Chicken Caesar Salad Pizza
Do you love Caesar salad and pizza night? Yes, I do! It’s one of my favoite things! You will love this grilled chicken caesar salad pizza! Homemade pizza and Caesar salad: two classics that everyone loves. The creamy tangy taste of Caesar salad paired with grilled chicken on top of a cheesy crispy crust. Grilled chicken, cheese and caesar salad dressing pizza topped with fresh caesar salad. Pizza off the grill or out of the oven in no time!
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Making Chicken Caesar Salad Pizza
This homemade pizza is so easy to make. All you need is a pizza crust. Try my Homemade Pizza Crust or use a crust or dough from the store, you could also use naan bread! And these simple ingredients… chicken breasts, Caesar dressing, mozzarella cheese, parmesan cheese, romaine lettuce, lemon juice and croutons. Leftover chicken or rotisserie chicken work fine too!
Use a par-baked pizza crust for this recipe because you are only melting the cheese on the crust, the chicken is already cooked. It takes only about 10 minutes in the oven for the cheese to melt and the crust to crisp up. Preheat your oven to 450 before putting your pizza in. If you have a pizza stone, place it in the oven or on your grill using a pizza peel to preheat then slide your pizza on to the stone. This ensures a crispy crust. This pizza is delicious on the grill it adds a hint of smokiness!
Ingredients For Chicken Caesar Salad Pizza
pizza crust
caesar salad dressing
grilled chicken
parmesan cheese
mozzarella cheese
romaine or iceberg lettuce
lemon juice
croutons
Tips: Use fresh squeezed lemon juice it will give you a fresher brighter flavor. Shred your own mozzarella cheese it melts better and tastes better than pre-shredded, which is coated with corn starch to keep it from sticking together.
Making Chicken Caesar Salad Pizza
Preheat oven to 450 degrees or preheat your grill to medium heat. Par-bake your pizza crust on a pizza stone or baking sheet. Toss chicken in caesar dressing and grill for 5-6 minutes on each side or until internal temperature reaches 165 degrees farenheit and you have nice grill marks on your chicken.
Brush your pizza crust with caesar dressing and sprinkle mozzarella cheese over top. Slice chicken into thin strips and place on top of mozzarella cheese.
Slide pizza in oven or onto grill and cook for about 10 minutes or until golden brown and bubbly.
While pizza is baking toss romaine lettuce, lemon juice, caesar dressing and parmesan cheese together. Top pizza with salad, croutons and shaved parmesan cheese. Using a pizza cutter cut pizza into slices and serve immediately.
My Homemade Pizza Dough Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 1/4 tsp active dry yeast
- 3/4 cup warm water
- 2 Tbsp. olive oil
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp Italian seasoning
- 1 tsp sugar
Making the Dough
Place warm water, yeast and sugar in the bowl of your stand mixer and let sit for a few minutes. Add flour and rest of ingredients and using the dough hook attachment mix on low speed until a ball forms. If your dough is too dry add a drizzle of water -If your dough is too sticky add a bit of flour.
Once your ball forms increase speed to medium-high and knead for 5 minutes.
Remove dough from mixer bowl and shape into a round ball. Place in a bowl and drizzle with a little olive oil rubbing over entire dough.
Let The Dough Rise
Cover with a clean kitchen towel and place in a warm location until doubled in size. about 30 minutes.
Remove risen dough from the bowl. You can freeze the dough if you are not to use it now.
Place dough onto a lightly floured surface and stretch your dough into a 15 ” circle (you can make 1 – 15″ or 2 – 10″ thin crusts with this recipe.) or whatever shape you want. If your dough doesn’t stretch easily lay it down and allow it to rest for a few minutes. You can also use a rolling pin to roll the dough.
Once you have your dough shaped, prick all over top with a fork to prevent air bubbles. Top with all your favorite toppings. Using a pizza peel dusted with a little cornmeal to keep pizza from sticking. Place on a sheet pan lined with parchment paper or slide onto your preheated pizza stone (recommended) and bake at 450℉ for 12-14 minutes or until bubbly and the crust is browned.
Apparel for foodies & grillers
Chicken Caesar Salad Pizza
Ingredients
- 1 15" pizza crust homemade or store bought par-baked
- 1 lb boneless chicken breasts or chicken tenders you can also use leftover cooked chicken for this, it is just as good!
- 3/4 cup Caesar salad dressing
- 1 3/4 cup shredded mozzarella
The Topping
- 1/3 cup shredded parmesan cheese
- 4 cups romaine or iceburg lettuce shredded
- 1/2 lemon squeezed or 2 Tbsp
- 1/4 cup caesar salad dressing
- croutons for topping
- shaved parmesan for topping (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees
- If you are using homemade pizza dough par bake your crust for 5 minutes. Meanwhile toss your chicken in 1/2 cup of caesar salad dressing. Set aside to marinate. Brush your pizza crust with remaining dressing (about 3 Tbsp) and top with mozzarella cheese. Grill your chicken for 5 minutes per side or until done. (you can also cook chicken in the oven, or slice and fry in pan). Slice chicken into thin strips and place on top of cheese.
- Slide pizza in oven and bake for about 10 minutes or until bubbly.
The Topping
- Remove pizza from oven top with your salad, croutons and shaved parmesan if using. Slice and serve immediately.
