More Than a Vegetable Pizza

• 2 Tablespoons Butter
• 1 whole Shallot, Minced
• 1 clove Garlic, Minced
• 1 Tablespoon Flour
• 1/4 cups Chicken Broth
• 1/4 cups Heavy Cream
• 1 cup Gruyere Cheese Divided
• 1/2 cups Parmesan Cheese, Divided
• 1 pinch Salt, Pepper And Nutmeg
• 2 whole Chicken Tenders, Grilled
• 3 slices Bacon, Cooked And Crumbled
• 3- 1/2 Tablespoons Olive Oil, Divided
• 1 Tablespoon Corn Meal
• 1 whole Store Bought Pizza Dough
• 13 cups Grape Tomatoes Sliced
• 13 cups Marinated Artichoke Hearts, Quartered
• 10 spears Asparagus

1. Preheat oven to 500 degrees F.
2. Make white sauce: Melt butter in a sauce pan and cook minced shallot until softened.
3. Add minced garlic and cook for 1 minute.
4. Add flour and stir until blended.
5. Stir in broth and cream.
6. Once heated through, add 3/4 cup gruyere and 1/4 cup parmesan to the sauce.
7. Stir until melted.
8. You may add more cream if the sauce is too thick.
9. Add pinch of salt, pepper and nutmeg.
10. Remove from heat.
11. Prepare the toppings: Cook chicken, then cube.
12. Cook bacon in a cast iron skillet, remove bacon and wipe out most of the grease.
13. Let bacon cool, then crumble.
14. Drizzle 3 tablespoons olive oil into the hot cast iron skillet and sprinkle corn meal evenly over the pan.
15. Carefully press the dough onto the hot skillet.
16. Cook in the oven for 4 minutes.
17. Slice tomatoes and artichoke hearts.
18. Trim bottoms off asparagus then cook in 1/2 inch of water for 3 minutes in the microwave.
19. Remove pan from the oven.
20. Spread the cheese sauce over the dough.
21. Top with chicken, bacon, remaining cheeses, tomatoes, artichokes and asparagus spears.
22. Drizzle with the remaining olive oil and season with salt and pepper.
23. Cook for 7 minutes, then put under the broiler for 2 minutes.
24. Remove and cool for 2-3 minutes.
25. Slide pizza out of the pan and cut into 8 slices.

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Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/main-courses/more-than-a-vegetable-pizza/ (may not work)