Homemade Alfredo pizza featuring tender chicken and creamy cheesy sauce atop a sourdough crust makes for an exceptionally tasty, and easy weeknight meal.
Homemade pizza is something I regularly turn to for mealtime because it is easy to throw together and is always loved by the whole family.
This delicious chicken Alfredo pizza takes pizza to a whole new level. It starts with a homemade crust made with sourdough discard, which lends a delicious tangy flavor. It is then topped with a creamy homemade Alfredo sauce, chicken, crisp peppers, and fresh mushrooms.
Serve it with sourdough garlic knots and a fresh side salad with homemade blueberry vinaigrette for a meal that is perfect for the next time you have pizza night.
Why You’ll Love This Recipe
Indulgent – There is something magical that happens when you combine cheeses, garlic, and cream into a homemade sauce and spread it onto a delicious crust with a heap of savory toppings. This is an indulgent meal you can feel good about because it is all made from scratch!
Simple – This recipe is made with simple ingredients that are pantry staples, which makes this perfect homemade chicken Alfredo pizza even better.
Crowd pleaser – Pizza lovers rejoice! This recipe is such a crowd pleaser. What is not to love about cheesy garlicky goodness served on a vessel of thin crispy crust? It is a family favorite of ours for good reason!
Ingredients
Sourdough pizza crust – I use my quick sourdough pizza crust recipe for this pizza. It is made up of just few simple ingredients and comes together in minutes with no rise time or need to roll out any dough. You can also use my homemade sourdough pizza dough recipe or even einkorn pizza dough if you would like!
Chicken – This recipe is great to use homemade roasted chicken or even a store-bought rotisserie chicken.
Parmesan – To achieve the best result, use freshly grated parmesan. It incorporates better into the sauce and avoids the unnecessary ingredients often found in pre-shredded bags of parmesan.
A full ingredient list with exact amounts can be found in the recipe card below.
Tools You May Need
- Cast iron skillet or pizza stone for the quick sourdough pizza crust
- Garlic press
How to Make Alfredo Pizza
Step 1: Heat a large skillet over medium heat and add the olive oil. Once hot, add the onion, mushrooms, red bell pepper, and a pinch of salt and pepper to taste. Sauté for about 7-10 minutes, stirring occasionally, or until the mushrooms are cooked through and the onion and bell pepper are tender. Set aside.
Step 2: Heat a small saucepan over medium heat and add the butter. Once the butter is melted, add the minced garlic and saute for about 2 minutes. Stir in the heavy cream.
Step 3: Once the heavy cream comes to a simmer, remove from the heat and stir in the grated parmesan cheese and 1 cup of the shredded cheddar one handful at a time until completely combined and the sauce has thickened up. Set aside.
Step 4: Preheat the oven to 425 degrees Fahrenheit and line a baking sheet with parchment paper and place the prepared crust on the baking sheet. Spoon desired amount of the Alfredo sauce over the pizza crust
Step 5: Add the remaining shredded cheddar, cooked chicken, and the cooked veggies.
Step 6: Bake for 10 minutes or until the cheese is bubbly and melted. Let cool for about 5 minutes before slicing and serving.
Tips
- Use a garlic press to make mincing garlic for this recipe a breeze!
- This recipe calls for sautéing all of the veggies together to soften them, but if you prefer the peppers a little bit more fresh and crisp like I do, you can leave them out until the end of cooking.
- Top your delicious pizza with a sprinkle of red pepper flakes if you like a little spice.
Recipe FAQs
This Alfredo pizza is topped with chicken, red bell peppers, mushrooms, and onions. But you can also add Italian sausage, bacon, fresh spinach, or even red onion!
Alfredo pizza sauce is made with a heavy cream base and parmesan which makes it richer and more indulgent. A white sauce is more of a simple sauce made with a base of milk, so it is a bit lighter.
Absolutely! Spread Alfredo sauce over any homemade pizza crust and top with toppings listed in this recipe or get creative and use some of your favorites.
Store leftover pizza wrapped in plastic wrap or stored in an airtight container. You can keep it in the fridge for up to 3-4 days.
More Dinner Recipes from the Farmhouse
- Homemade Sourdough Calzone Recipe
- Quick and Easy Healthy Family Dinner Recipes
- Loaded Potato Soup
- Creamy Lemon Chicken Pasta
- Easy Classic Homemade Tomato Soup Recipe
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The Best Homemade Alfredo Pizza Recipe
Ingredients
- ½ tablespoon olive oil
- 1 small onion, diced
- 10 ounce package mushrooms, sliced
- 1 red bell pepper, diced
- Salt and pepper, to taste
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 6 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 8 ounce parmesan wedge, grated
- 2 ½ cups shredded cheddar cheese
- 1 12-16” sourdough pizza crust
- 1 ½ cups diced leftover cooked chicken
Instructions
- Heat a large skillet over medium heat and add the olive oil. Once hot, add the onion, mushrooms, red bell pepper, and a pinch of salt and pepper to taste. Saute for about 7-10 minutes, stirring occasionally, or until the mushrooms are cooked through and the onion and bell pepper is tender. Set aside.
- Heat a small saucepan over medium heat and add the butter. Once the butter is melted, add the minced garlic and saute for about 2 minutes. Stir in the heavy cream.
- Once the heavy cream comes to a simmer, remove from the heat and stir in the grated parmesan cheese and 1 cup of the shredded cheddar one handful at a time until completely combined and the sauce has thickened up. Set aside.
- Preheat the oven to 425 degrees Fahrenheit and line a baking sheet with parchment paper and place the prepared crust on the baking sheet.
- Spoon desired amount of the alfredo sauce over the pizza crust followed by the remaining shredded cheddar, cooked chicken, and the cooked veggies.
- Bake for 10 minutes or until the cheese is bubbly and melted. Let cool for about 5 minutes before slicing and serving.
Notes
- Use a garlic press to make mincing garlic for this recipe a breeze!
- This recipe calls for sautéing all of the veggies together to soften them, but if you prefer the peppers a little bit more fresh and crisp like I do, you can leave them out until the end of cooking.
- Top your delicious pizza with a sprinkle of red pepper flakes if you like a little spice.
- See blog post for notes on ingredients.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Can you use grated Parmesan cheese that comes in the jar? And what about minced garlic in the jar? For the chicken Alfredo pizza.
I would use fresh Parmesan. The minced garlic would probably work.
I’m sorry, am I missing something? I see in the instructions it says add cream but I don’t see cream listed on the ingredients list.Thank you!
You’re right, totally missed that! Luckily it is in the directions. I’ll add it to the ingredient list.
I am having trouble getting it to cook through in the middle! It is a bit gummy. I’ve tried several times! Any thoughts?
I’d like to see pics of your cut up pizza or of your kids eating the pizza. My crust is so thin!! If I make a round in a small 6” cast iron skillet, my kids love to make a personal pizza soft taco. But it takes forever (10 min each for 12 pizzas). I’d like to move to a bigger pan like you do, but wonder how you guys pick up and eat this pizza.
This recipe was fabulous!! I had to sub a few things based on what was in my kitchen..,,I have my sourdough only just starting. That’s a new thing for me but I used a different homemade crust for the time being. And I used steak cut in tiny strips instead of chicken. Everything was fantastic together! This is going to be added to my regular rotation!!
I only recently found your blog but then read tons of your posts on food. I plan to make sauerkraut, pickles, the sourdough starter… And lots of other things you mentioned too! You’ve made them seem very approachable and doable. Thanks for all the awesome tips!
That’s exactly what I was hoping people would do with this recipe..use it more as a guide. Sounds like that’s exactly what you did! 🙂