thai chicken pizza
Thai Chicken Pizza – Add a little variety to pizza night!
I love pizza night. I could honestly eat pizza almost every night of the week without getting tired of it. I usually go with something simple, like the pesto, tomatoes, and cheese combination I did here, but every once in a while I love doing something a little over the top.
Thai Chicken Pizza is one of my favorites from California Pizza Kitchen. I found a great recipe at Sweet Anna’s that’s almost a copycat for what I had at the restaurant. (Hers is beautiful!)
I tinkered with the amounts to make the recipe more my own and added a few veggies to make it more like what I remembered at California Pizza Kitchen. Different from your average pepperoni-and-cheese and still scratches the pizza night itch, this pizza was delicious!
Thai Chicken Pizza
Ingredients
For the sauce:
- 2 Tbsp peanut butter*
- 1–2 Tbsp soy sauce
- 2–3 tsp rice vinegar
- 2–3 tsp sweet chili sauce
- 1/2 tsp sesame oil
- 2 tsp fresh ginger, finely minced
- 2 Tbsp warm water, for thinning the sauce (more to taste)
For the pizza:
- 1 pizza crust
- mozzarella cheese
- 3/4–1c cooked, cubed chicken
- 1/2 red bell pepper, diced
- 1/4c shredded carrots
- 2 green onions, sliced
- 2 Tbsp fresh cilantro, minced
- 2 Tbsp fresh basil, minced
- 2 Tbsp cashews (or peanuts), roughly chopped
- additional sweet chili sauce for drizzling
Instructions
For the sauce:
- In a small bowl, stir together peanut butter, soy sauce, vinegar, sweet chili sauce, sesame oil, and ginger. Taste and add additional soy sauce, chili sauce, or vinegar as desired. Thin the sauce with about 2 Tbsp of water. You may need a little more, depending on what peanut butter you use.
For the pizza:
- Pre-bake the crust at 500 degrees for about 8-10 minutes, or until it’s set and just starting to turn golden. Remove from the oven and let cool for a few minutes before topping.
- Spread the thai peanut sauce over the crust. Add cheese, chicken, bell peppers, green onions, and carrots. Bake another 8-10 minutes, or until deep golden brown and cheese is melty. Sprinkle with cilantro, basil, and cashews. Drizzle with additional sweet chili sauce if desired.
- Makes 1 (10-12 inch) pizza
Notes
*I prefer natural peanut butter containing only peanuts and salt
Recipe adapted from Sweet Anna’s
Pizza night is always a favorite in our house, and so are these flavors. I cannot wait to try this. It’s so pretty too!
Oh, Heavenly Day. Pizza night here we come!
I love your recipes and can’t wait to try this one. Thai pizza is one of our favorites!! What crust do you use or recommend if you are not making your own? Thanks!
Shalee – I always make my own crust (this is my new favorite – SO easy), but I have several friends who like the ones available from Trader Joes. Or, you can buy frozen bread dough (french or white), thaw it and roll it out to use that. I hope that helps!
Whenever I go to california pizza kitchen, this is the kind I look for. Thanks for the recipe – will have to try it at home now!
Just wanted to say that I’ve made this a couple times now, and it is AMAZING. Thanks for sharing!
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