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This pizza has become a favorite of the family's. It is delicious! But also a littler rich. In order to lighten it up, use half and half or even milk, and thicken it with a roux. My daughter has successfully used skim milk. Just double the amount of butter and flour and simply follow the directions.

P.S. You can grill your own chicken or buy it already cooked.

Enjoy!

-Michele

Chicken Alfredo Pizza
Serves 4

Ingredients
3/4 lb chicken breast
Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
2 tablespoons butter (use 4 if using milk)
1 clove of garlic, minced
1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
1 tablespoon flour, plus more to roll out dough
1 cup heavy cream (or half and half or milk)
1/4 cup grated Parmesan
1 16 oz ball of store bought pizza dough (or you can make your own)
2 cups baby spinach, washed and dried
1 cup chopped tomato
1 cup grated mozzarella

Preheat oven to 375. If using a pizza stone, place in oven to preheat while preparing sauce. Preheat a grill pan over medium heat. Season chicken with salt and pepper. Place in grill pan and cook until no longer pink. Set on cutting board to cool. Dice.

Melt butter in medium saucepan over medium heat. Once melted, add garlic and red pepper and cook a few minutes until garlic is fragrant, but not browned. Add flour and cook, stirring, for a minute. Whisk in cream, reduce heat to low, and simmer until thickened. (When I use milk, I wait a minute before reducing the heat. It may also take an extra couple of minutes to thicken.) Add Parmesan and season with salt and pepper, to taste.

Flour a work surface and roll out the dough until about 13 inches in diameter. (We make it into a rectangle since that is the shape of our pizza stone and most baking sheets.) Place on a baking sheet, or onto the preheated pizza stone. Spoon the sauce onto the dough and spread. Top with spinach, tomatoes, chicken, and mozzarella. Brush the crust with olive oil and sprinkle lightly with salt and pepper. Bake about 25 minutes, until golden.

Recipe adapted from The Neelys