Hot & Spicy Pie

By khojnicki

Ingredients

• 1 tbsp sea salt
• 1 tbsp cayenne pepper
• 1 tbsp white pepper
• 1 tbsp garlic powder
• 2 tsp coarsely ground black pepper
• 2 tsp ground cumin
• 1 tsp dried basil
• 2 skinless, boneless chicken breasts
• EVOO, for brushing
• 2 hot sausage links
• 1 lb pizza dough
• All purpose flour, for dusting
• Cornmeal, for dusting
• 3/4 c pizza sauce
• 1 c shredded mozzarella cheese
• 1/4 c sliced pepperoni
• 2 tbsp grated parmesan cheese
• 8 fresh basil leaves, torn

Details

Servings 4
Preparation time 40mins
Cooking time 95mins

Preparation

Step 1

Put a pizza stone or upside down baking sheet in the oven; preheat to 500 degrees F.

Make the chicken: combine the salt, cayenne pepper, white pepper, garlic powder, black pepper, cumin and dried basil in a bowl. Brush the chicken with olive oil, then rub with the spices. Heat a grill pan to medium high; grill the chicken until cooked through, about 7 mins per side. Grill the sausage, turning until cooked through, 10-12 mins. Let cool, then dice the chicken and crumble the sausage.

Stretch the pizza dough on a floured surface into 12" round. Put on a cornmeal dusted pizza peel or upside down baking sheet; slide the dough onto the hot pizza stone or baking sheet and cook 7 mins.

Slide the crust back onto the peel. Spread with the pizza sauce, then top with 1/2 c mozzarella and the parmesan. Return the pizza to the oven and bake until bubbly, about 7 more mins. Top with the fresh basil.