Valentine's Day Recipes
Heart-Shaped Mozzarella and Fontina Pizza
Yield: 2 servings
Ingredients
- 1 (10 ounce) can refrigerated pizza crust
- 1 tablespoon + 1 teaspoon butter, divided
- 1/2 medium red pepper, thinly sliced
- 1 large leek, cut into 1 inch strips
- 1 boneless, skinless chicken breast half, cut into small cubes
- 1/4 cup refrigerated pesto
- 3 canned artichoke hearts, coarsely chopped
- 4 ounces (1 cup) Fontina cheese, shredded
- 2 ounces (1/2 cup) Mozzarella cheese, shredded
- 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
Instructions
- Heat oven to 425 degrees F.
- Unroll refrigerated pizza dough into rectangle or square shape. Create a heart shape template out of a paper towel. Place template on dough and cut around heart shape using scissors. Place dough on a greased cookie sheet and follow manufacturer's instructions for pre-baking pizza crust. Set crust aside.
- Sauté red pepper and leeks in butter until almost tender. Remove from skillet. Add chicken to skillet and cook until chicken is lightly browned.
- Spread pesto over pre-baked pizza crust. Top with sautéed leeks, red peppers and chicken. Add artichoke hearts.
- Top with cheeses and bake at 425 degrees F for 7 to 10 minutes.
- Sprinkle with oregano.