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Quick Easy Gourmet Pizza Recipe














This is a great gourmet pizza idea for a large gathering at your home or 
take it to a potluck or family function...   it can be kept in the oven at a low temperature if desired until ready to serve.  
Quick and easy to prepare, make the day before then bake just before serving...  How easy is that!
it is absolutely delicious!  A definite keeper!

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 Pizza Quick and Easy Gourmet Recipe
recipe and photograph created by Peggy Bucholz for www.finedinings.com




10 ounce Pizza Crust tube from dairy case
1/2 pound chicken, boneless, skinless
1/2 teaspoon Liquid Smoke
2 tablespoon butter, divided
3 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil, divided
4 ounces bacon
1/2 cup onion, thinly sliced
6 to 8 garlic cloves, minced
1 pound mushrooms, thinly sliced
3 teaspoons dried Thyme
Salt & Pepper, to taste
8 ounces
Fontina cheese, coarsely grated
3 tablespoons pine nuts, toasted
2 teaspoons white truffle oil (available at Trader Joe's)

Unroll and spread crust thinly on a greased 12X18-inch sheet pan or a large pizza pan.  Bake partially at 400° for 8 minutes.  Set aside. 
Cooled crust can be covered at room temperature and baked the next day.

In a large skillet over medium high heat drizzle chicken with liquid smoke and sauté in 1 tablespoon butter until completely cooked. Remove from skillet to a bowl and shred chicken into bite size strips when cool enough to handle. In the same skillet sauté bacon until crisp, add to the shredded chicken.  

To the skillet with bacon drippings add 1 tablespoon butter, 2 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil and sauté sliced onion, minced garlic, sliced mushrooms and thyme until liquid is absorbed; season with salt and pepper.  Add smoked chicken and bacon back to the skillet and mix well. 
This easy topping can be made 1 day ahead if desired;  cover and refrigerate;  (bake completed pizza the next day).

Spread the remaining 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil on partially baked crust then add the smoked chicken and mushroom mixture; sprinkle with grated Fontina cheese and toasted pine nuts.  Bake for an additional 7 to 10 minutes. Remove from oven, sprinkle baked pizza with white truffle oil; slice and serve hot with a fresh green
salad if desired......   this is delicious quick and easy gourmet treat!

Wine recommendation: Pinot Noir; Beer









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