Chicken Alfredo and Spinach Pizza

I LOVE watching Food Network, and one day I was watching at home with the Neely's, and they were making this pizza that looked insanely yummy. So I went to Food Network and grabbed the recipe, and then went shopping for the ingredients. When I looked at the nutritional value of heavy whipping cream, I about passed out. So, I took the ingredients of their version, and tweaked it a little to make it a little lighter. It was insanely yummy.

1 (3/4 pound) boneless skinless chicken breast
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper

EVOO (Extra Virgin Olive Oil)
2 tablespoons butter
1 clove garlic, minced
1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour, plus more for work surface
1 cup heavy cream
1/4 cup grated Parmesan
1 (16-ounce) ball pizza dough, store-bought
2 cups baby spinach, well washed and dried (I used way more than 2 cups, I completely covered my pizza with spinach because it cooks down.)
1 cup cherry tomatoes, sliced
1 cup grated mozzarella

Directions
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Put a pizza stone in the oven on the middle of the rack to preheat.

Preheat a grill pan over medium heat.

Season the chicken with salt and pepper, to taste. Put the chicken on the grill pan and grill until cooked through. Remove to a cutting board and dice. Set aside.


Flour your work surface and roll the pizza dough into a 13-inch diameter. Carefully remove the pizza stone from the oven and put the dough on top. Drizze with a little extra virgin olive oil. Evenly top with the baby spinach, tomatoes, grilled chicken and the mozzarella. Brush the edge of the crust with olive oil and season with salt and pepper, to taste. Bake the pizza until crisp and golden, about 20-25 minutes. Remove from oven and sprinkle a little bit of fresh parmesan on top. Slice and serve.

While pizza is cooking make the alfredo dipping sauce for the pizza (this is where I tweaked my recipe.) Originally you were suppose to cover the entire bottom of the pizza with this sauce. Instead we made this and put it in little cups to dip, we ended up having tons left over, which means we saved a lot of calories!!! Here is the directions for the alfredo:

Melt the butter in a medium-sized saucepan over medium heat. Add the garlic and red pepper flakes and cook until fragrant. Add the flour and cook until light blonde in color. Whisk in the cream, reduce the heat to low, and let simmer until thickened, about 2 minutes. Stir in Parmesan and season lightly with salt and pepper, to taste. This alfredo sauce has a kicked, it was a great dipping sauce for the pizza!

Recipe taken from:Food Network, at home with the Neely's