West Coast Pizza

Total Time: 43 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 13 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 1/2 cups shredded cooked chicken breasts
• 1/4 cup ranch dressing, plus
• 1/3 cup ranch dressing
• prepared pizza dough (for a 14-inch pizza)
• 1 tablespoon minced garlic
• 1/2 cup coarsely shredded provolone cheese
• 1 1/2 cups coarsely shredded mozzarella cheese
• 1/3 cup ricotta cheese
• 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1 large roma tomato, thinly sliced

Recipe

• 1 position an oven rack on the second-lowest level in the oven and place a baking stone on the rack.
• 2 position another rack in the upper third of the oven; preheat oven to 500°.
• 3 in a bowl, toss the shredded chicken with ¼ cup ranch dressing; set aside.
• 4 lay prepared dough on a prepared pizza screen or pan; gently stretch the dough into a 14-inch round.
• 5 spread the remaining 1/3 cup ranch dressing over the dough, leaving a 1-inch border.
• 6 arrange the chicken evenly over the sauce.
• 7 evenly distribute the garlic over the chicken.
• 8 sprinkle the provolone and mozzarella cheese over the top.
• 9 evenly distribute little globs of ricotta over the other cheeses.
• 10 crush the thyme between your fingers; sprinkle it evenly over the cheese.
• 11 put the pizza in the oven on the upper rack; bake about 10 minutes or until the crust is crisp and golden brown.
• 12 using a pizza peel, lift the pizza off the screen or pan and place the crust directly on the baking stone.
• 13 remove the pizza screen/pan from the oven.
• 14 bake the pizza about 3 minutes or until the bottom of the crust is golden brown.
• 15 using the peel, remove the pizza from the oven and transfer to a cutting board.
• 16 slice the pizza into wedges, place a slice of tomato on each wedge and serve.