Chicken Caesar Pita Pizza

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Servings: 4
Prep Time: 15 min
Cook Time: 11 min
Difficulty: Easy

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Creamy Caesar Salad Dressing:

1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
4 anchovy fillets, rinsed and patted dry, minced, optional
2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
2 cloves garlic, minced
3 dashes hot sauce (recommended: Tabasco)
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
3/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
Freshly ground black pepper

Pita:

1 (8-ounce) package white pita bread
1/4 cup olive oil
3 cups shredded fontina
4 cups shredded romaine lettuce
2 Roma tomatoes, chopped
Leftover chicken

Directions

For the dressing: Put all the ingredients in a bowl and whisk together.

For the pita: Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Line baking sheets with aluminum foil.

Place the pitas on the prepared baking sheets. Brush each pita evenly with olive oil. Bake for 5 minutes. Top each evenly with fontina. Bake until the cheese is melted and the pita is lightly browned, 5 to 7 minutes.

In a medium bowl, toss the lettuce with Caesar dressing. Top each pita pizza with desired amount of salad, tomatoes, and chicken.

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