This is Asian-inspired Thai Chicken Pizza The spicy peanut sauce will have you skipping take-out all month. It's topped with crunchy green onions, sweet carrots and cilantro for the perfect bite.
Why You'll Love This Thai Chicken Pizza Recipe
This easy Thai-inspired recipe will make you skip your favorite pizza place and head straight home for a fresh-baked version.
- Great for freezing. Pop one out of the freezer whenever you want a late night pizza.
- Better than a pizza place. This Asian-style can't be found at regular pizza places, so you'll be loaded with a super unique and delicious dinner.
- convenient The naan base lets you focus on creating more flavor with the peanut sauce, chicken and veggie toppings.
- quickly It only takes you 20 minutes to make 2 pizzas!
Recipe ingredients
The homemade peanut sauce on this Thai chicken pizza is tangy, sweet and spicy for the perfect balance of flavors. Scroll down to the recipe card at the bottom of the post for exact amounts.
for pizza
- Nan – Don't worry if it's a little stale. It will crisp up in the oven anyway.
- Rotisserie Chicken- Feel free to use homemade shredded chicken.
- green onion – You only need the green part.
- Coriander – It should be fresh cilantro for a fresh, spicy taste.
- carrot- Great for leftover baby carrots.
- Mozzarella cheese – Any processed cheese like cheddar, gouda or muenster.
For the peanut sauce
- the water – You can also use veggie stock.
- I am Willow – I prefer low sodium. If you use regular soy sauce, reduce the amount by 1/4.
- Rice Wine Vinegar- Also works for cooking.
- Ginger: Go for fresh or ground ginger.
- Garlic: Fresh garlic and garlic paste are best. Garlic powder can make the sauce grainy.
- Stay red chilies: Red pepper or chili oil are good swaps.
- Creamy Peanut Butter: Use crunchy peanut butter for a bit of texture.
How to make Thai Chicken Pizza
Pre-made naan saves you a bunch of prep time. All you have to do is assemble the pizza. Scroll to the bottom of the post for the full recipe card.
- Prepare the oven. Preheat oven to 375F. Place the naan on the baking sheet.
- Make the peanut sauce. Whisk all the ingredients for the peanut sauce in a small bowl until smooth.
- Assemble the pizza. Divide the peanut sauce between both the naans. Top each pizza with mozzarella, chicken, cilantro, carrots and green onions.
- Bake it. Pop it in the oven for 10 minutes or until the cheese melts. Remove it from the oven and let it cool for 10 minutes. Slice, serve and enjoy!
Tips and variations
This Thai Chicken Pizza is a great way to use up leftover chicken and veggies in your fridge.
- Use leftovers. no broken Spicy Thai Grilled Chicken, Sesame Lime Chickenor Curry Grilled Chicken Leftovers and use them for this recipe.
- More vegetables. Thinly sliced mushrooms, bell peppers, bean sprouts and small broccoli florets are a great way to make this a hearty pizza dinner.
- Make it vegetarian. Swap the chicken for tofu, tempeh, or add more vegetables.
- Use store bought. If you're in a rush, use your favorite store-bought Thai peanut sauce or dressing instead. I prefer the low-sodium version.
- Turn up the heat. Slice up some Thai red peppers, jalapeños, or serranos and sprinkle them over the pizza to taste for heat.
Serving suggestions
This crispy Thai chicken pizza is a hearty dinner option on its own. You can serve it with me Thai Mango Avocado Salad or Thai Quinoa Salad with Peanut Dressing. If you want something warm and cozy, try mine Vegetable Thai Noodle Soup. For something that's more protein-packed, go for me Thai Chicken Lettuce Wrap.
Proper storage
I always make two pizzas, one to eat right away and one to freeze for later.
- Fridge: Keep it in an airtight container for up to 4 days.
- Freezer: Wrap whole or double in plastic wrap. Freeze for up to 3 months. Thaw overnight in the fridge and bake as usual. You can reheat directly from frozen in the oven by adding 10 minutes to the reheating time.
- To reheat it: Microwave it in 15-second increments until heated through. You can use the oven at 300F for 20-25 minutes.
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This 20-minute Thai chicken pizza recipe with spicy peanut sauce, green onions, carrots, and mozzarella is an easy weeknight meal.
Pizza Ingredients:
Peanut Sauce:
- Preheat oven to 375ºF.
- Mix water, peanut butter, rice wine vinegar, low sodium soy sauce, freshly grated ginger {or 1/2 tsp. Ginger, garlic cloves and red pepper flakes. Mix together until combined.
- Next, place both pieces of naan on a baking sheet.
- Evenly distribute peanut sauce, mozzarella, chicken. {4 oz. Top each naan}, fresh chopped cilantro, grated carrot and green onion on each naan.
- Bake for 10 minutes.
- Cut and serve!
