Ingredients:

Garlic Cheese Sauce:

• 3 tablespoons butter
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 5 teaspoons minced garlic
• 1 1/4 cups fat-free half and half
• 2 cups shredded Parmesan, use freshly shredded it makes a HUGE difference
• 1 tablespoon flour, if needed to thicken sauce
• salt, pepper and red pepper flakes, if desired

Pizza:

• 2 pre-made crusts or pizza dough to make 2 14″ pizzas (I used a real thin crust to not have too much bread)
• 1 lb. pre-cooked chicken nuggets cut into slices
• 3/4 lb. bacon cooked until crispy, cooled and crumbled
• 2 cups mozzarella cheese, finely shredded
• green onions, if desired
• favorite ranch dressing to drizzle on top of the pizza

Directions:

1. Begin making the garlic sauce by melting the butter with the olive oil together in a saucepan over medium heat. Once the butter is melted add the garlic to the pan and stir well. Allow the garlic to become fragrant about 1 minute or so. Add the half and half to the pan and allow it to come to a slow boil. Continue stirring the mixture as you add the cheese. The mixture should begin to thicken in 3 to 5 minutes. If it doesn’t thicken to your preference add a bit of flour sprinkled over the top and continue to stir. Once the mixture thickens remove from heat. Taste the sauce and adjust the taste by adding salt, pepper and red pepper flakes if desired.
2. Divide the sauce in half between the two pizza crusts. Spread the sauce over the crusts leaving a half-inch around the edges of the crust plain.
3. Top the sauce with 1/2 of the chicken on each crust. Then divide the cheese between the two crusts and sprinkle over the top. Finally, the bacon! Sprinkle the crumbled bacon over the top of the two crusts.
4. Bake for 10-12 minutes until top is browning and pizza is heated through. Remove pizza from the oven and allow to sit for 5 minutes before slicing.
5. Serve pizza with green onions sprinkled over the top and a drizzle of ranch dressing over the slices.