Coyote Pizza with Red Pepper Sauce
Pizza takes on a tinge of the Southwest with avocado, Mexican cheese, and a roasted sweet red pepper sauce humming with Anaheim peppers.

Prep Time:
20 mins
Total Time:
1 hr 10 mins
Servings:
Makes 6 servings.
Ingredients
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1 16-ounce (12-inch) Italian bread shell (Boboli)
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2 cups coarsely shredded deli-roasted or rotisserie chicken (about 8 ounces)
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1/4 cup sliced green onion
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3/4 cup crumbled or shredded queso fresco cheese* and/or Monterey Jack cheese
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1 avocado, halved, seeded, peeled, and sliced
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1/2 cup dairy sour cream
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Serrano pepper or jalapeno pepper, thinly sliced (optional)
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Cilantro sprigs (optional)
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2 medium red sweet peppers
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1 Anaheim pepper
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1 clove garlic, cut up
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1/3 cup olive oil
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1/2 teaspoon salt
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1/2 teaspoon cumin seed, crushed
Directions
1.
For red pepper sauce, halve red sweet peppers and Anaheim pepper; remove seeds and membranes. To roast, place peppers, cut sides down, on a greased, foil-lined baking sheet. Bake in a 425 degree F oven for 20 minutes or until skins are blistered. Wrap in the foil and let stand for 10 minutes to steam. Peel off skins gently with a paring knife. Coarsely chop peppers.
2.
In a blender container or food processor bowl combine peppers, garlic, olive oil, salt, and cumin seed. Cover and blend or process until nearly smooth. To store, place in a covered container and refrigerate for up to 3 days.
3.
Place bread shell on a preheated baking stone or 12-inch pizza pan. Spread with red pepper sauce. Bake in a 425 degree F oven for 5 minutes. Top with chicken, green onion, and cheese. Bake for 5 minutes more. Top with avocado, sour cream, and sliced serrano or jalapeno peppers. Garnish with cilantro, if desired. Makes 6 servings.
Note
Queso fresco is a mildly salty white Mexican cheese found in supermarkets or Mexican groceries.
Nutrition information
Calories 562, Total Fat 33 g, Saturated Fat 9 g, Cholesterol 69 mg, Sodium 724 mg, Carbohydrate 40 g, Fiber 3 g, Protein 29 g. Daily Values: Vitamin A 31%, Vitamin C 90%, Calcium 19%, Iron 19%.
Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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