Ever had French Bread Pizza? We love it at our house. This is a "spin" on French bread pizza that I found in a Rachel Ray cookbook. We found it to be absolutely delicious and will definitely be having it again at our house. Here is what you need:
4 Tbsp olive oil
1 yellow onion, thinly sliced
1 Tbsp fresh Thyme leaves, chopped (I used dried)
3 garlic cloves
Salt and pepper
6 Tbsp butter
4- 6 oz chicken breasts, cut into strips or cubes
1 French Baguette
1 Cup parsley, chopped (I used dried)
2 Tbsp Flour
1 1/2 Cups chicken broth or stock
1/4 Cup half and half
1 bunch asparagus, cut into 1'' lengths
1 Cup grated cheese
4 slices ham, chopped
1) Preheat oven 400 degrees. In a large skillet, heat 2 Tbsp olive oil. Add the onions, garlic, thyme, salt and pepper. Cook until onions are brown, stirring frequently, about 5-8 minutes. Remove the onions.
2) Add the last 2 Tbsp of olive oil and 1 Tbsp butter to the skillet. Add the chicken and season with salt and pepper. Cook until fully cooked. While the chicken is cooking, cut the baguette into 4 parts and cut open. Place on a cookie sheet. Combine 5 tbsp butter, 3 tbsp parsley and a little salt and pepper. Spread evenly on the open baguette portions. Toast in heated oven until golden brown, about 5 minutes. Remove from oven and switch the broiler on.
3) To the cooked chicken, add the onions and chopped ham. Dust with the flour and continue cooking for a minute. Whisk in the broth and half & half and bring to a simmer. Add the asparagus and cook until tender and sauce is thick.
4) Divide the chicken mixture evenly into 4 parts and transfer each to the top of each portion of bread. Sprinkle with cheese and remaining parsley. Broil until cheese is melted.
Enjoy!
Note: I looked up the calories for this thing...there are 1100+ calories per serving. A bad meal if you are calorie counting. But a super yummy meal :)
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