Brooke's Pizza Pollo

Name: Brooke's Pizza Pollo
Yield: 4 to 6 servings
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 3 or 4 medium zucchini, about 2 pounds; 3 eggs, lightly beaten; 1 cup finely chopped onion; Salt to taste if desired; ⅓ cup whole-wheat flour; ½ cup finely grated mozzarella cheese; ½ cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese; 1 tablespoon chopped fresh basil or ½ that dried; Freshly ground pepper to taste; 1 cup red or green sweet pepper, seeded, deveined and cut into ¼-inch cubes; ½ cup chopped pitted black olives, preferably imported Greek or Italian; ½ cup skinned, boneless cooked chicken breast cut into shreds, about ¼ pound; 2 cups fresh or canned tomato sauce; ¼ pound cheese such as Gruyere, Fontina or cheddar, grated, about 1 cup loosely packed; ½ teaspoon dried crumbled oregano

By Craig Claiborne

Published August 23, 1983

Total Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
Rating: 3(6)
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Ingredients

Yield:4 to 6 servings

3 or 4 medium zucchini, about 2 pounds
3 eggs, lightly beaten
1 cup finely chopped onion
Salt to taste if desired
⅓ cup whole-wheat flour
½ cup finely grated mozzarella cheese
½ cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
1 tablespoon chopped fresh basil or ½ that dried
Freshly ground pepper to taste
1 cup red or green sweet pepper, seeded, deveined and cut into ¼-inch cubes
½ cup chopped pitted black olives, preferably imported Greek or Italian
½ cup skinned, boneless cooked chicken breast cut into shreds, about ¼ pound
2 cups fresh or canned tomato sauce
¼ pound cheese such as Gruyere, Fontina or cheddar, grated, about 1 cup loosely packed
½ teaspoon dried crumbled oregano

Ingredient Substitution Guide

Preparation

Step 1
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Step 2
Trim off ends of zucchini. Grate using food processor or hand grater. There should about 6 cups.
Step 3
Empty zucchini into clean cloth and squeeze to extract as much liquid as possible. Drained zucchini should yield 3 ½ cups fairly firmly packed.
Step 4
Put zucchini in mixing bowl and add eggs, onions, salt, flour, mozzarella, Parmesan, basil and pepper. Blend well.
Step 5
Pour mixture into center of pizza pan 13 inches in diameter. Smooth neatly to edges. Bake 25 minutes.
Step 6
Remove pizza base from the oven and scatter cubed pepper, olives and chicken over top evenly. Spoon on tomato sauce. Sprinkle evenly with grated Grey ere and oregano.
Step 7
Return pan to oven and continue baking 25 to 30 minutes.