients:

  • 1 pizza dough
  • 1/2 cup diced orange bell pepper
  • 1/2 cup diced yellow bell pepper
  • 1/4 cup diced purple onion
  • 1 tablespoon chopped chives
  • 2 tablespoons sun-dried tomato pesto
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 3/4 cup cooked chicken (chopped or shredded)
  • 1/3 cup grated Romano cheese
  • 1/4 cup mozzarella cheese
  • Olive oil for the grill

Cooking Instructions:

  1. Heat a tablespoon of olive oil and sauté the diced peppers and onion. Add the tomato pesto and cook for 2 minutes. Set aside for later.
  2. Roll or stretch the pizza dough to a roughly 10-inch circle or rectangle. Set on a floured pizza sheet or sheet pan. Let sit for about 5 minutes.
  3. Oil the grill surface and preheat the grill to hot.
  4. Put pizza dough on the grill (no toppings yet), and grill for about 2 to 3 minutes. Check bottom for browning; bubbles will form on top. Reduce to medium-high heat if needed to prevent burning. When light brown marks are visible on the bottom of the pizza dough, take the dough off the grill and place pizza dough with grill marks up.
  5. Top the pizza dough with the bell pepper, onion and pesto mixture. Top with the chicken, Romano cheese followed by the mozzarella cheese.
  6. Place the pizza back on the well-oiled grill or grill pan. Grill for another 2 to 3 minutes, until cheese is melted and the bottom of pizza is browned.
  7. Remove the pizza from the grill and garnish with chopped chives. Cut into 4 slices and serve.