Broccoli and Chicken Pizza

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Throw your single chicken breast on the grill. Throw a little seasoning on it beforehand. I use a pinch of Italian seasoning, dried basil, and garlic powder, but you can use whatever floats your boat. Cook it on medium to medium-high heat for approximately 10 minutes, or until chicken is cooked all the way through, but is still very juicy. Remember, it will be cooked for an additional 20 to 30 minutes on the pizza so you don’t want it to be too dry.

While the chicken is grilling, rinse your vegetables. Then cut off the broccoli florets and cut into bite-sized pieces and put them into a microwave safe bowl and microwave them for 2 to 3 minutes, just to soften them up. Dice up the artichoke hearts. Then slice your grape tomates in half.

Take your pizza crust (I use a borrowed recipe for homemade crust, but I have used store-bought crust before and it was delicious as well) and sprinkle a handful of cheese on the bottom (this helps the toppings stick). Then start putting your vegetables on top. When the chicken is done, dice it and put it on top of the vegetables. Then dump the rest of the mozzarella cheese on top and spread evenly. You can even use extra cheese if your heart desires. In my house, mo’ cheese equals mo’ better.

Then I do a quick squirt of olive oil around the edges of the crust, and lightly spray the top as well. Then sprinkle (generously because I love me some basil) some dried or fresh basil on top. Bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes, or until the crust is cooked and the “mo’ cheese” is delightfully gooey and delicious looking.

*If I’m feeling really fancy, I’ll grate a bit of fresh parmesan on top as well.

Cook for 20 to 30 minutes, depending on how crispy you want your crust. Then try and share your delicious homemade pizza, even though you’ll want to keep it all for yourself.