Strawberry Balsamic Pizza with Chicken

http://thecafesucrefarine.blogspot.ca/2011/07/strawberry-balsamic-pizza-with-chicken.html

Made this pizza a few days ago- LOVED it! The sauce ends up tasting like a BBQ sauce and I love the fresh cilantro and strawberries that top this pizza.  Looks very gourmet and impressive with the same amount of work as most other pizzas.

Ingredients:

½ cup strawberry jam or preserves, use your favorite
¼ cup balsamic vinegar
1 teaspoon Sriracha Chili Sauce
1 ball pizza dough, your favorite or a purchased ball of dough (I used this recipe: http://greenlitebites.com/2008/03/11/thin-crust-whole-wheat-pizza-dough/)
1 cup diced or shredded chicken breast, or left over chicken of any kind
½ cup applewood smoked bacon (or any bacon), cut in 1 inch pieces, cooked and drained (see
½ cup thin sliced sweet onion
12 ounces shredded cheese
¼ cup fresh cilantro, finely chopped
¼ cup fresh strawberries, diced small

(see Rachael Ray's super great trick for cooking bacon: http://www.rachaelrayshow.com/food/recipes/back-basics/)

Directions:

1. Place pizza stone or sheet pan on middle rack of oven. Preheat oven to 450 degrees.

2. Place balsamic vinegar in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer 4 to 5 minutes or until reduced to half of the original volume and mixture is thick and syrupy. Add strawberry preserves and Sriracha and mix well. Set aside to cool.

3. Pat or roll out pizza dough on a lightly floured surface to approximately a 14 inch circle. Shape does not have to be perfect, this is a rustic pizza. Spray your pizza pan (if you're using a pan) with Pam and sprinkle with cornmeal.  Place your crust down and stretch out to borders of pan. Pre bake for 5 minutes if you want a really crispy crust.

4. Combine chicken with 2 tablespoons of the balsamic-strawberry mixture and mix to coat all chicken with sauce. Pour rest of sauce onto pizza dough and spread to cover. Leave a 1 inch border all around the edge. Scatter chicken evenly over the sauce.

5. Place about 3/4 of the cheese on top of dough and spread to cover sauce evenly. Scatter  bacon and sweet onion over cheese to distribute evenly. Scatter remaining cheese over this layer.

6. Bake for approximately 8-10 minutes or until cheese is bubbly and crust is golden brown. Watch carefully, at this temperature it is easy to burn the pizza!

7. Remove from oven and let cool slightly, 1-2 minutes. Sprinkle with chopped cilantro and fresh diced strawberries. Serve and enjoy!