Chicken Alfredo Pizza
This $10 family dinner was inspired by leftovers but quickly became a family favorite! You'll love how easy, quick, and frugal it is! (By the way, if you have a few minutes to spare, I highly recommend you make easy pizza dough with this recipe, but if not, you can always buy the dough or crust.)
Ingredients
- 2 cups warm water
- 2 Tablespoons active dry yeast Sams – $6.88 for 2 lbs — $0.16
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 4 Tablespoons olive oil Aldi – $7.25 for 33 tablespoons — $0.88
- 5 cups flour Harris Teeter — $1.99 for 5lbs — $0.50
- 1– 1½ cups Alfredo sauce Aldi – $1.69 for 1 jar — $0.85
- 16-ounce bag shredded mozzarella cheese 4 cups (Aldi) — $3.29
- 1/2 red onion sliced (Aldi) — $0.15
- 2-3 cups diced cooked chicken Aldi – $2.49/lb — $2.49
- ½ - 1 cup diced ham I used deli meat – a few slices of crumbled cooked bacon would also be amazing! (Aldi – $4.29 for 16oz) — $1
- ½ cup grated Parmesan cheese Aldi — $2.99 for 16-oz — $0.37
Instructions
How to Make Pizza Dough:
- Pour warm water into a large bowl and sprinkle the yeast over it. Stir to dissolve.
- Add the remaining ingredients and mix.
- Dump onto a floured surface and knead dough for 3-5 minutes, or until smooth and no longer sticky.
- Cut the lump of dough in half and roll out onto 2 greased pizza pans OR, put each half of dough into an airtight freezer bag and freeze for 4-6 weeks.
- To Bake from Fresh: Add pizza toppings of your choice. Bake at 500ºF for around 10 minutes (until the crust looks crispy and lightly browned).
How to Make Chicken Alfredo Pizzas:
- Preheat the oven to 500 degrees. Follow the directions here (or below) for making Crystal’s Homemade Pizza Dough recipe.
- Divide dough in half and roll to fit two greased pizza pans.
- Spread preferred amount of alfredo sauce over crust (approximately 1/2 to 3/4 cup of sauce per crust) and top with toppings (shredded cheese, diced cooked chicken and ham, sliced onion, and parmesan cheese).
- Bake at 500 degrees for around 10 minutes.
Nutrition
Calories: 742kcal | Carbohydrates: 66g | Protein: 35g | Fat: 36g | Saturated Fat: 16g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 13g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 129mg | Sodium: 1709mg | Potassium: 297mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 450IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 359mg | Iron: 4mg
Find it online: https://moneysavingmom.com/chicken-alfredo-pizza-recipe-10-family-dinner-idea/