Easy Picadillo Chicken Pizza Recipes

By | March 17, 2009

Pizza Recipes With Healthy Chicken

Ingredients:

  • Salsa – 1 cup
  • Italian bread shell or Boboli or pizza crust mix – 1 of 12 inch length or 6 ounces
  • Manchego cheese or partly skimmed mozzarella cheese – 1 cup shredded
  • Fresh cilantro leaves – 1 tablespoon
  • Cumin powder – i/4 teaspoon
  • Dried raisins or cranberries – 1/2 cup
  • Almonds (sliced) – 1 tablespoon
  • Cinnamon powder – 1/4 teaspoon
  • Green olives, pitted – 1/2 cup (chopped in a coarse manner)
  • Cooked turkey or chicken – 2 cups
  • Green onion or scallion – 1/4 cup (chopped fine)

Method of Preparation:

  1. Heat the oven to 400 degree Fahrenheit.
  2. Mix cumin and cinnamon powder with the salsa, in a bowl.
  3. Apply this mixture, over the bread shell and keep it on a baking tray or sheet.
  4. Place the turkey or chicken, red onion, almonds, raisins and cranberries and olives over the topped bread.
  5. Bake it in the oven for 10 minutes.
  6. Grate the cheese over the bread and bake in the oven, till the cheese melts and the crust becomes golden brown.
  7. Remove from the oven. Garnish with freshly chopped cilantro leaves.

Picadillo Chicken Health Tips

  • Picadillo chicken pizza provides 76 calories and 5 grams of protein per serving.
  • The fat contribution is 3 grams, with 1 gram of saturated fat and 11 mg of cholesterol.
  • The above mentioned recipe makes 24 servings and is a diabetes friendly diet.
  • Picadillo chicken pizza comprises of dairy products, nuts and gluten.
  • The preparation time is around 25 minutes. This diet provides 160 mg of sodium.
  • It also provides a high supply of calcium, iron, sodium, vitamins C and A.