This spicy pizza recipe features chicken blackened on the stovetop in a fiery spice mix that adds excellent flavor to the pizza. The yellow pear tomato and vine-ripened red tomato mixed with red onion, jalapeno pepper, crushed garlic and fresh cilantro create a delicious, colorful and spicy salsa that compliments the chicken nicely. This is a great salsa for serving with other dishes or as a dip. As some people are not fans of the taste of cilantro, it can be omitted or fresh parsley substituted in its place.
This pizza, with some Cajun and Mexican-style heat may not be suitable for all tastes. The jalapeno could be dropped from the vegetable mixture to lessen the heat if desired. You are not likely to use the entire blackening spice blend, just store any remaining spice in an airtight container for another time. Pre-mixed blackening spice mixes are available at supermarkets, specialty food stores and at internet retailers. Look for them with other the other dried spices.
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Blackened Chicken Pizza with Tomato, Jalapeno and Garlic
Ingredients:
1 pound Boneless Skinless, Chicken Breasts - cut into bite-sized pieces
3 tablespoons Vegetable Oil
1 Yellow Pear Tomato, trimmed and diced
1 Vine-Ripened Tomato, trimmed and diced
1/4 cup Red Onion, thinly sliced
1-2 Fresh Jalapeno Pepper, seeded and chopped
1 Garlic Clove, crushed
3 tablespoons chopped Fresh Cilantro
1 tablespoon Fresh Lime Zest
1/2 Fresh Lime, juiced
Coarse Salt, to taste
Fresh Ground Black Pepper, to taste
1 Pre-Baked Thin Pizza Crust
1 (8 ounces) package Shredded Monterrey Jack Cheese
Blackening Spice Blend:
1-1/2 tablespoons Paprika
1 tablespoon Garlic Powder
3 teaspoons Coarse Salt
1-1/2 teaspoons Fresh Ground Black Pepper
1-1/2 teaspoons Onion Powder
1-1/2 teaspoons Dried Thyme
1-1/2 teaspoons Dried Oregano
1 teaspoon Cayenne Pepper
Preparations:
1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.
2. In a small bowl, combine blackening spice blend ingredients.
3. Add chicken breast pieces to small shallow bowl. Sprinkle spice mix over chicken breast pieces.
4. Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Carefully add vegetable oil to hot skillet.
5. Blacken chicken in oil for 2 to 3 minutes, or until fully cooked.
6. In a medium mixing bowl, combine tomatoes, red onion, jalapeno pepper, crushed garlic, chopped cilantro, lime zest, and lime juice.
7. Season the vegetables with coarse salt and fresh ground black pepper to taste.
8. Spread vegetables over pizza crust, and then arrange chicken over vegetables.
9. Top with shredded Monterrey Jack cheese.
10. Bake in preheated oven for 12 to 15 minutes, or until cheese melts.
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