Mozzarella Alfredo Grilled Chicken and Artichoke Pizza

I've had pizza before, really good pizza, really expensive pizza, and I have to tell you that this pizza is very tasty, inexpensive, and easy to make! (all of my favorite things of course.) Now for those of you that have a bread maker, you can whip up your own pizza dough (lucky ducks), but for those of us without the incredi-mixers, you can buy pre-made dough at the grocery store. Trader Joe's has some tasty pre-made doughs available, but you can find some version of this at any store.

Ingredients:

• Pizza Dough (see above for recommendations)
• Freshly grated mozzarella cheese (approx. 2-3 cups worth)
• White Sauce (a.k.a. Alfredo sauce--preferably of the mushroom variety)
• Artichoke hearts (the bottled kind)
• White onion (1/4 cup diced)
• Grilled chicken breast (2 small sized chicken breasts will do for one pizza)
• Pepper
• Minced garlic (1 tsp.)

How to:
If you made your own pizza dough, you'll need to follow your recipe for baking directions. For those of us who bought pizza dough, read the instructions, but mine went like this for a thin crust pizza:

1. Fire up the grill! You'll need to pre-cook the chicken, so make sure you give yourself enough time to get this done first. We use a small Webber BBQ, and it took about half an hour to get the chicken ready, but you could also use a George Foreman or a skillet. Once the chicken is grilled up, you can cut them into bite size pieces.
2. Pre-heat the oven to 400 degrees.
3. Roll out the pizza dough on a non-stick baking sheet.
4. Once the oven is heated, pre-cook the pizza crust for 5 minutes.
5. During this time, get the remaining ingredients prepped. Grate the cheese and dice the onions.
6. Remove from the oven after 5 minutes and add your toppings: white sauce (thin layer please), garlic and pepper first. Then add a layer of cheese, chicken, artichoke hearts and onions. Add the last layer of cheese on top of everything else.
7. Bake in the oven for another 6-10 minutes. Watch your pizza though, as every oven cooks slightly different. You want the crust to be golden brown.
8. Take the pizza out of the oven and let rest for a few minutes before slicing and serving.

And that's it! Incredibly easy, so I can't say it's a labor intensive recipe. Being a "9-5" girl, I am always on the hunt for easy, but rewarding meals. This pizza is definitely a taste bud pleaser. :)