Chicken, pumpkin and feta pesto pizza

Recipes / Meat

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Recipe «Chicken, pumpkin and feta pesto pizza» presented in category Recipes / Meat, to prepare this dish you will need no more 45 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author Gomer would need: 550g Butternut pumpkin, peeled, deseeded, cut into 1.5cm pieces, 2 tbsp olive oil, 4 chicken thigh fillets, excess fat trimmed, 2 plain bought pizza bases, 150g Copperpot Basil with Cashews & Parmesan Chunky Dip , 1 large roasted red capsicum, thickly sliced, 150g soft feta, crumbled, 40g finely grated parmesan .

Ingredients:

  • 550g Butternut pumpkin, peeled, deseeded, cut into 1.5cm pieces 
  • 2 tbsp olive oil 
  • 4 chicken thigh fillets, excess fat trimmed 
  • 2 plain bought pizza bases 
  • 150g Copperpot Basil with Cashews & Parmesan Chunky Dip 
  • 1 large roasted red capsicum, thickly sliced 
  • 150g soft feta, crumbled 
  • 40g finely grated parmesan 

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 200°C. Place pumpkin on a baking tray. Drizzle over 1 1/2 tablespoons of oil. Season with salt and pepper. Bake for 15 minutes or until tender. Set aside to cool.
  2. Meanwhile, preheat a chargrill on high. Brush the chicken with remaining oil. Season with salt and pepper. Cook on grill for 5 minutes each side or until charred and cooked through. Transfer to a plate. Set aside to cool slightly. Thickly slice.
  3. Increase oven temperature to 240°C. Place pizza bases on 2 baking trays. Spread with the dip. Top with chicken, pumpkin and capsicum. Sprinkle with feta and parmesan.
  4. Bake for 15-20 minutes or until the bases are crisp and the parmesan melts.