Ingredients for Chicken Pesto Pizza

Series Summary

Pizza first came into being in Rome around the third century BC. The early version was far different from the extravagant cheese fests we are familiar with today, starting out as a simple round dough crust topped with olive oil and herbs. Now we put almost anything on our pizza, though chicken cannot touch the popularity of meat toppings such as Canadian bacon and pepperoni. But Expert Village is here to say that chicken belongs to the pizza family every bit as much as those ingredients. In fact, after sampling this delicious dish, you might even decide that chicken is better.

In this free pizza recipe series of videos, our restaurant professional takes you step-by-step through the creation of a rustic chicken and pesto pizza. She begins with just the right ingredients and then demonstrates how to prepare them to perfection. Learn the best way to mince your garlic and prepare the dough for this delicious Italian treat. Watch these cooking videos and learn the secrets of the professional chefs here in our Expert Village.

Video Transcript

"I'm chef Danielle from Expert Village and today were making a rustic chicken and pesto pizza with some saute vegetables. Were going to start out with getting all of the equipment and ingredients your going to need to make this dish. A blender so you can make some fresh basil mixing bowls mixing cups sort of standard a measuring spoon if you want to use a pizza cutter you can if you have a pizza stone to cook the pizza on that's the best way to do it if not you can use a cookie sheet or foil whatever you need to be able to use that you have your house. A pastry brush if you have one which is going to help to brush some olive oil on the pizza when were done. Cutting board a saute pan, for some of the ingredients were going to need about 2 breast of chicken some vegetables I like to use colorful broccoli and red onion some garlic for the fresh pesto that were going to make, basil and pine nuts also for the pesto sauce. Some cheese to go on top of the pizza and then just some spices so you can marinade your chicken I'm going to use some soy sauce and pepper and some salt free seasoner. Because that's what I like to use to use to marinade my chicken and also your going to need some salt and sugar, flour and some dried yeast for your pizza dough. "