Fiesta Chicken Pizza

Fiesta Chicken Pizza Recipe

Quick weeknight meals are always in order these days.  After a long hectic day, it's nice to come home and put together a no-fuss meal. That's how I began making this easy  fiesta pizza and my boys are loving it at our house.

 

Helpful Tips for Making this Easy Fiesta Chicken Pizza

This flatbread pizza can actually be adapted and made several ways using the same toppings:

•  Use 1 lb of pizza dough to make one 14" pizza.
• Use naan flatbreads to make 4 individual pizzas.
• Use French bread to make a festive French bread pizza.
• You can also cut this pizza into various shapes and sizes for an appetizer or game day snack.
• You may also enjoy this recipe for Barbecue Chicken and Bacon Pizza, Bacon Cheeseburger Pizza or go low carb using a homemade Cauliflower Pizza Crust.
• You may also enjoy this Slow Cooker Fiesta Chicken from the Magical Slow Cooker.

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Helpful Kitchen Items:

• Sheet Pan
• Food Processor
• Silicone Baking Mat
• Zester for Citrus and Parmesan Cheese

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Fiesta Chicken Pizza

Prep Time15 mins

Cook Time18 mins

Total Time33 mins

Course: Appetizer, Main Course

Cuisine: American

Keyword: chicken-pizza-recipes, fiesta-chicken-pizza

Servings: 1 (16-inch) pizza or 4 naan flatbreads

Calories: 2438kcal

Author: Melissa Sperka

Ingredients

• 1 lb pizza dough or 4 Naan flatbreads
• ¾ cup pizza sauce divided
• 1 ½ teaspoon fiesta taco seasoning divided
• 1 ½ cup roasted or grilled chicken roughly chopped
• ½ cup red onion thinly sliced
• ½ cup poblano pepper thinly sliced
• ½ cup red bell pepper thinly sliced
• 2 cups shredded Monterey-Jack cheese
• 2 tablespoon cilantro chopped

Instructions

• Whole pizza directions:
• Preheat the oven to 425°F. Spritz a round 14" pizza pan with cooking spray. Press the dough into the pan.
• Mix 1 teaspoon of fiesta taco seasoning into the pizza sauce. Stir well.
• Spread ½ of sauce over the dough. Sprinkle the dough with 1 cup of shredded Monterey-Jack cheese.
• Arrange the chicken, sliced onion and peppers over the cheese. Drizzle with the remaining sauce.
• Sprinkle with ½ teaspoon taco seasoning [or to your taste] and shredded Monterey-Jack cheese. Bake for 16-18 minutes until the crust is golden and the cheese is bubbly.
• Top with chopped cilantro, if desired.
• Naan flatbread pizza directions:
• Spritz 2 baking sheets with cooking spray. [2 flatbreads for each pan]
• Mix 1 teaspoon of fiesta taco seasoning into the pizza sauce. Stir well.
• Divide the sauce between the flatbreads reserving some [about ⅓ cup] to drizzle on the toppings.
• Sprinkle each naan with cheese, dividing ½ of the shredded Monterey-Jack cheese between the naan flatbreads.
• Arrange the chicken, sliced onion and peppers over the cheese.
• Drizzle each evenly with the remaining sauce. Sprinkle each with fiesta taco seasoning. [½ teaspoon for all 4 naan flatbreads, or to your taste]
• Top with the remaining shredded Monterey-Jack cheese.
• Bake for 10-12 minutes, rotating the pans halfway through baking.
• Top with chopped cilantro, if desired.

Nutrition

Serving: 1(16 inch) pizza | Calories: 2438kcal | Carbohydrates: 243g | Protein: 126g | Fat: 109g | Saturated Fat: 54g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 11g | Monounsaturated Fat: 30g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 328mg | Sodium: 5593mg | Potassium: 1520mg | Fiber: 14g | Sugar: 45g | Vitamin A: 5449IU | Vitamin C: 177mg | Calcium: 1760mg | Iron: 18mg

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