A delicious option for homemade pizza! Butter garlic sauce, chicken, tomato, and ricotta and Parmesan cheeses are baked together for a delightfully light pizza.
Alright, I got daring and changed things up a bit. Others commented on how they like red sauce on their pizza, so I thought I would give it a try. Well, it was great! I used Hunt's Garlic and Herb Spaghetti Sauce. I changed a few other things a little too. I made my own pizza dough using my bread machine, but the refrigerated pizza dough works fine too. I like to put the dough on my pizza stone and make breadsticks with the excess dough, but have also used a rectangular pan if I need more pizza. I then spread the herb butter over the dough. As per other reviews, I also added another 1/2 teaspoon dried basil, 1 tablespoon butter, and another garlic clove. This mixture barely covered the dough. After the thin layer of the herb butter mixture, I spooned on a layer of the Hunt's sauce. I then sprinkled some parmesan cheese and even some mozarella cheese (which I recommend) over it. I then added some chicken strips (Tyson's Fajita Chicken Strips because I was in a time crunch - it was fantastic and I have used it every time since!) and also added three Roma tomatoes instead of two. I found that chopping the tomatoes instead of slicing made them easier to eat on the pizza. I topped it with a sprinkle of cilantro. I'm a cilantro fan, but I agree with others, it was overpowering. I didn't even put in 1/4 cup. So, the next time I made this I put in even less. I would not omit it all together - it does add to the flavor. This pizza was so good! My husband absolutely LOVES it!!!
Read MoreI used with bobboli. Maybe it would be better with the refrigerated dough. I also should've seasoned the chicken, the pizza was bland. Will probably not make again.
Read MoreAlright, I got daring and changed things up a bit. Others commented on how they like red sauce on their pizza, so I thought I would give it a try. Well, it was great! I used Hunt's Garlic and Herb Spaghetti Sauce. I changed a few other things a little too. I made my own pizza dough using my bread machine, but the refrigerated pizza dough works fine too. I like to put the dough on my pizza stone and make breadsticks with the excess dough, but have also used a rectangular pan if I need more pizza. I then spread the herb butter over the dough. As per other reviews, I also added another 1/2 teaspoon dried basil, 1 tablespoon butter, and another garlic clove. This mixture barely covered the dough. After the thin layer of the herb butter mixture, I spooned on a layer of the Hunt's sauce. I then sprinkled some parmesan cheese and even some mozarella cheese (which I recommend) over it. I then added some chicken strips (Tyson's Fajita Chicken Strips because I was in a time crunch - it was fantastic and I have used it every time since!) and also added three Roma tomatoes instead of two. I found that chopping the tomatoes instead of slicing made them easier to eat on the pizza. I topped it with a sprinkle of cilantro. I'm a cilantro fan, but I agree with others, it was overpowering. I didn't even put in 1/4 cup. So, the next time I made this I put in even less. I would not omit it all together - it does add to the flavor. This pizza was so good! My husband absolutely LOVES it!!!
I think the "secret" is the sauce - sort of like a pesto, but not quite. I have to admit, I didn't have all the ingredients specified, so used leftover roasted chicken, feta instead of ricotta, and regular tomatoes instead of roma. I also made my own crust. But, this was an excellent recipe for the ideas and, as with most pizza recipes, it was pretty much adaptable for what was on hand in the kitchen and what we like. Thanks for the ideas!
I liked the flavor combination, however 350 degrees for 15 to 20 minutes was not enough. I would next time have the temperature up to 425 for 15 to 20 minutes. Also, treat the pizza pan to prevent sticking. Otherwise, very good, and could be great with broccoli or other veggies.
Excellent! I used 2 chicken breasts and cooked them in the butter/garlic pan. Also added a little mozzarella cheese. Would make a great appetizer if cut into smaller pieces.
Personally, this is the best pizza I ever had. It is very different from the traditional tomato-based, cheese-laden pizza. I made my own whole-wheat pizza crust, and grilled the chicken with cumin, paprika, chilli powder, onion powder and garlic and black pepper salt to give it more flavor. I used more garlic than required (since I love garlic!) and even added garlic powder into the butter (I used light margerine) mixture. It turned out fabulous. I also sprinkled on dried oregano and italian seasoning to give it a more herbie taste. You would like to add fresh sliced white mushrooms too! My husband and I love this pizza and I would definitely keep this recipe as long as I live! Thank you so much for this worthy recipe!!!
