South of The Border Pizza
- 1 cup Warm Water
- 1 package (1/4 Oz. Packet) Rapid-rise Yeast
- 1 Tablespoon Sugar
- 1/2 cups Cornmeal, Plus Extra To Coat Baking Dish
- 1 cup Flour
- 2 cans (15 Oz. Can) Your Favorite Chili
- 1 Tablespoon Garlic Powder
- 1 Tablespoon Crushed Red Pepper
- 1 Tablespoon Cumin
- 2 whole Boneless, Skinless Chicken Breasts
- 2 Tablespoons Olive Oil
- 1/2 cups Jarred Jalapenos Slices
- 1- 1/2 cup Extra Sharp Cheddar Cheese
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.
- Microwave the cup of water about 20 seconds, or until just warm to the touch, not hot.
- Put dry yeast powder in a mixing bowl, and the sugar and pour warm water over them both.
- Quickly just mix the ingredients briefly so that it dosent clump.
- Then allow the yeast and sugar to wake up.
- You will see the yeast begin to react with the sugar by clouding up the water.
- This takes about 3 minutes.
- Once your yeast mixture is active, add cornmeal and flour, and thoroughly mix.
- Prepare a 9x13 baking dish by using oil or cooking spray on all sides, then coat with cornmeal.
- Shake of the excess.
- Place the dough in the baking dish, and use your hand to stretch it to match the shape of the pan.
- Use your fingers and palm to push it into place.
- Place the crust in your preheated oven for 10 minutes.
- Meanwhile, empty the cans of chili into a pot and heat on your stove.
- Add the garlic powder, red pepper flakes and cumin to doctor it up a little.
- Let it simmer.
- Cube your chicken and saute in the olive oil.
- (I also like to doctor up my chicken with garlic powder, red pepper flakes and cumin.)
- Cook thoroughly.
- Take the crust from the oven and pour chili over the top.
- Evenly distribute your chicken cubes as well as an even covering of jalapeno slices.
- Finally, top with your shredded extra sharp cheddar cheese.
- Place pizza back into the 450 degrees F oven for 15 minutes.
- If you want your cheese more browned on top, bake the pizza for 15 minutes, then put your oven on broil.
- Closely watch the pizza and remove immediately once you have achieved your ideal cheese brownness.
- Cut in 6 pieces and serve!
- This is a knife and fork kinda pizza.
- Enjoy!
water, yeast, sugar, cornmeal, flour, favorite chili, garlic, red pepper, cumin, chicken breasts, olive oil, cheddar cheese
Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/main-courses/south-of-the-border-pizza/ (may not work)