Hey there, folks! I've got another pizza recipe for you. This is so incredibly easy and takes about 20 minutes to pull together. That's my kind of weeknight dinner! For us, a 20 minute meal is faster than driving anywhere for take out.
This is a Pampered Chef recipe that I stumbled on earlier this week when I was looking for a specific recipe. I skimmed the ingredients list and realized I had just about everything on hand except the chicken and the queso. After making the sausage pizza last week, I had an extra crust from the package of 2 to deal with soon. This was the perfect solution! I also learned a new technique that I'll be using in the future for prebaked crusts.
Southwestern Pizza Con Queso
Ingredients:
1 pkg prebaked pizza crust
8 oz (about 2 cups) cooked chicken breasts, shredded (I bought a rotisserie chicken on sale and pulled most of it off
1 tsp vegetable oil
1 small red bell pepper
1 small green bell pepper (I bought a small container of pre-sliced bell peppers in all colors)
1 small red onion
1.5 Tbsp Southwest seasoning mix (I used Mrs Dash Southwest Chipotle, which was spicy!)
2/3 cup prepared Monterey Jack salsa con queso dip
1/2 cup shredded Mexican cheese blend
Preheat oven to 450.
Place pizza crust top side down on round baking stone (or greased cookie sheet). Bake 4-5 minutes or until crust is golden brown and crisp. Remove baking stone from oven; turn crust top side up.
This technique keeps the crust crisp even after the saucy toppings are placed on it.
Cut bell peppers and onion into thin slices and toss with seasoning mix in a bowl. Add oil to skillet and heat over medium heat 1-3 minutes of until shimmering. Add vegetable mixture to skillet and cook 2-3 minutes or until tender.
Add chicken, cook 1 minute or until heated through. Remove from heat.
Spread the queso over the crust evenly.
Top with the chicken and veggie mixture and sprinkle cheese on top.
Bake 7-9 minutes or until cheese is melted. Remove from oven and cut into wedges.
5 responses. Leave a Comment!:
looks heavenly!! making this asap!
I'm always looking for new pizza toppings ideas. Love this one. Thanks for sharing.
This looks amazing! I am definitely giving it a try this week! Thanks for posting :)
Yum, this looks delicious!!
This looks amazing!! Can't wait to try it!
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