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Barbecued Chicken, Roasted Onion, and Nectarine Pizza
Source: Better Homes and Gardens
Nonstick cooking spray
3 tablespoons finely chopped onion
1/2 teaspoon grated fresh ginger
1/2 cup catsup
3 tablespoons apricot preserves
3 tablespoons orange juice
1-1/2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
Dash pepper
Nonstick cooking spray
1 medium sweet white or yellow onions, cut into thin
wedges
1/2 medium red onion, cut into thin wedges
2 green onions, cut into 1-inch pieces
1 leek, quartered lengthwise and cut into 2-inch pieces
(white part only)
1 clove garlic, cut into thin slivers
1 teaspoon olive oil
1 teaspoon snipped fresh thyme or 1/4 teaspoon dried
thyme, crushed
Dash salt
Dash pepper
2 medium skinless, boneless chicken breast halves (about
8 ounces)
1 10-ounce thin Italian bread shell (Boboli)
1 cup shredded reduced-fat mozzarella cheese (4 ounces)
2 medium nectarines or 3 apricots, pitted and thinly
sliced
Fresh thyme leaves (optional)
Lightly coat a medium saucepan with cooking spray. Add
the finely chopped onion and ginger. Cook until tender,
stirring occasionally. Stir in catsup, apricot
preserves, orange juice, Worcestershire sauce, and
pepper. Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer,
uncovered, about 10 minutes or until sauce is slightly
thickened. Cover and refrigerate the sauce for up to 3
days.
For onion medley, tear off a 48x18-inch piece of heavy
foil. Fold in half to make a double thickness of foil
that measures 24x18 inches. Spray foil with nonstick
spray coating. Place sweet onions, red onion, green
onions, leek, and garlic in center of foil. Drizzle with
olive oil. Sprinkle with thyme, salt, and pepper. Bring
up two opposite edges of foil and seal with a double
fold. Fold remaining ends to completely enclose the
vegetables, leaving space for steam to build. Grill foil
packet on the rack of an uncovered grill directly over
medium coals about 30 minutes or until onions are
tender. Place chicken on grill rack directly over
medium coals; grill for 12 to 15 minutes or until
chicken is tender and no longer pink, turning once
halfway through grilling and brushing with sauce the
last 5 minutes. Slice barbecued chicken diagonally into
thin strips; set aside. Place bread shell on a pizza pan
or baking sheet. Spread barbecue sauce over shell or
crust to within 1/2 inch of the edges. Sprinkle with
half of the mozzarella cheese. Sprinkle Roasted Onion
Medley atop cheese. Arrange chicken strips and nectarine
or apricot slices atop onions. Sprinkle with remaining
cheese. Bake in 400 degree F oven about 15 minutes
or until pizza is heated through. Cut pizza into wedges.
Garnish with fresh thyme leaves, if desired. Serve
immediately. Makes 6 servings.
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