This recipe was more delicious then I expected. I doubled the sauce and added mushrooms. I recommend adding 1.5 chicken breasts instead of one. Next time I think I am going to grill the chicken instead of boil it. I cooked this at 400 degrees as well and it turned out perfect! Thanks for an awesome recipe that I will make often. Update: This has become a regular in our household. Don't listen to reviews that say to add red sauce. The pesto-like basil-green onion sauce is one of the best things about this pizza. It also takes great on a homemade wheat crust. YUM! This is AWESOME.
This is a very tasty recipe! The herb butter adds a great flavor to the pizza. It’s a nice change from the “traditional pizza”. You can really personalize this with any topping you like.
This was a great, light pizza! Next time I make it I'll double the herb butter because it only covered 1/2 my crust. I did add an extra clove of garlic and an extra 1/2 tsp of dried basil. I grilled the chicken rather than boiling it and I seasoned it with Mrs. Dash table seasoning. It was very good that way. I also sliced the tomatoes rather than dicing and I used mozzarella cheese instead of ricotta because I just don't keep ricotta on hand.
We loved this easy recipe! I bought DiGourno pizza crust at the store instead of making my own. It turned out fabulous and I will be making it again and again. Thanks for sharing!
I used with bobboli. Maybe it would be better with the refrigerated dough. I also should've seasoned the chicken, the pizza was bland. Will probably not make again.
Yum! I doubled the herb butter, substituting dried parsley flakes for the dried basil and vegetarian chicken strips for the boneless chicken breast. I also used halved grape tomatoes instead of chopped roma, mozzarella cheese instead of ricotta, and left out the cilantro. I added some sliced mushrooms and made the whole thing on a homemade pizza crust. This was absolutely delicious and incredibly versatile. Will make again for sure!
I used probably double the margarine and did all dried herbs, subbed mozzarella for the ricotta. Very tasty.
I used a homemade whole wheat dough w/ herbs, which attributed to the flavor of this pizza - regular dough may be too bland. The only thing I wish was different is the flavor of the chicken; it needs a little something. My husband didn't care for this b/c he's a "sauce guy", but I loved it. I recommend 3 T butter, 3 cloves garlic and sliced (instead of diced) roma tomatoes. Will make mini pizzas just for me next time!
Can't even taste the garlic! And I doubled the amount! There's really no flavor to this pizza. Ugh.
I doubled the sauce as suggested and it was a good amount. Next time, I will flavor the ricotta with something because it made the pizza rather blah. I like the concept, but it needs some work. Will definitely keep trying with new ideas. I did add fresh mushrooms, red bell pepper and sliced banana peppers.
This pizza will definetely be a favorite in our house! I used low fat ingredients and it still was outstanding!
Next time I will make more of the butter garlic sauce for this recipe. Also, I will try a homemade pizza crust - we didn't really like the taste of the Pillsbury ready-made crust.
This was really easy and good. I skipped the cilantro and used a regular onion instead of green. My pizza dough was store bought and turned out to be much too thick and doughy with a sour taste, so I would suggest a nice thin dough instead.
I used the suggestions given by the other posters but this just was not good. It was very bland. I may make it again, but use Mozarella cheese and use a spice with the chicken.
Delicious! I just mixed everything together with the herb butter and then put it on the crust. My family loved it and we had no left-overs! UPDATE: I wanted to make stromboli out of this, so I mixed the herb butter, tomatoes, and chicken together, put them on top of the thinned-out dough, and then topped with the cheeses (I added a little gorgonzola too). I rolled it up, put it in the oven (at 375 degrees) for ~30 minutes, and my family thought that this recipe was even better as stromboli.
This recipe was awesome!! We added sun dried tomatoes which were great. I would change the temperature to cook the pizza to 425. 350 was not hot enough and ended up taking too long and dried out the pizza.
WOW! This is the best pizza I think I've ever had! I added garlic powder and salt, green onions, small brocolli chunks and sundried tomato. I also used cottage cheese instead of ricotta and added a bit of mozzarella cheese. Delicious with a glass of cold iced tea.. use a store bought premade crust tho! Also I used a rotisserie chicken from the grocery store. I made another chicken pizza with half of the chicken. both were great, but this was better. thanks for the recipe! It's a keeper!
I've made this several times and my husband and I love it (my 5-year-old likes it, too, IF I omit the tomatoes on a few pieces for her). It says it makes 6 servings, but we can eat the entire pizza ourselves. Here's what I have done differently: 1) I have used ricotta and cottage cheese and both work fine. 2) My husband is not a fan of onions, so I leave those out. 3) I treat the pan w/cooking spray 4) I cook and de-bone a whole chicken, and use shredded chicken instead of a chicken breast. I always have enough chicken left to make another meal. 5) I double the butter sauce. We have found this recipe to be a great alternative to the regular, tomatoe-sauce variety pizza.
