This meal was adapted by Laurie from a pizza recipe here: https://www.favfamilyrecipes.com/lemon-chicken-pizza/

There’s a lot of room here to experiment with toppings.  This recipe is really all about the lemon cream sauce.  It’s a delightful alternative to a red sauce. 

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What you will need:

For the pizza:

• 1 pizza dough (or use a Boboli)
• 1 to 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese (or mix with cheddar or anything shredded cheese you want to experiment with)
• 1 cup (more or less, depending on preference) sliced or shredded chicken (a rotisserie chicken makes it easy) 
• 1 lemon, thinly sliced
• feta cheese, crumbled or cubed

Any or some of the following for toppings

• fresh basil
• turkey bacon strips (we had some left-over in the frig)
• marinated artichoke hearts
• red bell pepper strips
• broccoli florets, barely steamed

For the lemon cream sauce:

• 1/4 c. butter
• 4 oz. cream cheese
• 1/4 c. sour cream
• 1 tsp. garlic powder
• 1/2 c. milk
• 1/2 c. freshly grated Parmesan cheese
• 2 Tbsp. lemon juice
• Salt and pepper to taste

What to do:

For the lemon cream sauce:

In a small sauce pan over medium heat, bring all ingredients except the Parmesan cheese and lemon juice to a low boil. Remove from heat and stir in the Parmesan cheese and lemon juice. When the cheese is completely melted, it’s done.

For the pizza:

Roll dough out into a large circle (or use Boboli), and place onto a large cookie sheet or pizza pan. Spread the top evenly with lemon cream sauce, then top with mozzarella cheese, lemon slices, vegetables (whatever suits you), bacon (we had some left-overs to use up), chicken, and feta cheese.

Bake at 400° F for 18 to 25 minutes. This is the tricky part if you started with dough and not a Boboli.  You want the dough to be completely cooked of course, so you may need to add extra time, depending on your oven. (In the photos below Laurie made a square pizza; but for a round pizza she has been quite happy with the results she’s getting from a newly acquired round cast-iron pizza pan.) 

After removing from the oven, let the pizza rest for about 5 minutes before slicing. 

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Ready for the oven

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