Cheesy English Muffin Pizza Recipe with Chicken

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You can skip the tomato sauce for these Cheesy English Muffin Pizzas with Chicken. These delicious personal pizzas are so creamy with melted mozzarella cheese and ricotta.

English Muffin Pizzas are fun to make and are great for the whole family. If you don’t have time to make dough, this is a great easy pizza recipe that uses items you may already have in your kitchen. I also keep this English muffin pizza recipe handy for when I need to throw together a last minute meal.

I love a good white pizza made with melty and creamy white cheeses. Sometimes it’s nice to have a pizza without the acidity of pizza sauce. The English muffins get nice and crispy, making a great pizza crust substitute.

English Muffin Pizza Ingredients

I have used low fat ingredients for this recipe, and it still tastes amazing! Of course, you can substitute the full fat products for this Cheesy English Muffin Pizzas with Chicken recipe.

To make this healthy pizza recipe, you will need the following ingredients (go to the recipe below for exact quantities and instructions):

• English Muffins
• part skim ricotta cheese
• part skim shredded mozzarella cheese
• baby spinach leaves
• chicken breast
• salt and pepper
• garlic powder

How to Make English Muffin Pizzas

To make Cheesy English Muffin Pizzas with Chicken, you will need to pre-cook the chicken and spinach. Make sure you have a glass baking dish and a couple pans.

1. Preheat oven to 350 degree.
2. Cut up chicken into small cubes.
3. Combine salt, pepper and garlic powder in a small bowl.
4. Chop spinach. Spray a small pan with cooking spray. Add spinach to pan over low-medium heat until just wilted. Set aside in a bowl.
5. Spray a clean pan with cooking spray. Heat pan over medium heat and add chicken. Sprinkle with ½ the salt, pepper and garlic powder. Cook until no longer pink. Set aside.
6. Separate the English Muffins and place each half in a baking dish. Add 2 tablespoons ricotta to each opened English Muffin.
7. Sprinkle remaining salt, pepper and garlic powder onto each.
8. Add 2 tablespoons mozzarella to each. Top with spinach and chicken.
9. Bake for 15-20 minutes, until cheese is melted.

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Cheesy English Muffin Pizzas with Chicken

Author: Emily Pecoraro

You can skip the tomato sauce with these Cheesy English Muffin Pizzas with Chicken. These delicious personal pizzas are so creamy with melted mozzarella cheese and ricotta.

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Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 20 minutes mins

Total Time 35 minutes mins

Course Main Dish Recipes

Cuisine American

Servings 4

Calories 221 kcal

Ingredients

  

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• ▢ 2 English Muffins
• ▢ ½ cup ricotta cheese
• ▢ ½ cup shredded mozzarella cheese
• ▢ ½ cup baby spinach leaves
• ▢ 1 small chicken breast
• ▢ ½ teaspoon salt
• ▢ ½ teaspoon pepper
• ▢ ½ teaspoon garlic powder

Instructions

 

• Preheat oven to 350 degree.
• Cut up chicken into small cubes.
• Combine salt, pepper and garlic powder in a small bowl.
• Chop spinach. Spray a small pan with cooking spray. Add spinach to pan over low-medium heat until just wilted. Set aside in a bowl.
• Spray a clean pan with cooking spray. Heat pan over medium heat and add chicken. Sprinkle with ½ the salt, pepper and garlic powder. Cook until no longer pink. Set aside.
• Separate the English Muffins and place each half in a baking dish. Add 2 tablespoons ricotta to each opened English Muffin.
• Sprinkle remaining salt, pepper and garlic powder onto each.
• Add 2 tablespoons mozzarella to each.
• Top with spinach and chicken.
• Bake for 15-20 minutes, until cheese is melted.

Nutrition

Serving: 1Calories: 221kcalCarbohydrates: 13gProtein: 21gFat: 9gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0.01gCholesterol: 63mgSodium: 577mgPotassium: 341mgFiber: 2gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 604IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 219mgIron: 1mg

The nutrition information is calculated using online nutrition calculators and may not be accurate. It is provided as a general guide only.

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