BACON RANCH CHICKEN AND AVOCADO PIZZA

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Chicken|Pizza|Pork

Ingredients

Pizza dough for one crust

¼ cup cornmeal

3 tablespoons ranch dressing (I like Drew’s or Marie’s)

2 cups Colby Jack cheese (or Cheddar Jack)

1 ½ cups cooked chicken breast, shredded into bite size pieces

6 strips bacon, cooked (not too crisp since they will cook again) and rough chopped

1 cup grape tomatoes, cut in half

¼ cup scallions, chopped

1 avocado, chopped into 1” chunks

Pizza Dough

2 tablespoons olive oil (plus 2 teaspoons to oil the bowl)

1 tablespoon honey

1 ½ cups warm water (115 degrees)

1 packet yeast

2 teaspoons salt

3 ½ – 4 cups flour

½ teaspoon black pepper

1 cup baby arugula greens

2 teaspoons olive oil

Instructions

Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Place pizza stone in the oven and let heat for at least 30 minutes.

Shape the pizza dough into a 12-14” round. Spread cornmeal on a pizza peel and arrange the dough on top. Spread half of the ranch dressing evenly over the dough. Top with 1 cup of the cheese.

Mix remaining ranch dressing with the chicken in a small bowl and evenly layer the chicken on the dough. Sprinkle another ½ cup of the cheese over the chicken.

Follow by evenly layering the bacon, tomatoes, scallions, and remaining ½ cup of cheese. Slide the pizza off the peel and onto the stone in the oven. Bake for 14 minutes until browned and bubbly. Remove from the oven using the peel.

Top the hot pizza with avocado and season with the black pepper. Toss the arugula with olive oil and mound the salad in the middle of the pie. Slice and devour!

Pizza Dough

Place olive oil, honey, and water into the bowl of a stand mixer. Stir to dissolve honey into the water (so it doesn’t stick to the bottom of the bowl). Sprinkle the yeast on top of the liquid mixture, stir, and let sit for 5-10 minutes until yeast becomes foamy. Add salt and 2 ½ cups of the flour. Mix using the dough hook attachment. Gradually add as much of the remaining flour as needed until a ball forms. Empty dough onto a floured countertop and knead for 10-15 minutes until dough is smooth and elastic adding flour as needed if sticky.

Place dough in a greased bowl and cover with a clean kitchen towel. Let rise in a warm spot for 1 hour until doubled in bulk. Knead dough briefly and divide into 2 equal parts and form balls. Let rest for 30 minutes under a clean kitchen towel. If you are not using both balls, refrigerate each ball in a plastic bag sprayed with cooking spray for up to 5 days.