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Chicken Pesto Whole Wheat Pizza Dough Recipe

June 10, 2019 //  by Rebecca Baron 3 Comments

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This chicken pesto whole wheat pizza dough is so dang tasty – and better than any pizza delivery!  It is made with simple whole-wheat pizza dough, homemade pesto sauce, grilled chicken, fresh mozzarella cheese, and topped with lemony arugula.

It’s Friday – pizza night – right?  There is something about the weekend and pizza that seem to go together perfectly.  I’m not sure why that is, but it’s just the way it is.  If I am being honest, my husband and kids are HUGE pizza fans, and every once in a while my hubby likes to have pizza night with them; I on the other hand like it, but I very rarely eat it, and usually opt out of pizza night at our house – I know, LAME.
Chicken Pesto Whole Wheat Pizza Dough Recipe

Pizza is one of those foods that I have a hard time just eating one slice, and it doesn’t get along with my waistline…basically, pizza makes me one of “those girls.”  However, if I make homemade pizza at home, I have no problem and no guilt eating a couple of slices on Friday night pizza night.

The lemon arugula is obviously optional, but I STRONGLY recommend giving it a try.  It takes this pizza from good to extremely/insanely delicious.  Trust me, even though it sounds strange, the arugula on top is so GOOD!

A few notes about this recipe:

  • I make the crust from scratch and it is super simple…but I understand if you don’t want to or don’t have time – I totally get it.  My local grocery sells a fresh pre-made whole wheat pizza crust that I have used when I am in a hurry.
  • I  grill my chicken myself, usually the day before, and used leftovers for the pizza…but a rotisserie chicken would work as well, or any pre-cooked chicken.
  • This is made with my own Paleo pesto sauce recipe, you can find the recipe included in my Baked Whole30 Spaghetti Squash Recipe with Pesto and Bursted Tomatoes
  • I used fresh mozzarella because I love the taste on the pizza, but any mozzarella cheese would work
  • Finally, this pizza crust recipe makes a thicker pizza crust.  I like my pizza crust thinner, so I use some of the crust to make my kids their own personal cheese pizza – there is no way my little girl would eat a pizza with green pizza sauce on it.

Please comment below and let me know what you think of this recipe and if you make it all from scratch or not – no judgments here!

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Chicken Pesto Whole Wheat Pizza Dough Recipe

Clean Eating Whole Wheat Pizza Dough Recipe with Chicken Pesto Topping

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This chicken pesto pizza is so dang tasty – and better than any pizza delivery!  It is made with a simple homemade pizza dough, homemade pesto sauce, grilled chicken, fresh mozzarella cheese, and topped with lemony arugula.

  • Author: Rebecca Baron
  • Prep Time: 30
  • Cook Time: 25
  • Total Time: 55 minutes
  • Yield: 6 1x
  • Category: Main Dish
  • Cuisine: American

Ingredients

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For the Crust

  • 1 packet yeast
  • 1 cup warm water
  • 2 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
  • 2 Tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tsp coconut sugar * (or light brown sugar)
  • 1 tsp salt

For the Pizza

  • Homemade Pesto Sauce
  • 4 ounces shredded chicken
  • 4 ounces fresh mozzarella cheese
  • 1 medium tomato, sliced
  • Fresh basil, minced
  • 1 Pinch crushed red pepper flakes

For the Lemon Arugula

  • 3 heaping cups arugula
  • 1 Tbsp olive oil
  • Juice of 1/2 a lemon
  • Real Salt * and pepper to taste

Instructions

For the Crust

  1. Dissolve the yeast and sugar in the water in the medium bowl (approx. 5 minutes)
  2. Stir in the remaining ingredients and incorporate well
  3. Allow to sit for 15 minutes, knead a few times, and spread out onto a pizza pan (I used a pizza stone, but any pizza pan or baking sheet would work)

For the Pizza

  1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees
  2. Spread a thin layer of the pesto sauce onto the prepared crust
  3. Add the remaining toppings
  4. Bake for 25-35 minutes or until crust starts to lightly brown

For the Arugula

  1. Combine all of the ingredients for the arugula in a large bowl.
  2. When the pizza is done baking and slightly cooled, top with the arugula

Keywords: Clean, Simple, tasty, homemade

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  1. Cindy

    July 10, 2019 at 9:29 am

    Pizza dough isn’t that hard to make if you have a bread maker which is what I use. I really want to try it with this whole wheat recipe. I love the variety you have with all these recipes.

    ★★★★★

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  2. thespicyrd

    November 14, 2014 at 9:15 pm

    Fabulous! I would love to make this on a gluten-free crust -Udi’s store bought since I haven’t had much success making my own GF crust. My kids would love this too, minus the arugula on top ? Pinning to make soon!

    ★★★★★

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    • Rebecca Baron

      November 14, 2014 at 9:15 pm

      I am going to have to give the Udi’s pizza crust a try. A pre-made crust makes this pizza come together super fast, which is nice for those crazy busy days ?

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