Chicken & Broccoli Pizza with Lemon Cream Sauce (Bertucci's Silano Pizza copycat)

Pizza Dough (makes enough dough for 2 pizzas)

    • 3 1/2 to 4 cups bread flour (plus extra for kneading)
    • 1 teaspoon sugar
    • 2 1/4 teaspoons fast-rising instant dry yeast
    • 2 teaspoons sea salt
    • 1 1/2 cups warm (110 degrees fahrenheit) water
    • 2 tablespoons olive oil (plus more for coating the bowl)

-Combine the bread flour, sugar, yeast and salt in the bowl of your mixer

-With the mixer running (on a low speed, to prevent the flour from flying out of the bowl),

drizzle in the olive oil. Add the warm water.

-Slowly increase the speed as the flour is incorporated. Beat until the dough comes

together into a ball. If the dough is too dry add water (one tablespoon at a time), if it is

too wet add flour (one tablespoon at a time).

-Once the dough has formed a solid ball, remove it from the mixer and place it onto a

lightly floured surface.

-Knead until smooth.

-Brush a large bowl with olive oil and place the dough into the bowl, turning to coat all

surfaces.

-Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and let the dough rise in a warm area about an hour,

until doubled in size.

-After it has risen, divide the dough in two and let it rest for 10 minutes before spreading

it into your pizza pans.

Lemon Cream Sauce

    • 3 Tablespoons butter
    • 4 oz cream cheese
    • 1/4 cup sour cream
    • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
    • 1/4 cup milk (I used 1%, use what you have)
    • pinch each salt and pepper
    • 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
    • juice from 1 lemon

-in a small saucepan over medium heat, add butter, cream cheese, sour cream, garlic

powder, and milk. Stir constantly until ingredients are melted and smooth.

-Remove from heat. Stir in lemon juice and grated parmesan.

Grilled Lemon Chicken

    • 2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts (no need to pound them, as long as they're even thickness)
    • 3 tablespoons olive oil
    • 1 tablespoon grilling spice (I used McCormick Grill Mates Montreal Seasoning)
    • juice from one lemon

-In a medium bowl, whisk together olive oil, grilling spice and lemon juice.

-Add chicken, stirring and flipping to coat all sides. Marinate for at least one hour (can be

marinated up to 12 hours), turning over once (at approximately the halfway point).

-Preheat your grill to medium/high (about 400 degrees).

-Grill chicken, flipping once, until internal temperature reaches 165 degrees or the juices

run clear. Grilling time depends upon the thickness, unpounded chicken should take

about 4 to 5 minutes per side, pounded to 1/2-inch thickness will take about 3 minutes

per side.

Chicken & Broccoli Pizza with Lemon Cream Sauce (makes 2 pizzas)

  • Pizza Dough
  • Lemon Cream Sauce
  • Grilled Lemon Chicken, sliced
  • 8 oz shredded mozzarella cheese
  • 4 oz shredded fontina cheese
  • 3 cups broccoli florets

-Prepare pizza dough, lemon cream sauce and grilled chicken.

-Preheat oven to 425 degrees.

-To assemble pizza: evenly spread pizza dough on a baking sheet.

-Spread lemon cream sauce evenly over pizza dough.

-Sprinkle mozzarella and fontina cheeses on top of lemon cream sauce.

-Top with broccoli florets and sliced grilled lemon chicken.

-Bake for 18-21 minutes at 425 degrees, until crust is browned and cheese is melted and bubbly.