Day 28: Chicken and Broccoli Pizza

Today was the official start to summer for our family. Friday was Paul's last day of school. We always try to do something fun to kick off summer, and today was no different. We chose to go to the Science and Industry Museum since teachers are free as well as kids under 3. We left the house at 10am and didn't get home until about 4pm. Therefore, I needed something really fast and easy for dinner. I had been eyeing this recipe for a while, so I decided that tonight would be a perfect night to give it a shot.

Chicken and Broccoli Pizza(serves 6)
1 tablespoon low fat mayo
1 teaspoon skim milk
1/2 skinless, boneless chicken breasts, cut into 1/2 inch strips
1/2 cup cornflake crumbs
3/4 part skim ricotta
1 10oz pkg thin crust pizza dough
1 10oz pkg frozen chopped broccoli, thawed and patted dry
3 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
1/2 cup shredded part skim mozzarella cheese

Step 1: Mix mayo and milk in bowl and add chicken to coat

Step 2: Place cornflake crumbs in large Ziploc bag and add chicken and shake until coated

Step 3: Put chicken in greased baking pan in a single layer and cook at 450 degrees until cooked through and browned, turning once(about 10 minutes).

Step 4: Spoon ricotta cheese on crust and top with broccoli, Parmesan, chicken and mozzarella

Step 5: Bake until hot and until cheese is melted and bubbly(about 15 minutes)

Calories: 295 WW: 6 points

Kitchen Play by Play: Easy, yes. Fast, not so much. So many steps. Thaw the broccoli, pat the broccoli;slice the chicken, coat the chicken, bread the chicken, cook the chicken; assemble the pizza, cook the pizza. I'm exhausted just typing all of the steps. Also, I feel like the recipe was missing a few steps. Like do you precook the pizza crust before putting it in for 15 minutes because my pizza crust instructions said 18 minutes to cook. Also, if you precook the chicken and then put it on top of the pizza to cook for 15 minutes, won't it get way overcooked? I did not put the cooked chicken onto the pizza until there were only five minutes left. I did not measure any cheese and added some Asiago on Paul's half at his request. The pizza ended up being in the oven for like 20 minutes in order for it to get a tad crispy on the bottom.

The finished product
The Verdict:
Nicole: Much better than the Easy White Pizza I made for the first blog. I would have liked a little garlic added for some more flavor and the crust to be a little crispier. Overall though, I would make it again. I give it a 3.8.

Paul-gives it a 3.5. " Could have used garlic or some kind of sauce."

Austin- loved the crust and the chicken. He ate broccoli on the side.