Grilled Chicken and Bacon Pizza with Garlic Cream Sauce
For the garlic cream sauce:
- 2 Tbsp. butter
- 1 Tbsp. olive oil
- 4 cloves minced garlic
- 1 shallot, finely diced
- 2 Tbsp. all purpose flour
- 1/4 cup dry white wine, beer, or chicken broth
- 3/4 cup milk
- 1/2 tsp. dried basil
For the pizza:
- 2 chicken breasts, grilled and diced
- 6 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled
- Your favorite recipe for pizza dough
- Salt and pepper
- 1 cup shredded colby jack cheese
- 7 slices mozzarella cheese
Directions:
- For the sauce: in a skillet, melt butter and oil over medium heat. Add garlic and shallot and cook for 2 minutes.
- Add flour and whisk. Cook for 1 to 2 minutes while stirring.
- Slowly add wine and whisk. Then slowly add milk and whisk. Season to taste.
- Add basil. Stir and cook for 2 minutes over medium heat. Remove from heat.
- Roll out pizza dough onto a pizza pan or stone. Prick all over with a fork.
- Spread prepared sauce on top and then add chicken, bacon, colby jack, and mozzarella.
- Bake in a preheated 450 degree oven for 15 minutes.
Recipe from Diary of a Recipe Collector
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