One last dish from before the vacation, rounding off my enjoyment of the fresh local corn. It had been a while since I had last had a pizza and I had been craving it. I was thinking that corn would work on a pizza with lots of gooey melted cheese. I also had a nice looking zucchini and I thought I would finish it off with some chicken. Instead of going with a tomato based pizza sauce I thought that a salsa verde based sauce would be really good. I sauteed all of the toppings in a pan and then tossed them with the salsa verde. Throw it on some pizza dough, top with a generous serving of cheese and bake it in an oven and its all done. It turned out to be a pretty tasty pizza. The sweet corn went well on a pizza and the salsa verde based sauce added a ton of flavour. I garnished the pizza with some fresh chopped cilantro when it came out of the oven.
Corn, Zucchini and Chicken Pizza
ingredients
- 1 chicken breast (cut into bite sized pieces)
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
- salt and pepper
- 1 teaspoon canola oil
- 1/4 cup red onion (chopped)
- 1/2 cup fresh corn kernels
- 1/2 cup zucchini (chopped)
- 1/4 cup salsa verde
- 1 handful cilantro (chopped)
- 1 pizza dough
- 1 handful Monterrey Jack cheese (grated)
- 1 handful cheddar cheese (grated)
- 1 handful cilantro (chopped)
directions
- Season the chicken with the cumin, salt and pepper.
- Heat the oil in a pan.
- Add the chicken ans saute for about 3 minutes.
- Add onion, corn and zucchini and saute for 2 minutes.
- Add the salsa verde and saute for 2 minutes.
- Remove from heat and mix in the cilantro.
- Roll out the pizza dough.
- Spread the mixture over the pizza dough and top with the cheese.
- Bake in a preheated 450F/230C oven until the dough is golden brown, about 10 minutes.
K, this is so what I need these days as I’m trying to stay away from carbs, starchy foods and unhealthy junk. But since I want to eat good food that probably tastes like it’s bad for you, this sounds like a winner!!!! Pizza never sounds healthy or weight loss conducive but I’ll take this one.
That is interesting to say the least. You are soo creative!
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that looks amazing.
i am really enjoying all your corn recipes!
Savory and delicious! This is really creative and I can imagine, the flavors all together are quite comforting.
I love corn pizza, it’s very popular in Brazil.
I love the sound of salsa verde instead of pizza sauce. Very creative!
You are such a creative cook Kevin. It looks pretty and delicious too.
Kevin,
I made your corn pudding for Sunday brunch and it was deliciuos!!
Now, I can’t resist for not trying your corn pizza.
salsa verde instead of tomato sauce? brilliant idea!
This combo is new to me. I have never thought of corn on pizza. But why not?
I have to admit that this pizza is really different but I’m sure it was delicious.
oh! corn and zucchini pizza! that a great idea to use corn for pizza!!must try soon!
when I vacationed in Punta Cana, corn was a very usual topping on pizza and I really came to enjoy it!
A delightful pizza! I like the wonderful combination of ingredients used for the topping!
Cheers,
Rosa
Pizza is my major comfort food after donuts and potatoes. I am aching to make some pizza tomorrow just looking at this!
It might sound strange to you as an American, but here in the UK you can get tuna and sweetcorn pizza which is quite good. Tuna is quite common as a pizza topping all over Europe, but I know it’s pretty much unheard of over in the US.
STUNNING pizza – hooray for local corn!! :0)
very creative!
looks delicious!
I just had pizza like that minus the corn from Dominion. Yours looks way better!!
That looks exactly like a pizza I made a couple of months ago, Great minds think alike, right 😀
Ben: I wish I had thought of adding the roasted poblano peppers as well!
Wow Kevin, this looks delicious! Love the creativity of the ingredients on pizza!
this looks sooo good!
Oooooh Kevin what a gorgeous pizza!! I really love those toppings!!
Rosie x
I would have never thought to put corn on a pizza – or salsa verde for that matter – but this sounds too good to pass up!
Love this unique combination – Really looks amazing!!
Kevin Spectacular and so tasty!!!xGloria
Yum, what a great idea for pizza!
this is verging on a chicago pizza. interesting use of corn.
This looks amazing! I especially like the idea of the salsa verde. Corn is so popular on pizza in Brazil and I just can’t get used to it. However, this combo I might like. Great idea!
HI Kevin!!! this looks great and what a neat combination…
Hugs
Diana
Corn and pizza, two of my favourite things. I’m sure together, they must be awesome.
May I please, sigh….ask you to marry me?
Your corn recipes and photos of them look extremely tempting.
What a guy you must be!!!
I love the sound of this pizza! I’m all for non-traditional pizzas. I wish I could find good looking corn around now–I’d be all over this one
i like that use the same ingredients for several recipes in a row – it’s the way real life should be, without wasting any food!
I’d never think of corn on pizza, but that totally looks like it works! And I love your new photo!
I love what you come up with! The pizza looks like a winner!
That’s one awesome looking pizza! I love this recipe… I have to give it a try sometime 🙂
What a novel idea, Kevin. Looks great.
Pizza is good with anything on it. I’m not surprised that this was good. All your food looks good.
Wow! What a pizza! It sure looks interesting!
Interesting take on pizza. It sounds delicious and looks very hearty.
Your post is making me crave pizza … luckily I have some frozen ones in the fridge, hehe
When I first read the title I thought “this guy is crrr-azy” But OMG it looks good.
i amazed at all the different things you found to do w/the corn! this pizza looks great!
Yummy! I like the combination! 🙂
brilliant idea! i can probably bake it without the pizza base too! ^_^
You’re killing me here, Kevin! This looks utterly delicious!!!!
corn on pizza? amazingly creative!!! 🙂
so beautiful and looks yummy delicious..
finally, a pizza i would enjoy!
Kevin I’d never have thought of corn on a pizza but that does look amazing! 🙂
This pizza look so fun and different! I love the toppings!
Holymoly!! This is way too beautiful pizza ever! And hmm..never had pizza with corn and zucchini before, you are something else, Kevin! 🙂
Sounds wonderful. I love playing with different bases, other than a classic tomato. Black live tapenade also works really well…
This looks really good!