Thai Peanut Chicken Pizza

Nothing is off limits when it comes to pizza around here. While I was struggling to come up with dinner last night and finally deciding on pizza, Alison suggested Thai Peanut Chicken Pizza. Brilliant! I'll be honest, this was good and pretty rich but I wouldn't say it was great. Something needs to be tweaked, possibly a little more soy sauce...

Thai Peanut Chicken Pizza

chicken (I used a leftover breast), cooked and cubed

pizza crust (we like Boboli's thin whole wheat crust)

1/2 - 1 cup mozzarella cheese

1 tablespoon peanut butter

1 tablespoon sugar

1 tablespoon low sodium soy sauce

1 tablespoon water

2/3 cloves garlic, minced

1/8 teaspoon ground ginger

1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes for some heat

1/4 cup peanuts

1/2 cup bean sprouts

1/2 cup shredded carrots

sesame seeds for garnish

1. Cook and cube your chicken if you're not using leftovers. About 20 minutes at 400 degrees should do the trick. 

2. Prepare the veggies you are planning on using (I just microwaved mine for a few minutes)

3. Add peanut butter, sugar, soy sauce, water, garlic, ginger, and red pepper flakes into a small sauce pan. On medium heat, whisk just until it begins to boil, remove from heat. 

5. Use the peanut butter/soy sauce as your pizza sauce and spread a thin layer on the crust. Top with chicken and cheese. Bake according to pizza crust package instructions. 

6. Once cheese is almost melted top with peanuts and place in oven for another 2 minutes. Top with bean sprouts, carrots, and sesame seeds.

AEM