Chicken Caesar Pizza, Grilled Style

Grilled Chicken Caesar Pizza is as fun as it is flavor-packed. I took a shortcut by using grilled naan for the crust, topped it with cheese until melted, slices of grilled chicken, romaine that I tossed with a little of my from-scratch caesar dressing, Parmesan shavings and a sprinkle of black pepper. Whether you make it for lunch or on busy weeknights, it’s sure to be a hit.

Malloree has been in Ohio at Kalahari with friends for the past few days. This might be the hardest thing I’ve had to come to terms with as far as being a parent. I want my girls to experience life, take opportunities when they present themselves and do all the things that I didn’t get to do as a kid. So when her friend invited her to go and celebrate her birthday, how could I say no? I struggle with this sort of thing, wanting picky eaters to have wings while also giving them roots. Simply thinking of my little girl in another state gives me palpations. And having worked nearly 15 years in a Level I trauma EC doesn’t help matters either.

Needless to say we all miss her. Our house is a little quieter yet cleaner since she’s not leaving all her stuff behind in her wake and there’s leftovers after dinner because it’s only been the three of us. But she was especially responsible and check it every now and again, and thank goodness for social media because I got sneak peeks into her trip.

And I know that if A friend was home, she would’ve loved these grilled chicken caesar pizzas.

I make chicken caesar salads all the time because both my girls claim it’s their most go-to salad. So it only seemed natural that I combine both of their go-to salad with their other go-to– pizza. Rave reviews, I tell you. Crispy grilled naan topped with melty cheese, slices of grilled chicken and romaine that I tossed lightly in my from-scratch caesar dressing, then a scattering of Parm shavings, black pepper and a little more dressing.

Certainly to. die. for

To Make These Grilled Chicken Caesar Pizzas Set out:

• boneless skinless chicken breast halves
• caesar dressing
• lemon pepper
• naan (from-scratch or store bought)
• olive oil
• mozzarella cheese
• Parmesan cheese
• romaine lettuce
• parmesan cheese shavings or grated (for serving)
• black pepper (for serving)

For the crust, I entirely cheated and used store-bought naan. I only didn’t have it in me to make kitchen-made pizza dough or kitchen-made naan. Naan grills up in actually 2 minutes. If you have the time, entirely feel free to use regular pizza dough and grill it.

Preheat your grill to 4o0℉ (or 200℃).

As for the chicken, whenever I grill chicken for Caesar salad, I always toss 4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves (2 breasts total) in a 2 tablespoons of caesar dressing and sprinkle them with lemon pepper before placing them on the grill. It adds a ton of flavor and you don’t need to marinate the chicken for hours. I simply grill the chicken for 10 to 12 minute or until the chicken is no longer pink. Then I let them rest for about 5 to 8 minutes before slicing. Taking the time to let the chicken rest will result in moist delectable chicken. Promise.

Reduce the heat of your grill to 350℉ (or 180℃).

Brush both sides of the 4 naan with olive oil. Grill the naan for 1 to 2 minutes, turn and top the simply grilled side with about 1/4 cup of grated mozzarella cheese and a sprinkle of grated Parmesan. Close the lid for a minute so the cheese can melt.

Then remove the naan pizzas off of the grill and onto a cutting board and top the pizzas with slices of grilled chicken – use as much or as little as you like. I use 1 chicken breast half per pizza.

After slicing up 1 medium head of romaine lettuce, quickly toss it with a couple spoonfuls of the caesar dressing until lightly coated. Top the grilled pizzas with the dressed romaine, shavings of parmesan, ground black pepper and more dressing if desired.

Slice, serve and prepare to fall in love! Grilled Chicken Caesar Pizza is everything you love about caesar salad but in pizza form. It’s great for dinner on busy nights or for lunch. Haileigh gives it two thumbs up and I know I’ll be making this again for Malloree quite soon.

Cheesy, crispy and with salad on top. What’s not to love?

Enjoy! And if you give this method a try, let me know! Snap a photo and tag me on twitter or instagram!