Hot and Spicy Pie

Directions

1. 1
   Put a pizza stone or upside-down baking sheet in the oven; preheat to 500 degrees F.
2. 2
   Make the chicken: Combine the salt, cayenne, white pepper, garlic powder, black pepper, cumin and dried basil in a bowl.
3. 3
   Brush the chicken with olive oil, then rub with the spices.
4. 4
   Heat a grill pan to medium high; grill the chicken until cooked through, about 7 minutes per side.
5. 5
   Grill the sausage, turning, until cooked through, 10 to 12 minutes.
6. 6
   Let cool, then dice the chicken and crumble the sausage.
7. 7
   Stretch the pizza dough on a floured surface into a 12-inch round.
8. 8
   Put on a cornmeal-dusted pizza peel or upside-down baking sheet; slide the dough onto the hot pizza stone or baking sheet and cook 7 minutes.
9. 9
   Slide the crust back onto the peel.
10. 10
    Spread with the pizza sauce, then top with 1/2 cup mozzarella, the chicken, pepperoni and sausage.
11. 11
    Sprinkle with the remaining 1/2 cup mozzarella and the parmesan.
12. 12
    Return the pizza to the oven and bake until bubbly, about 7 more minutes.
13. 13
    Top with the fresh basil.
14. 14
    Photograph by Con Poulos
15. 15
    ACTIVE: 40 min l TOTAL: 55 min l MAKES: one 12-inch pizza