I melted the butter, garlic and herbs, but didn't wait until it hardened in the fridge. I just let it cool off and then spread the (liquid) butter onto the dough. I also used red onion, omitted the cilantro and sprinkled with fresh basil. Everyone loved it. Thank you.
This was good, however, I thought it seemed a bit lacking without a sauce or some cheese under the toppings. I would try it again with a layer of either provolone or mozzarella. Thanks.
I omitted the cilantro - didn't like the idea of it on a pizza - and used a lot of regular red onion instead of green. Husband said he prefers red sauce-based pizza, but I loved it! Thanks!
Yum - and very easy to make. I decreased the cilantro and parmesan, and added a little salt and it was great.
Everything together makes it taste so good...the only things I can think of to make it even better is this: Increase by one chicken breast and marinate it in italian dressing. Use more butter, garlic, green onins, and basil. Mix it in with the ricotta cheese and let it chill as the paste.
Pretty good. My family and I enjoyed this pizza. I did use the Boboli crust and added mozzarella cheese along with the Parmesan. Would definately make this again.
Very good! I was scared to 'boil' a boneless breast, as I didn't want it to be dried out then baked. I gently poached the breast instead. Used EVOO in lieu of butter. Warmed the oil in micro w/the garlic and herbs for 30 seconds and let it set for several hours. I also set the cooked breast in the oil mixture to marinate. Didn't bother chopping onion, just sliced some red onions and put on pizza. Also used feta, and combo of mozzarella and romano shredded. I loved the ricotta! I made homemade crust(Valentino's) I was leary of cilantro, as I didn't want a mexican flavored pizza, so used parsley instead. Also took advice of others and added 1 more clove of garlic,1/2 tsp. more of basil, and 1 more tbsp. of olive oil. This made a lovely pizza, and even if a crust is bland, you'd never know it with the garlic infusion brushed on the crust. I made this in a sheet pizza, and would love to try it with sundried tomatoes instead of fresh.
I thought it was pretty good, but my 3 children (1, 3 & 9)hated it. Definately more of a grown-up pizza. I doubt I will make this one again, atleast for my family.
I used Pillsbury Thin Pizza Crust. I prebaked the crust according to the package directions and then prepared the pizza according to the recipe directions. This was amazing!
This was pretty good. I made it following the directions, and it was enjoyable. I prefer my lazy version, though, in which I rub the crust with olive oil and then just throw a ton of basil, cilantro, garlic, and green onions on top. Then I toss on some Parmesan and ricotta and drizzle it with more olive oil (so the garlic won't burn). That version is good if you aren't a huge fan of tomatoes and chicken but enjoy spice and don't mind having wicked awful breath.
This pizza was a hit!!! I made two, a thin crust and a thick crust. On the thick crust pizza I added about 3-4 Tbs of Garlic Alfredo sause to the original recipe. I also added fresh spinach and sun dried tomatoes to both pizza's. This is our new "Pizza Night" pizza!!!
We really found this recipe lacked something. I did make some changes; I used 3 T. of butter, 3 cloves garlic and a large green onion to make the garlic butter. I grilled the chicken and used Montreal steak spice to season it. lastly, I omitted the cilantro because my DH and I don't like it. We found that there was way too much ricotta on the pizza and that it really lacked in flavour. In fact, we both said that had I followed the instructions and poached theh chicken, that the pizza would have no flavour at all. In the end, we might make this pizza again, but we would make some major changes.
First of all, I am a vegetartian, so I substituted Quorn tenders for the chicken. My husband, who is not a vegetarian, loved it and insisted I make this on a regular basis. I made my own pizza dough and used extra butter and garlic as suggested. Super Yummy!!
Delicious!!! My family enjoyed this and now it's a family fav. I did tweak the recipe a bit....I used 1.5 chicken breast, doubled the butter and garlic mixture, nixed the green onions, added oregano and mozarella. I think the next time I make this (oh, because I will be making it again very soon) I will add red bell peppers.
Everything together makes it taste so good...the only things I can think of to make it even better is this: Increase by one chicken breast and marinate it in italian dressing. Use more butter, garlic, green onins, and basil. Mix it in with the ricotta cheese and let it chill as the paste.
