Thai Chicken Pizza

We eat a lot of pizza/flatbread at our house, so I'm always looking for some new and different flavors. This was a winning combo for everyone in the family! They said it reminded them of chicken lettuce wraps, which they adore, probably because of the peanut sauce. And I loved serving a pizza that featured chicken and some veggies on top!

I used a simple pizza crust recipe that doesn't require a rise. I've included that recipe here, but feel free to use your favorite (here's mine), or even use store bought dough. It's the toppings that shine here, so no one is going to care!

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Thai Chicken Pizza

Quick and Easy Pizza Crust:
1 (.25 ounce) package active dry yeast
1 teaspoon white sugar
1 cup warm water
2 1/2 cups bread flour
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 teaspoon salt

In a medium bowl, dissolve yeast and sugar in warm water. Let stand until creamy, about 10 minutes. Stir in flour, salt and oil. Beat until smooth. Let rest for 5 minutes. Turn dough out onto a lightly floured parchment paper piece and roll/pat into a round or rectangle, or whatever you can manage.

Chicken Topping:

1 cup shredded cooked chicken
2 cups shredded mozzarella
2 green onions, chopped
1/2 cup white bean sprouts
1/2 cup carrots, shredded
1 Tbsp. roasted peanuts, chopped
1 Tbsp. cilantro, chopped

For Peanut Sauce:

1/2 cup peanut butter
2 tsp. red wine vinegar
1 tsp. minced ginger
2 tsp. minced garlic
2 tsp. soy sauce
1 tsp. chili garlic sauce
2 Tbsp. water

Heat your oven to 500 and place a pizza stone in the oven to heat while you assemble the pizza.

Combine all ingredients for peanut sauce in a sauce pan over medium heat. Bring the sauce to a gently boil for one minute. Mix 1/4 cup peanut sauce with chicken.

Cover flatbread with remaining peanut sauce. Add half the cheese, then chicken, bean sprouts, carrots and scallions. Sprinkle the remaining cheese over the flatbread then top it with the chopped peanuts.

Carefully transfer the parchment paper to the pizza stone, and bake until crisp and cheese is bubbly and golden, about 12 minutes. (You can transfer it using a pizza peel, or you can put in on an inverted jelly roll pan to transfer.)

When flatbread is finished, sprinkle with cilantro. Serve immediately.

Serves 4-6.