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Apple-Jack Chicken Pizza with Caramelized Onions

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By Pillsbury Kitchens
Updated Mar 24, 2014
Bake-Off® Contest 43, 2008
Niki Plourde
Gardner, Massachusetts
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Sweet apples are a surprising addition to a scrumptious savory pizza.

Apple-Jack Chicken Pizza with Caramelized Onions

  • Prep Time 40 min
  • Total 60 min
  • Ingredients 13
  • Servings 8
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Ingredients

  • 3 tablespoons butter
  • 2 large sweet onions (such as Maui or Walla Walla), very thinly sliced
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • 1/8 teaspoon pepper
  • 1 can (13.8 oz) refrigerated Pillsbury™ Classic Crust Pizza Crust
  • 1 unpeeled large Red Delicious apple, thinly sliced
  • 1/2 teaspoon sugar
  • 3 cups cubed cooked chicken breast
  • 1/3 cup cooked real bacon bits (from 3-oz package)
  • 2 medium green onions, sliced (2 tablespoons)
  • 1 1/2 cups shredded pepper Jack cheese (6 oz)
  • 1 1/2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese (6 oz)

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    In 12-inch skillet, melt 2 tablespoons of the butter over medium heat. Add sweet onions and thyme; cook about 20 minutes, stirring occasionally, until soft and golden. Stir in salt and pepper. Remove onions from skillet; set aside.
  • Step 
    2
    Heat oven to 425°F. Spray large cookie sheet with CRISCO® Original No-Stick Cooking Spray. Unroll pizza crust dough on cookie sheet; press dough into 14x10-inch rectangle. Bake 7 to 11 minutes or until light golden brown. Reduce oven temperature to 375°F.
  • Step 
    3
    Meanwhile, in same skillet, melt remaining 1 tablespoon butter over medium heat. Add apple and sugar; cook 4 to 6 minutes, stirring occasionally, until sugar is melted and apple is slightly soft.
  • Step 
    4
    Spread onion mixture over partially baked crust. Top evenly with chicken, apple mixture, bacon, green onions and cheeses.
  • Step 
    5
    Bake 10 to 20 minutes longer or until cheeses are melted and crust is golden brown.

Nutrition

450 Calories
21g Total Fat
32g Protein
32g Total Carbohydrate
9g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
450
Calories from Fat
190
Total Fat
21g
33%
Saturated Fat
12g
60%
Trans Fat
1/2g
Cholesterol
100mg
34%
Sodium
890mg
37%
Potassium
320mg
9%
Total Carbohydrate
32g
11%
Dietary Fiber
1g
6%
Sugars
9g
Protein
32g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
10%
10%
Vitamin C
4%
4%
Calcium
25%
25%
Iron
15%
15%
Exchanges:
1 1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 1 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 3 1/2 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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