Friday, September 21, 2012

Cajun Chicken... Pizza!

So I've been dying to post this recipe since the moment we tried it, but life went and got in the way of that, so I'm just now getting around to it (a whole week after we actually made it! Disaster). This may seriously be the best pizza Darrell and I have ever made, and one that you definitely need to try. Like tonight. I know you won't regret it.

Just a quick, fun backstory on this. Darrell and I had originally planned to make our (also delicious) cajun chicken pasta last Friday night as kind of a special at-home date night since our schedules have been so crazy lately and we finally had a free night. Well, at work on Friday, it was like I was seeing/hearing about pizza EVERYWHERE. Kids were getting it for lunch, co-workers were planning to grab take-out for their family for dinner, and there was even a news article about some pizza chain or another online. And I just couldn't get pizza out of my head. So, I begged asked Darrell if we could modify our dinner plans and attempt to turn our cajun chicken pasta into a cajun chicken pizza. The result was to die for. In fact, as soon as he pulled the pizza out of the oven, Darrell was the one insisting that we take a picture of it. And usually he rolls his eyes at me when I delay dinner to photograph our food. But this pizza just looked that good--and tasted even better.


Cajun Chicken Pizza

1 pizza crust (we used our crusty pizza dough recipe)
1 red pepper, thinly sliced
1 green pepper, thinly sliced
4 oz mushrooms, sliced (approximately)
1-2 chicken breasts, cut into chunks
8 oz Alfredo sauce (approximately--we used about half a jar)
1-2 cups Parmesan and/or mozzarella cheese
Cajun and other seasonings as desired

Coat the chicken breast pieces with a cajun seasoning and cook in a small amount of oil until juices run clear. Lightly saute the mushrooms in a little bit of butter, then add the slices of pepper for a few minutes. Mix the cajun spices and other seasonings into the Alfredo sauce (vary amount based on how cajun-y you want the sauce to be). Spread sauce over pizza crust, then top with cheese, chicken, and the vegetables. Bake for approximately 20 minutes in a 425* oven (at least I think that was the oven temp we used! I can never remember. Just pull it out when the crust is starting to brown). Slice and enjoy!

Of course, despite all of our excitement over how well the pizza turned out, Darrell did roll his eyes a little bit at the situation because he's now afraid I'm going to try to turn all of our recipes into pizzas. But I don't see anything wrong with that... Don't you think this Jack Daniel's glaze would make a delicious pizza sauce? Or what about this roasted pepper-tomatillo sauce? The possibilities are endless!

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