chicken club pizza

eddy loves the BLT pizza at california pizza kitchen. i found this recipe on the kraft recipes website here. it is very similar, has easy ingredients, and had a ton of great reviews so i decided to try it. it will definitely become a regular on our menu! 

ingredients:
1 can (13.8 oz.) refrigerated pizza crust -OR- a pre-made pizza crust
1/4 cup mayo
1/2 cup ranch dressing, divided
1-1/2 cups shredded triple cheddar cheese, divided
1-1/2 cups finely chopped cooked chicken
8 slices bacon, cooked, crumbled
1-1/2 cups finely shredded lettuce
1 tomato, finely chopped
1 ripe avacado (optional)

directions:
heat oven to 400ºF.

unroll pizza dough on baking sheet sprayed with cooking spray; press into 15x10-inch rectangle. bake 10 min. (i did not do this. i used a pre-made pizza crust; see picture below)

mix mayo and 1/3 cup dressing; spread onto crust. top with half the cheese, chicken, remaining cheese and bacon.

bake 5 min. or until crust is deep golden brown and cheese is melted. top with lettuce and tomatoes; drizzle with remaining dressing.

my comments:
i did a bit of tweaking on the original recipe's ingredients but nothing like whoa! i used a pre-made boboli pizza crust from the grocery store (see picture below). i used a mixture of sharp cheddar and colby jack shredded cheeses (what I already had). also, i cooked my chicken with a little bit of kraft greek vinaigrette extra virgin olive oil (see picture below) to give the chicken just a little touch of flavor. my tomatoes were really watery so i pressed a papertowel on them to soak up some of the extra liquid. i added a bit more lettuce than called for because i ♥ lettuce! it's like a salad and a pizza in one! :) and last but not least we topped everything with avacado slices just like the BLT pizza at CPK. it was a definite hit! both eddy and i and our next door neighbors loved it! it doesn't keep so make sure you have enough people over to eat it all in one sitting! i'd say it could feed 3 hungry adults or 4 adults with an additional side like breadsticks or something. let me know how yours turns out if you make it!

boboli pre-made pizza crust

kraft extra virgin olive oil greek vinaigrette dressing