Any suggestions on a chicken dish that can cook at pizza temps?

[carloswlkr]

I've got a group coming over for pizzas tonight, but one of them doesn't eat pizza. Any suggestions on a chicken dish I can cook at pizza temperatures? I was thinking something like a tandoori chicken, or maybe breast or thighs in a cast-iron skillet with wine and olives. Can't stop the production of pizzas to let the oven cool, but would like to take advantage of the medium for the non-pizza dish. Suggestions or tips most welcome!

[david s]

One of my favourites is roasted mushrooms which can be cooked at any temperature. Pull the stalks from some cup mushrooms and place them in a baking pan or tray then fill them with whatever you fancy. I like bacon and feta. Just pop them in until they're looking good. The mushrooms will relax a little, release their juices while the bacon goes crispy and the feta starts to melt a little and browns on the top. Juicy and delicious and oh so easy to prepare. Sometimes I finely dice the mushroom stalks to add to the filling mix.

[carloswlkr]

Thanks, David. Sounds great! I've done stuffed mushrooms, too, a few times, and agree, they are wonderful. I've decided to go with a simple tandoori style chicken skewers today, thinking that if anything mimics the high temp of a WFO at pizza temp, a tandoori oven would. So I've got some chicken marinating in a yoghurt base, and i'll post back with the results.

[david s]

Try putting the chicken pieces on metal skewers (the metal skewers tend to help cook the chicken from the inside), lay them flat over a baking dish. I looked for a photo of it but can't find it.