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Strawberry Balsamic Chicken Pizza with Sweet Onion and Bacon

You may be familiar with the great pineapple on pizza debate, but we’re throwing another option at you: strawberries. We won’t judge you for changing your mind.
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Ingredients
  

  • ¼ cup balsamic vinegar
  • ½ cup strawberry jam or preserves
  • 1 teaspoon sriracha chili sauce Flour for dusting
  • 1 ball pizza dough Cornmeal for dusting
  • 1 cup diced or shredded chicken breast from rotisserie chicken or leftover chicken of any kind
  • 12 ounces shredded Italian-blend cheese
  • ½ cup bacon cooked, drained, and cut in 1-inch pieces
  • ½ cup sweet onion thinly sliced
  • ¼ cup fresh cilantro finely chopped
  • ¼ cup fresh strawberries diced small

Instructions
 

  • Place a pizza stone or sheet pan on middle oven rack. Preheat oven to 450°.
  • Place balsamic vinegar in small saucepan. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer 4 to 5 minutes or until reduced to half of original volume and mixture is thick and syrupy. Add strawberry preserves and sriracha and mix well. Set aside to cool.
  • Pat or roll out pizza dough on a lightly floured surface to approximately a 14-inch rustic circle. Place a piece of parchment paper slightly larger than your dough on a pizza peel or an upside-down sheet pan. Sprinkle parchment paper lightly with cornmeal. Fold dough in quarters and place on parchment paper, then unfold.
  • Combine chicken with 2 tablespoons of the balsamic–strawberry mixture and mix to coat all chicken with sauce. Pour rest of sauce onto pizza dough and spread to cover, leaving a 1-inch border around the edge. Scatter chicken evenly over sauce.
  • Scatter three-quarters of the cheese evenly over sauce. Scatter bacon and sweet onion over cheese to distribute evenly. Scatter remaining cheese on top.
  • Slide parchment paper with pizza on top onto a stone or cookie sheet. Bake for approximately 8 to 10 minutes or until cheese is bubbly and crust is golden brown. Keep an eye on the pizza—at this temperature, it is easy to burn the crust.
  • Remove from oven and cool 1-2 minutes. Sprinkle with chopped cilantro and fresh diced strawberries.