This Asian-inspired Thai chicken pizza with spicy peanut sauce will make you skip take-out all month. It’s packed 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 drive past your favorite pizza place and head straight home for a freshly-baked version.
- Great for freezing. Pop one out of the freezer whenever you’re craving a late-night pizza.
- Better than the pizza place. This Asian-style can’t be found at regular pizza places, so you’ll load up on a super unique and savory dinner.
- Convenient. The naan base lets you concentrate on building more flavor through the peanut sauce, chicken, and veggie toppings.
- Quick. You only need 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 to the recipe card at the bottom of the post for exact amounts.
For the Pizza
- Naan – Don’t worry if it’s slightly stale. It’ll crisp up in the oven anyways.
- Rotisserie chicken – Feel free to use homemade shredded chicken.
- Green onions – You only need the green parts.
- Cilantro – It must be fresh cilantro for a fresh, spicy flavor.
- Carrot – Leftover baby carrots are great for this.
- Mozzarella cheese – Any melty cheese like cheddar, Gouda, or Muenster work.
For the Peanut Sauce
- Water – You can also use veggie stock.
- Soy sauce – I prefer low-sodium. Reduce the amount by 1/4 if you use regular soy sauce.
- Rice wine vinegar – Cooking sake works too.
- Ginger: Go for fresh or ground ginger.
- Garlic: Fresh garlic and garlic paste are best. Garlic powder can make the sauce grainy.
- Red pepper flakes: Cayenne 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
The 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.
- Prep the oven. Preheat the oven to 375F. Place the naan on the baking sheet.
- Make the peanut sauce. Whisk all of the ingredients for the peanut sauce in a small bowl until smooth.
- Assemble the pizza. Divide the peanut sauce between both naans. Add mozzarella, chicken, cilantro, carrots, and green onions to each pizza.
- Bake it. Pop it into the oven for 10 minutes or until the cheese is melty. Remove it from the oven and let it cool 10 minutes. Slice, serve, and enjoy!
Tips & Variations
This Thai chicken pizza is a great way to use up leftover chicken and veggies that you have laying around in the fridge.
- Use leftovers. Shred any Spicy Thai Grilled Chicken, Sesame Lime Chicken, or Curry Grilled Chicken leftovers and use them for this recipe.
- More veggies. Thinly sliced mushrooms, bell peppers, bean sprouts, and small broccoli florets are great ways to make this a heartier pizza dinner.
- Make it vegetarian. Swap the chicken for crumbled tofu, tempeh, or just add more veggies.
- Use store-bought. If you’re in a rush, use your favorite store-bought Thai peanut sauce or dressing instead. I prefer low-sodium versions.
- Increase the heat. Slice some Thai red chili, jalapeños, or serranos and sprinkle it over the pizza to taste for a kick of heat.
Serving Suggestions
This crispy Thai chicken pizza is a hearty dinner option on its own. You can also serve it with my Thai Mango Avocado Salad or Thai Quinoa Salad with Peanut Dressing. If you want something warm and comforting, try my Vegetable Thai Noodle Soup. For something that’s more protein-packed, go for my Thai Chicken Lettuce Wraps.
Proper Storage
I always make two pizzas, one for eating right away and another to freeze for later.
- Fridge: Place it in an airtight container for up to 4 days.
- Freezer: Wrap it whole or sliced with plastic wrap twice. Freeze for up to 3 months. Thaw overnight in the fridge and bake as usual. You can also reheat it straight from frozen in the oven by adding 10 minutes to the reheating time.
- To reheat it: Microwave it in 15-second increments until warm. You can also use the oven at 300F for 20-25 minutes.
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Thai Chicken Pizza
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 20 mins
- Yield: 4–6 servings 1x
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Oven
- Cuisine: Thai
Description
This 20-minute Thai chicken pizza recipe with spicy peanut sauce, green onions, carrots, and mozzarella is an easy weeknight dinner.
Ingredients
Pizza Ingredients:
- 2 naan flatbreads
- 8 oz. shredded rotisserie chicken
- 1/2 cup green onions, thinly chopped
- 1/2 cup fresh cilantro, chopped
- 1/2 cup carrot, grated
- 2 cups of shredded mozzarella cheese
Peanut Sauce:
- 1/4 cup of water
- 1 T. low sodium soy sauce
- 1 tsp. rice wine vinegar
- 1 tsp. fresh grated ginger or 1/2 tsp. of ground ginger
- 1 garlic clove minced
- 1/2 tsp. red pepper flakes
- 1/4 cup + 1 T. of creamy peanut butter
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375ºF.
- Mix water, peanut butter, rice wine vinegar, low sodium soy sauce, fresh grated ginger {or 1/2 tsp. of ground ginger}, garlic clove, and red pepper flakes. Mix together until combined.
- Next, put both pieces of naan on a baking sheet.
- Evenly distribute Peanut Sauce, mozzarella, chicken. {4 oz. to each naan}, fresh chopped cilantro, grated carrots, and green onions over each naan.
- Bake for 10 minutes.
- Cut up and serve!
18 comments on “Thai Chicken Pizza”
Woot! You have been featured this week at Recipe Sharing Monday! The new link party is up and I’d love to see you back. Have a great week. 🙂
Awesome! Thanks so much Ali! Super excited! 🙂
YUM!! I’ve always wondered how to make peanut sauce this recipe is and yummy can’t wait to try it! 🙂 Michelle
I know!!! Me too.. I finally found a good one and I’m sticking with it! 🙂 Hope you like it Michelle. Thanks for stopping by!
Your pizza looks amazing – great combo of flavors!
Thanks Deb! 🙂 Its super yummy!
Oh, this looks delicious! 🙂 Love the idea of this! I also run a Tasty Tuesdays link party on my blog & I’d love it if you could stop by & link up some of your recipes! Here’s the link: http://anyonitanibbles.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/Tasty-Tuesdays-Link-Party-9.html
Thanks so much Anyonita, that means alot and thanks for the invite. 🙂 So appreciate you stopping by!
What an amazing looking pizza!!! It sounds awesome!!!
Thanks Joceyln.. It was super yummy! See… I told you I was addicted to peanut butter! 🙂 hehe
Krista your pizza looks delicious. I have never tried thai chicken pizza. Can’t wait to make it
Kathy its soo yummy! The first time I tried it was at the California Pizza Kitchen {amazing pizza restaurant} and felt in love. I really enjoy pizzas with a twist.. I’m not your typical pepperoni and cheese girl. Hope you like!
Ohmygoodness! Must try! 🙂
Thanks! Hope you love it!
YUM- I have been wanting to make a pizza with a twist. Great idea Krista!
Thanks Gina… definitely a twist and its sooo yummy! Thanks so stopping by Gina… love seeing your comments!
Krista, this looks FANTASTIC!!! I love Thai chicken pizza and never thought to make it myself. Thanks for sharing the recipe and pinning! Happy Tuesday!
Thanks Cindy! My favorite part about this is the naan… its sooo delicious and I didn’t have to make the dough. {um time saver!} Thanks for stopping by… always love to hear your sweet comments! 🙂