chicken-jalapeno pizza

Total Time: 24 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 14 mins

Ingredients

• 2 plum tomatoes, quartered
• 1 clove garlic
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup whole cilantro leaf
• 1 teaspoon chipotle chile (optional)
• 1 tablespoon tomato paste
• 1 (10 ounce) prebaked thin italian pizza dough
• 2 cups shredded cooked chicken breasts (8 oz)
• 3/4 cup shredded low-fat monterey jack cheese (3 oz)
• 2 jalapenos, seeded and thinly sliced

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 450.
• 2 puree tomatoes, garlic, salt, cilantro, chiles, and tomato paste in a food processor until smooth; spread in an even layer over crust.
• 3 top with chicken, cheese, and jalapenos and bake on cookie sheet until cheese melts, 12 to 14 minutes.
• 4 note: be sure to remove seeds of jalapenos.
• 5 that's where most of the heat comes from.