This smelled so yummy while baking I didn't even care if it tasted good but it did! The Pillsbury pizza crust makes a rectangle cookie sheet so I would definitely increase the amount of garlic/butter combo...next time I would also probably season my chicken. Was a little skeptical about the ricotta but I was pleasantly surprised. Just like a gourmet pizza!
I made this as written and thought it was very bland. If you read the good reviews, most of them say they've changed the recipe substantially. The recipe can be a good jumping off place for your own variations, but don't rate it as something it wasn't written to be.
This was a great healthier pizza! The flavors were great! I did double the butter sauce and used light margarine. I also seasoned the chicken breast well with mrs dash sun dried tomato basil seasoning and sauteed it in a skillet instead of boiling. I didnt have fresh cilantro so I added in some dry with the ricotta mixture along with some extra italian seasonings. I made my own fresh dough and grilled the pizza instead of baking it. I added fresh chopped spinach as well to the pizza. It turned out great and I loved the addition of the spinach. Next time I will make sure to buy fresh cilantro because I know that would change the flavor a lot. I loved the butter sauce on this. Next time I may make one with the butter sauce and the other with a nice homemade marinara/pizza sauce because I love my pizza with red sauce as well! Thanks for the great recipe! I will for sure make again!
This pizza was delightful. With my changes, I thought it was amazing. In a pinch, refrigerated dough is fabulous. I wouldn't put it on a recipe, though... it is much better with homemade crust. Instead of boiling the chicken, I sprinkled it with garlic salt and cooked it in a little bit of oil in a pan on the stove. This browned it and gave it a nice color and flavor that would have been missing otherwise. I used homegrown tomatoes that were very juicy... I think this helped the pizza not be too dry, although doubling the sauce would do the trick, too... I used fresh basil in the herb butter and it was amazing. I also subbed fresh mozzarella for the ricotta. I added some greens to the top before baking. We had swiss chard, so that's what I threw on there but any green would work. YUMMO! Thanks for the inventive pizza idea.
This is o.k., a nice change from the regular red sauce pizza but seemed to lack something. I used Jay's Signature Pizza Crust from this site as the crust(which is amazing!), other than that I followed the recipe to a 'T'. It was a little dry as others have pointed out and I'm not sure I liked the cilantro with the other flavors, maybe parsley would work better? I probably would not make this again but it was fun to try it. Thanks for sharing.
This was outstanding! My husband (who is picky about pizza without red sauce) absolutely loved it. I brushed a little egg white on the crust to make it a bit crispier, but we will definitely be making this again!
This was an excellent pizza, however it could use more garlic sauce. I made my own crust in the breadmaker and rolled it very thin. I may add some mozzarella and feta next time. Will definitely make again.
Made this recipe exactly as written - very disappointed - thought it was very blah - the kids liked it though. Would not make again.
Fantastic! I made using Jay's Signature Pizza Crust (on this site). Compliments from the entire family, including our 14-year-old. Buddy the Blue Heeler also gives it 5 stars!
I used cresent rolls as the crust and I didn't use the cilantro. My kids loved it!
This is great as is or you can add your own slant to it. I put the "sauce" on while it was still warm. This is also good with chopped bacon and shredded mozzarella cheese. I have made this several times and it is always a big hit. Thank you for the recipe!!
It was a bit bland to me and the hubby so I had to add some extra herbs in the end. I think this is a great base though. I definitely love alternatives to red sauce. Thanks!
So easy to make and delicious too! Doesn't weigh you down! Great recipe! I will definitely make again.
This was good and I will make it again but it didn't have as much flavor as I expected. The one mistake I made was to use low fat cheese it really wasn't worth it.
We found it to be lacking something. The butter/garlic mixture definitely wasn't quite enough. I would *at least* double it next time. I think it would be good with caramelized onions, and I would definitely season the chicken the next time I make it. All in all, it wasn't a complete bust... just needs something to give it a bit of extra zip. I will DEFINITELY make it again, so don't underestimate it's potential!
Simply Delicious! I made this on a whole wheat tortilla...still came out fantastic:)...I am glad I got to utilize my left over chicken.
I just made this for a group of Red Sox fans as we watched a play off game. It was a hit! I did make a few minor changes: 1) I made my own crust. I prebaked it for 6 minutes at 425 degrees as I like a crisp crust. 2) I added 1 T. olive oil to the butter/garlic mixture. Instead of chilling it, I poured it right on to the crust and spread it out while still warm. 3) I sprinkled a handful of mozarella cheese over the other toppings. Yum! What a great recipe. Thanks for sharing.
