White Pizza with Chicken and Fresh Herbs {SRC}

Super cheesy and garlicky  pizza with chicken, red onions and fresh herbs

June is winding down and I am getting geared up for the 4th of July. I think the 4th of July is my second favorite holiday after Thanksgiving. There is just something special about all the American pride, the BBQs and the fireworks that get me going.  The end of June also means it is time for another edition of The Secret Recipe Club.  Each month we get assigned a blog in secret.  We have all month to browse and pick a recipe. Today I am here to share my recipe for June. 

This month I got Tara's Multicultural Table.  True to the name, Tara's blog features cuisine from around the world. She herself was born in Japan and spent time in Germany. Her husband is Filipino.

Her recipes are unique but accessible and many feature fresh foods. I was intrigue by her Middle Eastern dishes and I almost picked this soup from her Asian collection. But then it was June  and soup just didn't seem right. 

I ended up choosing the White Pizza with Chicken and Fresh Herbs. Boy am I glad I did. This pizza was fantastic.

My husband and I made this pizza on a regular Monday night. It came together easily and since the ingredients were pantry regulars for us there was no extra trips to the grocery store. The chicken was leftover from our Sunday night dinner. 

There was no need for any other sides or dishes. This pizza is filling.  The cheese sauce wasn't as cheesy as I expected (This was a good thing because when I was making it there seemed to be a lot. I was afraid it might be too much. It was the perfect amount) and the garlic flavor was great.  

We ate this with cold beer and watched a World Cup game in front of the TV.  

Thanks Tara for the great recipe. I will be making this again...and that soup once it the weather cools off again.

White Pizza with Chicken and Fresh Herbs

by Emily Morris

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Cook Time: 20 minutes

Keywords: bake pizza chicken Italian

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Ingredients (serves 6)

• 1 pound pizza dough
• 1-2 teaspoons cornmeal for sprinkling
• Olive oil for brushing
• 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 3 tablespoons all purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 3/4 cup milk
• 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
• salt to taste
• 1 cup shredded, cooked chicken breasts
• 1/3 cup thinly sliced red onions
• 2/3 cup shredded Mozzarella cheese
• 1 tablespoon minced fresh oregano
• 1 tablespoon minced fresh chives
• 1 tablespoon minced fresh parsley

Instructions

Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Prep cookies sheet or pizza pan by sprinkling cornmeal lightly over the surface.

Roll pizza dough into a size that fits your pan and place dough on pan. Brush the edge with olive oil.

In a small sauce pan melt butter over medium heat. Once melted, add the garlic and cook until just fragrant, 30 seconds to 1 minute. Whisk in the flour and pepper and cook until golden. Continue whisking and slowly pour in the milk. Bring to a simmer and cook, stirring often, until thickened. Remove from heat and stir in Parmesan, salt, and pepper.

Spread the sauce over prepared pizza dough. Sprinkle chicken and onions over the pizza. Cover with mozzarella.

Bake until crust is golden and cheese is bubbly, 15-20 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool about 5 minutes before topping with fresh herbs and slicing. Serve immediately.

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Weekend Edition: First Days of Summer

It is officially summer. Did you enjoy your five seconds of extra sunlight yesterday?

We were out and about all day long. We had a mission to pick up a moose head for our living room. Mr. J is obsessed with getting animal heads and fish mounts for our house. At first I was adamant with a no. Then, I said only in his space. He didn't think those were acceptable answers so here we are today with a paper mache moose head. It is actually classy. We don't have it up yet so no picture but soon. 

We went down to Westport to pick it up.  It is just about 50 minutes away.  This area of Connecticut is dangerous for me.  If there was ever a store I wanted to shop in I am pretty sure it exists within 5 miles of Westport. I tried to stay focused and only went to Penzeys spices, West Elm and Terrain.  They have such beautiful things. I was ready to do lunch at Terrain but Mr. J had his eyes set on Super Duper Weenie.  

They have legendary hot dogs in Connecticut. I am not always a huge fan of hot dogs but these were fantastic. Their fries were super amazing too.   After being home for a bit cookies seemed right.  Along with a big cup of French press coffee.

Today we have a home tour in some historical and ginormous ocean homes. I cannot wait. 

And in case you missed it, here is what I was up to last week:

• Brown Sugar Lemonade
• What I am reading lately...
• Eating by myself for WIAW
• Summer Bucket List
• Strawberry Rhubarb Crisp
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Brown Sugar Lemonade

Incredibly sweet lemonade made with brown sugar.

I am just going to go and say it. I don't like lemon.  Please don't hate me.  The tartness just doesn't do it for me.  Even when made sweet in desserts like lemon bars or lemon meringue pie. No thank you.  It should be no surprise then that I don't care for lemonade either. 

It's just not my thing.

But everyone can change right?  Back when we were in Atlanta we needed dinner one night and were out by Stone Mountain. After a quick Yelp search I found a Jamaican restaurant with rave reviews. Nice Mon.

This place.

Really no words can describe it.

It was tucked into a shady strip mall.  Even though the building looked suspect, there were plenty of nice cars in the parking lot so we took our chances and went on in.  

The place was fairly small but no one was there except for an old black man sitting by the front door.  No workers. No one else. This gave us time to scan the menu but we weren't sure if we should stay or not.  Us two preppy people from Connecticut stuck out like a sore thumb.  Since not much else was around and the menu looked great we decided to stay. 

It was one of those family run, no rules apply places. A little girl kept dancing around.  In fact I questioned the cleanliness of the place. No one else came to eat while we were there but there was a constant stream of people getting take out. They all knew each other. Clearly these were regulars and a lot of them.  

We ordered hot wings, curry goat, jerk chicken and THIS lemonade.  We both ordered water but when the waitress mentioned brown sugar lemonade Mr. J jumped on it. I am so glad he did. I am still not a huge fan of lemonade but this drink had me going back sip after sip. 

The brown sugar makes the liquid turn a distinct brownish color but the taste is sweet and has a fuller flavor than normal lemonade. We will be making this all summer long.   

By the way the food was pretty darn amazing too.  Huge platefuls of rich flavorful chicken and goat.  Rice and beans. All for under $30.  We are still talking about it.

Brown Sugar Lemonade

by Emily Morris

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Keywords: raw beverage lemon

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Ingredients (serves 8)

• 3/4 cup light brown sugar
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 2 cups squeezed lemon juice (about 10 large lemons)
• 6 cups cold water

Instructions

Combine all ingredients in a large pitcher.

Mix well and serve over ice.

Garnish with lemon slices.

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