White Pizza with Chicken & Broccoli
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WHITE PIZZA WITH CHICKEN & BROCCOLI
INGREDIENTS
LEMON CREAM SAUCE FOR PIZZA
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 lemon, zested and juiced
- Dry white wine (I use Chardonnay)—add enough to the lemon juice so you have just over 1/2 cup between the lemon juice and wine
- 1/2 teaspoon Kosher salt
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 1 1/2 teaspoons corn starch
- 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg (optional)
- Freshly ground black pepper
PIZZA TOPPINGS
- pound or so of broccoli, cut in pieces–steam for just 2-3 minutes, then remove from heat
- Fresh mozzarella (8 oz.), sliced so you can place discs evenly over the top of the pie
- 3 tablespoons Pecorino Romano
- 3-4 cloves of garlic, pressed
- drizzle olive oil over top of pie
- 1 Refrigerated pizza crust
DIRECTIONS
FOR THE SAUCE
1. Melt butter in a skillet over medium heat. As the butter melts, add the grated lemon zest; stir it around about a minute as it sizzles.
2. Pour in the lemon juice/white wine, add salt, stir and bring the liquids to a simmer. Cover the skillet, and let simmer just a couple of minutes.
3. Remove the lid, slowly whisk in the cream and add corn starch. Continue to simmer, stirring occasionally, about 2 to 3 minutes you have a thick, creamy sauce.
4. Remove from heat, add nutmeg (if you like) and freshly ground black pepper.
- If you do refrigerate, you’ll want to warm it up a bit in the microwave so it’s easy to spread over the pie. I used a silicone pastry brush to apply to crust.
FOR THE PIZZA
1. Generously oil a sheet pan. Press/shape pizza dough into a pan forming a large rectangle or oval–whatever shape begins to form as you even out the dough.
2. Brush lemon sauce over crust. Add broccoli and chicken.
3. Brush remaining lemon sauce over top, then add fresh mozz, pecorino and garlic. Drizzle with olive oil.
4. I baked for just 15 minutes on top of my pizza stone at 450 degrees F. Take a look at the 15-minute mark to see if yours is ready, too. If not, you may need anywhere up to 5 more minutes–just depends how thin you’re able to press out the dough.