chicken enchilada pizza
And the experiment was….a success!
Behold. Two of my favorite foods combined into one fabulous dish — Chicken Enchilada Pizza, baby!!!
Yep. Since I crave Mexican food pretty much every day of my life on occasion, I decided to mix things up and convert some of my favorite enchiladas into a pizza! And to be honest, it was considerably quicker than rolling up a zillion enchiladas. Just take your favorite pizza dough, top it with some enchilada sauce (I’m a little partial to my favorite homemade recipe), layer on some sauteed onions/poblanos/chiles, some shredded chicken, cheese and cilantro, and voila! A classic Mexican dish turned…mmmm….Italian?!?
Whatever is is, this pizza is GOOD. Hearty, fresh, saucy, and bursting with amazing flavor.
Que delicioso!!!
Ingredients
- 1 Tbsp. olive oil
- 1 small white onion, peeled and diced
- 1 poblano pepper, diced
- 1 (4 oz.) can diced green chiles, drained
- 1 large unbaked pizza crust, homemade or storebought
- 2 cups red enchilada sauce, homemade or storebought
- 2 cups shredded cooked chicken (I used rotisserie)
- 2 cups shredded Monterrey Jack Cheese
- handful of fresh cilantro, stems removed
Method
Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
Heat oil in a skillet over medium-high heat until shimmering. Add onions and poblano, and saute for 5 minutes or until onions are cooked and translucent. Add diced green chiles and cook for 2 minutes more. Remove from heat.
In a bowl, toss the shredded chicken with a few spoonfuls of the enchilada sauce.
Prepare the pizza by spreading about 1 cup of enchilada sauce evenly on the crust, leaving a 1-inch border. Layer the onion/poblano/chile mixture evenly on top of the sauce, then add the sauced chicken, then sprinkle the top with cheese. Bake for 10-12 minutes, or according to the crust’s package instructions, or until the cheese is melted and the crust begins to turn golden brown. Remove and sprinkle with fresh cilantro. Slice and serve immediately.
http://www.gimmesomeoven.com/chicken-enchilada-pizza/Ali’s Tip:
Here are some other ingredients that would be great on this pizza:
- black beans
- corn
- roasted red peppers
- black olives
Was looking for a chicken fajita pizza recipe and came across this. As I love pizza, enchiladas and fajitas I decided to try your recipe but added green and red pepper. It was excellent. Thanks!
Am an Aussie chick from country NSW about to celebrate by 40th by hosting a FIESTA for friends and family. Of course, its the middle of summer here in Australia with temps currently over 41C (which I think is about 112F I think) so it’s pretty damn hot! Anyhow, I wanted some recipes to suit a lot of people who wouldn’t normally eat a lot of Mexican cuisine (besides the old taco) so this will definately make it on the menu, along with the little Mexican chocolate tarts and the baked Mexican Mozzarella sticks! Wish me luck…..
I always look at all your recipes in awww! Yet again, this looks amazing! I’m so inspired! Was wondering if you have your recipe for traditional enchiladas? Do you use all the same ingredients, just roll them up? :)
These photos are so beautiful!
OMG, two of my favorite foods combined! I NEED to try this!
I found this post though Pinterest. The photo was so beautiful that I just had to come here to read the recipe! Love it! And love your site :-).
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My boyfriend would LOVE this, a man friendly recipe if ever there was one :) And you make a pizza look gorgeous, goodness knows how!
Now this is a pizza we gotta try!!
I litteraly clicked on your blog because the name was so cute! And I am glad I did that pizza looks AMAZING!
OMG this is so going to be made by me! looks delicious!
This is SO perfect!
I love creative pizza ideas…and Mexican! All about this for sure :)
This looks amazing! Mexican & pizza…two of my favorite things ♥ I can’t wait to try this recipe out this weekend!
I wanted to let you know that your Pin it for Pintrest does not work for me.
Love this! I just made a pork carnitas pizza, so this willb e next!
I just died. DIED.
!Que rico!
this looks SO good!!!! I could eat Mexican food for the rest of my life and Mexican food on top of pizza just sounds even more appetizing!! beautiful photos
Pizza perfection! I simply adore this!!
Oh my–this looks and sounds spectacular! I can’t wait to give this a try–and homemade enchilada sauce–even better!
Thanks, Katie! That sauce really makes all the difference — it’s my favorite! :)
This is AWESOME! Totally pinned.
Thanks, Shelly! :)
Love this idea of converting traditional enchiladas into pizza! I, too, need to mix up our Mexican regulars! This is awesome!
Ha – I’m all for anything that makes it look like I don’t eat Mexican nearly every day of the week. ;)
What an awesome choice of pizza! I absolutely love EVERYTHING about this, and I’m definitely making this over the weekend. The boyfriend is going to be thrilled!
Thanks, Chung-Ah! You are so encouraging!!!