The votes are in! This month's Cooking Club Challenge is all about You Gotta Eat Here! You all voted on which pizza recipe from the show you most want to make and the choice is clear: Kung Pao Chicken Pizza courtesy of Diana's Gourmet Pizza. We can't wait to see what delicious pizzas you come up with!
You can tune in to You Gotta Eat Here! Fridays at 9pm ET/PT or watch full episodes here.
How the Cooking Club Challenge works:
•Make the chosen recipe
•Follow the recipe, or add your creative flair
•Email us (giveaways@foodnetwork.ca) a picture and a short descriptive paragraph before month's end for your chance to win a cookbook and a $250 gift card to The Bay!
Ingredients
Diana's Basic Dough Recipe
- 1 1/4 cups water (room temperature)
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 8 grams yeast (which is 1 package of instant active dry yeast)
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- 3 cups flour
Kung Pao Chicken Pizza
- 4 tablespoons Kung Pao sauce (several versions exist; this recipe calls for a sweeter sauce)
- 1/2 cup 100% white chicken breast, fully cooked and diced
- 1 13 ounce Basic Dough patty (see recipe)
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 cloves fresh garlic, minced
- 1/2 teaspoon oregano
- 1/2 teaspoon basil
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
- pepper
- 1/2 cup low-fat Mozzarella cheese, grated
- 6 tablespoons fresh pineapple, sliced into bite-sized pieces
- 1 green pepper, sliced in 1/4-inch rings
- 1 red pepper, sliced in 1/4-inch rings
- 1 green onion, diced
- 1/2 red onion, sliced in 1/4-inch rings
Directions
Diana's Basic Dough Recipe
- Dissolve sugar and salt in water (use whisk or a fork).
- Add yeast and whisk until dissolved.
- In a large stainless steel bowl, add flour and mix by hand until fully incorporated and sides of bowl are clean.
- Add olive oil and mix/knead until fully incorporated. Dough should be fully formed.
- Divide dough into 2x 13-ounce balls for medium dough patties (12-inch pizza).
- For slow rise/proof: Cover and put in your fridge for approximately 24-36 hours to proof (rise).
- For quick rise/proof: Cover and leave on your counter for 2 hours until dough balls have doubled in size.
Kung Pao Chicken Pizza
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Combine Kung Pao sauce and diced chicken. Allow the chicken to soak up the Kung Pao sauce.
- Hand slap out dough patty on to 12-inch size pizza pan.
- Brush center of pizza (where you would normally spread red sauce) with olive oil.
- Spread out minced garlic over olive oil.
- Combine dried oregano and basil in a shaker for easy application. Sprinkle oregano, basil, sea salt and pepper on crust.
- Smother with mozzarella.
- Spread out each topping evenly to the edge of the cheese; Kung Pao chicken, pineapple bits, sliced red & green peppers, and sliced red & diced green onions.
- Bake in an oven for approximately 7-9 minutes or until the crust and cheese are golden brown.
- Remove pizza from oven upon completion of cooking and slice into 8 pieces. Serve immediately.
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by Souzan Michael