Trusted Brands: and Tips Recipe : Jerk Chicken Pizza with Mango Salsa

Jerk chicken teams up with ghost pepper cheese and barbeque sauce to give this Caribbean pizza maximum heat and flavor. Top it with mango salsa for a cool finishing touch. Recipe by Chef Thomas Catherall, C.M.C.

Ingredients

• 14 ounces boneless, skinless chicken breast
• 1 tablespoon Jamaican jerk seasoning
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• ½ cup shiitake mushrooms, sliced
• ½ cup bottled barbeque sauce
• 1 (12 inch) pre-baked pizza crust
• ¾ cup Great Midwest® ghost pepper Monterey Jack
• ½ ripe mango, diced
• 2 tablespoons red onion, diced
• 1 tablespoon ripe tomato, diced
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 ½ teaspoons balsamic vinegar
• 1 teaspoon fresh mint, chopped

Cooking Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
2. To Prepare Toppings: Coat chicken with jerk seasoning. Heat olive oil in saute pan; sear chicken for 2 to 3 minutes on each side. Remove chicken from pan, add mushrooms to pan, and saute them for about 1 minute. Drain liquid from pan. Slice chicken into thin strips.
3. To Assemble Pizza: Spoon barbeque sauce over pizza crust. Top with mushrooms and chicken strips. Sprinkle cheese on top. Bake pizza for 7 to 8 minutes until crust is browned and cheese is golden and bubbly.
4. To Prepare Salsa: In small mixing bowl, combine and thoroughly mix all ingredients. Garnish pizza with mango salsa immediately.

Nutrition Facts

• calories619.5
• carbohydrateContent68.1 g
• cholesterolContent81.5 mg
• fatContent21.4 g
• fiberContent3.2 g
• proteinContent39.8 g
• saturatedFatContent7.4 g
• sodiumContent1486.9 mg
• sugarContent14.2 g