Ready to bring the flavors of the Caribbean to your next pizza night? Well, then this recipe is for you! Think juicy chicken marinated in my Caribbean Queen spice blend, gooey cheese, and a grip of colorful veggies to round it all out. But want to know the best part? Store-bought pizza dough and shredded rotisserie chicken mean that this gem of a dinner comes together in less than 30 minutes.
So let's get cooking, shall we?
Caribbean Queen Chicken Pizza
Makes one 12-inch pizza
Ingredients:
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1 pound fresh pizza dough (store-bought is fine!), room temperature
1/2 cup neutral oil (e.g., avocado or vegetable oil)
1 tablespoon lime juice
1 tablespoon low-sodium soy sauce
2 tablespoons Caribbean Queen
1 1/2 cups shredded rotisserie chicken
8 ounces shredded mozzarella cheese
1/2 cup marinara or pizza sauce
1/2 cup thinly sliced white onion
1/2 cup thinly sliced yellow bell pepper
1/2 cup sliced black olives
1/2 cup thinly sliced scallions
Directions:
Preheat oven to 450 F. Place olive oil in a 12-inch cast-iron skillet. Roll pizza dough in the olive oil and then use your fingers to gently stretch the dough out along the bottom of the skillet and about 1 inch up the sides of the skillet. Set aside.
In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together the oil, lime juice, soy sauce, and Caribbean Queen. Add the shredded chicken and toss to coat.
Sprinkle cheese over the top of the stretched dough all the way to the sides of the skillet. Drop spoonfuls of sauce over the cheese, then top the pizza with the marinated chicken, white onion, bell pepper and olives.
Bake the pizza on the bottom rack of the oven for about 20 minutes until the cheese is bubbly and the edges of the crust is golden brown. Use a spatula to check the bottom of the crust. You want a nice golden brown. Transfer skillet to the top rack of the oven for 2-4 minutes if necessary to get a little more color on the top.
Remove skillet from the oven and - very carefully - run a spatula between the edge of the pizza and the side of the skillet to prevent the cheese from sticking. Tip the skillet on its side, and use the spatula to guide the pizza onto a cutting board to cool slightly before cutting.
Sprinkle pizza with sliced scallions and serve.
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