Not a bad pizza, it's definetaly an adult pizza, the boyz (6 & 3) were not fond of it. I found that 2 tomatoes diced to be too much - had quite abit of diced tomato left over after completely covering the the pizza (an I love tomatoes), also this is taste thing, didn't add all the cilantro. Our local grocery store did not carry ricotta cheese, so I substitued with cottage, not the best substitue. Loved the garlic butter sauce, will make it again, will try to get ricotta cheese and use less cilantro. 3/11/08 - My son (age 6) decided to try this one again, but this time we did not use any cilantro and added canned mushrooms and diced green pepper & used ricotta cheese this time - he absolutly loved it - ate 2 big slices --guess it helps to have them help make it...
First I used white onion instead of green onion and spinach instead of cilantro. I also added mushrooms. It tasted great. I agree with others about the blandness, so I sprinkled some salt at the end. That helped a lot.
Thank you so much for sharing this recipe! It is wonderful. There is no such thing as too much garlic. I make my own pizza crust in my bread maker and then use this recipe.
This is a really tasty recipe. There are a few things that I would change. I didn't like the ricotta dotted on the pizza. It doesn't really have a lot of taste and it didn't melt down when baked. Next time I am going to just cut it out and use a little mozzarella cheese. The cilantro was very strong as well. I will cut back on that because there are a few people who didn't like the strong taste of it. Otherwise I am definitely going to make this again
The sauce for this pizza is great. I omitted the ricotta and added mozerella and gorganzolla. I also added roasted red pepper and made my own crust
great flavor! i had to put the broiler on for a few minutes to help brown the top a little bit. i also added some fresh spinach leaves and mushrooms. yumm!
This was a pretty good pizza, but it was missing a little flavour. I made exactly as written other than adding mushrooms and using my own homemade pizza crust. If I make again I will add some mozzarella cheese and I will grill the chicken with spices instead of boiling. I will also add some basil or other herbs to the ricotta as it is a little bland on its own.
This pizza is great - the whole family loved it! My husband said this was the best pizza I'd ever made!! After reading other reviews I did up the butter and garlic amounts and I didn't cool the mixture before putting it on the crust. This pizza also looked as great as it tasted. I can't wait to make it again!
I really loved this pizza. It is easy to make and the taste is incredible. I followed the instructions exactly...
Fabulous alternative for a healthy pizza. I used a Boboli pizza crust from the store, and instead of dabbing ricotta cheese on the top, I made a layer of ricotta cheese on top of herb-butter spread. Then put the chicken down and a thin layer of ricotta on that, and then put the tomatoes, cilantrao and parmesan on top. Very tasty.
This was pretty good, I am giving it a 3 cause I made a lot of revisions. First I used Jay's Signature pizza crust. I have NEVER used yeast before and was rather intimidated by it; however, it was really quite easy. OK, I used a skinless boneless chicken thigh, and satueed it in olive oil and garlic. Also, I mixed equal amount non fat cream cheese with the ricotta cheese. Also, I used fresh basil in the butter mix, and topped with chopped fresh basil along with the cilantro. Final product was pretty good.
This pizza was such a hit. I kept to the original recipe but added some fresh mozzarella and mushrooms to top it off. The flavor was great and we gobbled up the whole pizza in one night! Thanks so much for this amazing recipe!
LOVED IT!!!! My whole family loved this pizza ! I didn't put tomatos b.c i have some picky eaters and I used pizza sauce also and it turned out great!
This pizza sure was different but good. I think next time i'll try alfredo sauce.mmmmm! I doubled the sauce and added mozzerella cheese and mushrooms. I used the pre cooked chicken strips and chopped. Next time I will skip the riccotta because it does not melt very well and has a weird taste. After eating I decided to add bbq sauce, that made it way better and took away the riccotta taste, which was a good thing.
I double the butter mixture and use a little over 2 cups ricotta, and add some more Italian spices.
I've tried a lot of pizza recipes but I always come back to this one. It's really delicious and a sure crowd pleaser.
The lack of mozzerrella and tomato sauce make this much more like a hearty foccacia than a pizza but it is really delicious. I made the pizza dough and the only other thing i changed was to leave out teh cilantro adn add carmalized onions but it was absolutely delicious. Make sure to use enough of the butter so the dough doesnt dry out, (putting the tomatos on the bottom layer also helps) and give the garlic butter time to sit and absorb the flavors. Fantastic recipe but not really pizza.
