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Chicken and Pumpkin Pizza

Author: Michelle De La Cerda
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Ingredients

Chicken

  • 4 chicken thighs; boneless/skinless
  • Extra virgin olive oil
  • 1/4 tsp . granulated garlic
  • 1/4 tsp . dried thyme
  • ? tsp. cinnamon
  • ? tsp. coriander
  • 1/2 tsp . cumin
  • 1/4 tsp . black pepper
  • 1/4 tsp . salt
  • 1/2 tsp . oregano
  • 1/4 tsp . chili powder

Pumpkin Sauce

  • 1-15 oz . can pure pumpkin puree (not pumpkin pie filling)
  • 1/4 tsp . dried ground sage
  • 1/4 tsp . thyme
  • ? tsp. sugar
  • 2 tbsp . chicken broth
  • 1/2 tsp . cumin
  • Pinch of cinnamon
  • 2 gloves garlic; minced/grated
  • Salt and pepper to taste

Dough and Toppings

  • Pizza dough
  • Kale; torn into pieces
  • 1 red bell pepper; thinly sliced
  • Feta cheese

Instructions

  1. Mix all the herbs and spices together for the chicken.
  2. Rub the mixture into both sides of the chicken thighs.
  3. On medium high heat, add olive oil to a skillet.
  4. Once the skillet is hot, sear each chicken thigh.
  5. Cook on each side for about 2 minutes.
  6. Remove and allow to rest on a cutting board.
  7. Meanwhile, add the pumpkin sauce ingredients to a saucepan.
  8. Mix well over a medium heat.
  9. Warm through and set aside.
  10. Tear the kale, slice the bell pepper, and crumble the cheese.
  11. Once the chicken has rested, slice it into strips.
  12. It might still be a bit pink on the inside; that is ok, it will finish cooking in the oven.
  13. Roll out the dough ball to the desired thinness.
  14. Using a pastry brush, brush the edges or crust of the dough with olive oil.
  15. Take two hearty kitchen tablespoons of pumpkin sauce and spread around the dough, stopping at the olive oil border.
  16. Evenly spread a handful of chicken over the sauce.
  17. Add the torn kale, red peppers, and top with a healthy dose of feta cheese.

Outdoor Pizza Oven

  1. Place the pizza in the oven, towards the back, it will cook in about 2 minutes, but watch it, and move it half way through closer to the front of the oven.

Indoor Oven with Pizza Stone

  1. Preheat the oven to 400° and allow the stone to preheat for at least 10 minutes.
  2. Assemble the pizza and slide it onto the stone in the oven.
  3. Bake for 10-15 minutes or until it has reached the desired doneness.