Wonderful Chicken Pizza With Fresh Basil

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 3 cloves garlic
• 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste (no salt added)
• 1/2 teaspoon ground coriander
• 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• crushed red pepper flakes, amount depending how spicy you like your sauce to be (i used 2 tsp)
• 1/2 cup dry wine
• 2 tablespoons ketchup
• 1/2 lemon, juice of
• 3 tablespoons fresh basil, chopped
• 3 (2 ounce) boneless skinless chicken breast halves
• salt & freshly ground black pepper
• 1 teaspoon dried basil
• 1/2 teaspoon ground coriander
• 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1/2 lemon, juice of
• 1 small red bell pepper, diced
• 1 cup mozzarella cheese, shredded (amount depending on how cheesy you like your pizza)
• 1/4 cup parmesan cheese, freshly grated (amount depending on how cheesy you like your pizza)

Recipe

• 1 sauce: heat olive oil in a saucepan over medium-high heat; fry garlic for 1 minute, until fragrant
• 2 add tomato paste, coriander, oregano, cumin, salt and pepper flakes; give the mixture a good stir
• 3 turn the heat down to medium, and add the wine, ketchup and lemon juice
• 4 simmer sauce for 1 minute (low heat), then stir in the chopped basil; remove from heat, cover and set aside
• 5 topping: make sure the chicken breasts are quite flat, if not, pound them between clingwrap with a meat mallet or rolling pin
• 6 next sprinkle some salt, black pepper, basil, coriander and oregano over both sides; rub in the seasonings using your fingers
• 7 lay the chicken on foil-lined baking tray
• 8 combine lemon juice and olive oil; drizzle over the chicken and bake in preheated oven at 200°c / 390°f for 15mins or until just cooked through
• 9 remove from oven, cool slightly and slice the chicken, across the grain, into small strips
• 10 spread the sauce on your favorite pizza crust, scatter the cooked chicken and diced pepper over the sauce
• 11 top the pizza with mozzarella cheese and bake for approx 10-15mins (depending on your crust)
• 12 remove from oven, sprinkle with grated parmesan, and serve immediately