Description
This Thai Chicken Pizza recipe combines classic pizza with vibrant Thai flavors, featuring a homemade or store-bought thin pizza crust topped with a rich peanut-hoisin sauce, shredded chicken, mozzarella cheese, and fresh vegetables like bean sprouts, carrots, and cilantro. The pizza is baked to golden perfection and finished with crunchy roasted peanuts for added texture, delivering a unique fusion dish perfect for a flavorful meal.
Ingredients
Scale
Pizza Dough
- Homemade or store-bought pizza dough, divided into 2 or 3 balls
Peanut Sauce
- ½ cup peanut butter
- ½ cup hoisin sauce
- 2 teaspoons rice vinegar
- ½ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- 1 tablespoon freshly grated ginger or 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons sesame oil
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 2–3 tablespoons water
Toppings
- 1 cup shredded cooked chicken
- ¼ cup sliced red onion (or chopped green onion)
- ⅓ cup shredded carrots
- 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
- ¼ cup chopped cilantro
- 1 cup bean sprouts
- ¼ cup chopped, dry roasted peanuts
Instructions
- Preheat Oven and Prepare Dough: Preheat your oven to 425°F (medium-high heat). Use either store-bought pizza dough or homemade dough divided into 2 or 3 portions, depending on desired pizza sizes. Roll out each dough ball thinly and place on a baking sheet or pizza stone.
- Mix Peanut Sauce: In a small bowl, whisk together peanut butter, hoisin sauce, rice vinegar, crushed red pepper flakes, ginger, brown sugar, sesame oil, garlic, and water until smooth and well combined. This sauce will serve as the base and flavor enhancer for the pizza and chicken.
- Assemble the Pizza: Spread about ¼ cup of the peanut sauce evenly over each pizza crust as the base layer. Toss the shredded cooked chicken with the remaining peanut sauce to coat well. Sprinkle ¾ cup of mozzarella cheese over each pizza crust.
- Add Toppings: Distribute the peanut sauce-coated chicken evenly atop the cheese on each pizza. Add sliced red onions. Then, sprinkle the remaining ¼ cup of mozzarella cheese over the toppings for extra cheesiness.
- Bake the Pizza: Place pizzas in the preheated oven and bake for 10-15 minutes, or until the cheese is melted, bubbly, and the crust is turning golden brown.
- Finish with Fresh Toppings: Remove the pizzas from the oven and immediately top with fresh bean sprouts, shredded carrots, and chopped cilantro. For added crunch and flavor, sprinkle chopped dry roasted peanuts over the top before serving.
Notes
- Yield: Makes 2 medium-sized pizzas.
- Storage: Store leftover pizza in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. Reheat in the oven or microwave before serving.
- Freezing: Wrap individual slices in plastic wrap and place in a freezer-safe bag. Freeze for up to 2 months. To reheat, bake in the oven at 375°F for 20-25 minutes until heated through.
