Thursday, June 13, 2013

Pizza, Pizza!

I wanted pizza without all the grease and heaviness of the dough, so I made my own BBQ chicken pizza on multi-grain english muffins!

The first component is the sauce. Instead of putting just BBQ sauce on them, I mixed BBQ sauce with a sweet tomato sauce and added Cholula, cayenne pepper, ground black pepper, and granulated garlic. The sauces combined created a sweet and smoky flavor (like if I had added bacon) to the pizza.

The second component are the onions atop the pizza. Normally, they are raw red onions, but I made a little twist to it. I caramelized 1 large white, sweet onion and reduced it with red wine, balsamic vinegar, and red pepper flakes.

The third component is the cheese. I'm not a cheese eater, so I just bought a bag of Mexican blended cheeses (Pepper Jack, Mozzarella, Cheddar, and Colby).

The fourth component is the chicken. I used cut up chicken thighs, seasoned with ground black pepper and granulated garlic. I pan fried the chicken with my infused garlic and basil grapeseed oil. The oil gave the chicken a great crust and enhanced the flavor.

Popped them in the oven at 350 degrees to crisp up and it off with some spring onion for a crisp and fresh taste.


Onions caramelizing in red wine and balsamic (I added more red wine after this photo).

The finished product! BBQ Chicken Pizza on a Multi-Grain English Muffin.

Until Next Time!
CheFelicia

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