Chicken Cordon Bleu Pizza

This insanely delicious Chicken Cordon Bleu Pizza starts with a creamy garlic sauce and is topped with ham, chicken, onions, and Swiss. Once slice won’t do!

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I made you this Chicken Cordon Bleu Pizza. And then I spent a really, really long time deciding if I should say ‘bleu’ or ‘blue’. Like… an unreasonable amount of time. Survey says: we are going with both. It’s a Chicken Cordon Blue Pizza. It’s also a Chicken Cordon Bleu Pizza.

Enough with semantics already, right?

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Okay. So back to this PIZZA. It is unbelievable. The creamy garlic sauce is on point and easy to make. The chicken is tender with a hint of thyme. The ham is salty, the cheese is mild — it is fair to say we adore this recipe. You can make it super fast with a store bought pizza dough, or you can linger over the details and take your time by making your own crust. You can also try it with my 10 Minute Pizza Dough from Scratch!

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Yield: serves 8 (2 large pizzas)

Chicken Cordon Bleu Pizza

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 20 minutes

Total Time: 30 minutes

Chicken Cordon Bleu Pizza has a creamy garlic sauce and is covered with sliced chicken, ham, sliced onions, and Swiss cheese.

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Ingredients

• 2 large unbaked pizza crusts

For the Creamy Garlic Sauce:

• 1 teaspoon olive oil
• 2 teaspoons garlic, finely minced (about 1 large clove)
• 4 tablespoons butter
• 1 cup heavy cream or milk (Note: use whole milk or at least 2%)
• 1 cup grated Parmesan and/or Romano cheese

For the Chicken:

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 pound boneless skinless chicken tenders
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• salt and pepper to taste
• 1/2 cup water as needed

Additional Pizza Toppings:

• 1 cup chopped ham
• 1 cup red onions, thinly sliced
• 8 ounces Swiss cheese, shredded
• chopped fresh parsley to garnish

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to the temperature specified on your pizza dough packaging or recipe (I set mine to 525F). If you are using a pizza stone, make sure to preheat it with the oven.
2. Stretch your pizza dough across the pan you are using (or your pizza peel). Set aside.
3. To make the Creamy Garlic Sauce, heat the oil in a small saucepan. Add the minced garlic and cook for 1 minute. Add the butter and let it melt. Pour in the cream and let it come to a simmer over medium high heat. Remove it from the heat and stir in the cheese until the sauce is smooth. Set aside.
4. To make the chicken, heat the oil in a medium skillet. Add the chicken and sprinkle them with the dried thyme, salt, and pepper. Brown one side, and then the other, cooking over medium heat. If the pan seems dry, slowly pour in the water. It will evaporate as the chicken continues to cook. Check that the chicken is cooked through and remove it to a cutting board to cool.
5. Ladle half of the creamy garlic sauce over the prepared pizza crust.
6. Top with half of the chopped ham and red onions. Sprinkle with half of the shredded Swiss. Slice the chicken tenders and place them over the cheese.
7. Bake for 10 minutes, or until the crust is golden and the cheese is melted. Garnish with the chopped parsley.
8. Repeat with the second pizza.

Notes

1. This recipe makes 2 whole pizzas! I feed hungry guys and love leftovers, but if you need less this is easy to cut in half.

2. If you only make one pizza but choose to make the whole sauce recipe, you can save the unused portion of sauce and serve it with bread or pour it over pasta.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

16

Serving Size:

2
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 448Total Fat: 23gSaturated Fat: 11gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 10gCholesterol: 79mgSodium: 645mgCarbohydrates: 37gFiber: 2gSugar: 3gProtein: 22g

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