Meatless Monday: How about Cheese-free Date Pizza (chicken - optional - for those in the house who aren't meatless on Mondays)

Cheese-less Date Pizza 

Wicked Local photo by Jared Charney

I've been asked for this recipe several times.  Apologies for not having posted sooner.  From start to finish this should take no more than 15 minutes to prepare and 15 minutes to bake.

• One frozen (organic) pizza dough (thawed in bag on kitchen counter while at work) 
• Approx. 10 dates - sliced with pits removed
• Cooked chicken (optional) - this is a great dish for that leftover chicken you are not sure what to do with - pulled off bone and diced
• 1/8 teriyaki sauce - or less - depending on your taste
• 1 medium sized onion - diced
• 5 gloves of garlic - finely diced
• 2 tablespoons of Olive Oil (Extra Virgin, First Cold Pressed)

Preheat oven to 450°

• Place about a tablespoon of olive oil in sauté pan over low heat
• Sauté onion, garlic and cooked chicken until diced onions are translucent and chicken is heated
• Add teriyaki sauce to coat
• Place about a tablespoon of olive oil in the bottom of the cookie sheet that has sides - to stop the oil from thinning and running off - pictured above
• Pull dough out by hand and place in cookie sheet - flip to coat with olive oil - keep kneading out dough until it is thin and covers most of the cookie sheet
• Place heated chicken, onion, garlic and teriyaki mixture on pizza dough
• Open dates, rub with olive oil that maybe leftover in pan, place on top
• Place cookie sheet on upper rack (not top) in preheated oven for approx. 15 minutes or until bottom of dough is brown and crispy.

Enjoy!

Best health always,

SuperMom-in-Training