Chicken Pizza with Black Beans and Smashed Avocado

5 from 4 votes

Chicken Pizza with Black Beans and Smashed Avocado

This healthier chicken pizza is seriously so delicious, so easy to make! Marinated chicken paired with black beans on a thin crust pizza and served with smashed avocado and shredded lettuce.

Prep Time10

Cook Time20

Marinating time1

Total Time1 30

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American

Servings: slices

Calories: 331.5kcal

Author: Priscilla Lawrence

Equipment

Rolling Pin
pizza pan
plastic sealable bag to marinate chicken
grill or skillet to cook chicken
strainer to rinse beans
small bowl for smashed avocado
food brush

Ingredients

For the chicken

1 pound chicken breast about 1 chicken breast. Boneless, skinless, cut into cutlets
1 lime juiced, about 1 tablespoon
1 ½ tablespoon olive oil
¼ teaspoon garlic powder
¼ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon pepper

For the pizza

all-purpose flour for dusting
1 pizza dough pre-made
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 garlic cloves minced
1 ½ cup shredded mozzarella
½ cup black beans rinsed and drained
¼ red onion thinly sliced, more or less to taste
½ jalapeño thinly sliced or chopped, optional

For the toppings

1 large avocado smashed
1 lime juiced
fresh cilantro chopped, about 1 handful
1 pinch salt
½ iceberg lettuce shredded

Instructions

In small bowl put marinade together: add oil, lime juice, garlic powder, salt and pepper and mix well. Add chicken to plastic sealable bag. Pour in marinade, seal bag letting as much air out as possible and massage marinade into chicken. Place in fridge and let marinate for 1 hour (or up to 8 hours).
When ready to make pizza, generously dust cutting board with flour and place pizza dough on it. Let rest for 10 minutes before rolling.
Preheat grill or skillet on medium high heat. Cook chicken for 3-4 minutes, flip and cook for another 3-4 minutes. Chicken should be slightly under-cooked. Put aside.
Preheat oven at 450° Fahrenheit. Roll pizza dough on cutting board and transfer rolled dough to flour dusted pizza pan (before adding any toppings)
Rinse black beans in strainer. Drain well and place on paper towel to absorb excess water. Chop the chicken.
Brush the dough with olive oil. Sprinkle minced garlic all over. Add chopped chicken, black beans, cheese, onion, jalapeño to pizza. Add to oven and cook for 10 to 12 minutes or until fully cooked and golden brown.
While pizza is cooking, smash the avocado with fork with squeeze of lime, pinch of salt and chopped cilantro to taste. Thinly cut or shred the iceberg lettuce.
Carefully remove the pizza and slide it off pizza pan onto cutting board. Sprinkle with fresh chopped cilantro. Slice and top with smashed avocado and shredded lettuce. Enjoy!

Notes

Make sure to generously dust your cutting board with flour before rolling your pizza dough. It will help tremendously with it not sticking. Take it out of the fridge and the plastic bag and let it rest at room temperature for about 10 minutes before rolling. Dust the baking pan with flour too, it'll come out a lot easier.
After rinsing the black beans, let them drain well to avoid any extra moisture on the pizza. Place them on a couple of paper towels to absorbs the excess water.
When putting the pizza together, avoid putting too many toppings directly in the middle of the pizza. if the middle is too loaded, it'll get heavy and won't get as crispy and could sometimes become a little soggy.

*The nutritional values shown in this recipe are approximate for one suggested serving size using the ingredients listed but not including any optional items and may vary per actual preferred portion sizes.

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