Italian Pizza with pesto & truffle oil

With ingredients straight from Italy, this is indeed an Italian pizza! Thank you Debbe Roesler for sharing your trip, food inspirations and a jar of basil pesto and truffle oil, even a kitchen towel. Debbe feasted on pesto pasta with a drizzle of truffle oil. I used our ingredients to create a pizza  (plan to try to pasta later).  It was truly a pizza Christmas in July thanks to Debbe!

Italian Pizza with pesto & truffle oil
Prepared pizza dough
Basil pesto
Cooked & shredded chicken
Sliced mushrooms
Sliced olives (black or kalamata)
Chopped fresh herbs (basil, oregano, parsley) or dried Italian seasoning blend
Fresh mozzarella cheese, torn into pieces or sliced
Truffle oil
Olive oil

1. Roll out dough and place on sprayed pizza pan (or prepare for a baking stone).
2. Spread with a thin layer of person.
3. Add toppings: shredded chicken, sliced mushrooms, sliced olives, fresh or dried herbs and fresh mozzarella and a drizzle of truffle oil—a little dab with do ya as it's potent stuff.Drizzle with olive oil too, if desired. 
   
4. Bake at 450° for 10 to 15 minutes or until crust is crisp and cheese is brown. (Cheese can be added near end of baking period if preferred.)
   

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Italian Pizza with pesto & truffle oil

Prepared pizza dough
Basil pesto
Cooked & shredded chicken
Sliced mushrooms
Sliced olives (black or kalamata)
Chopped fresh herbs (basil, oregano, parsley) or dried Italian seasoning blend
Fresh mozzarella cheese, torn into pieces or sliced
Truffle oil
Olive oil

1. Roll out dough and place on sprayed pizza pan (or prepare for a baking stone).
2. Spread with a thin layer of person.
3. Add toppings: shredded chicken, sliced mushrooms, sliced olives, fresh or dried herbs and fresh mozzarella and a drizzle of truffle oil—a little dab with do ya as it's potent stuff.Drizzle with olive oil too, if desired. 
4. Bake at 450° for 10 to 15 minutes or until crust is crisp and cheese is brown. (Cheese can be added near end of baking period if preferred.)