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Crispy French bread doused in BBQ sauce, crisp veggies, gooey mozzarella and homemade peanut sauce are the makings of our weeknight worthy Thai Chicken Pizzas.
Thai Chicken Pizza
Even though I cook for a living, most days when the working day is over I still want/have to get dinner on the table for my family. Because as much as I’d love to cook healthy chicken piccata, chicken spaghetti or spaghetti and meatballs some days are full of cinnamon rolls, pancakes and cookies.
When it comes to dinner after cooking all day there are some rules:
- The dinner must not require every single kitchen utensil in my arsenal
- It needs to get from infancy to our dinner table in 45 minutes or less
Thai Chicken French Bread Pizzas are the perfect easy weeknight meal, enveloping both of my rules and classifying as pretty darn healthy with an abundance of veggies, low-fat cheese and plenty of protein in the form of grilled chicken.
Of course as the title implies, we begin with a whole loaf of crusty French bread, the perfect vessel in lieu of notoriously finicky pizza dough. The loaf is split, cut into four, and the insides are removed to accommodate more toppings without toppling over, while simultaneously convincing me that each pizza is practically carb-free.
The base is smothered in our favorite barbecue sauce and stuffed to the brim with shredded carrots, green onions, red peppers, grilled chicken and plenty of chopped broccoli I zap in the microwave for a few seconds to ensure it cooks at the same pace as the other veggies in the oven. Mozzarella cheese is intertwined between the filling and then sprinkled on top to ensure each bite has the perfect ratio of veggies to cheese. Theyβre all popped into the oven until the cheese is melted, the bread is crisp and the veggies are slightly charred.
Let’s go!
Ingredients in Thai Chicken Pizza.
Bread. We use crusty French bread but a whole wheat baguette would also work great.
BBQ Sauce. Use your favorite! I like to use something with quite a bit of spice if it’s just for Kevin and I and a sweet, tangy sauce when the kids are eating it as well.
Chicken. Use any cooked chicken. It’s a great way to use leftover baked or grilled chicken but rotisserie chicken works great as well.
Veggies. Thinly sliced red bell pepper, shredded carrot and finely chopped broccoli.
Cheese. I like to use a low-fat mozzarella but pepper jack would be a great substitute.
Peanut sauce. We use our three-ingredient peanut sauce which is SO easy to make but if you must, you can use store-bought.
How to make Chicken Thai Pizza
Steam the broccoli. Place broccoli in microwave safe bowl, add in water, and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Microwave for 1 Β½ minutes.
Prep the bread. Hollow out bread and brush the bottom with ΒΌ cup barbecue sauce.
Prep the veggies and chicken. Toss broccoli, red peppers, green onion, carrots and chicken together in a medium bowl.
Assemble. Place one layer of filling in the bottom of each french bread pizza. Top with a little bit of cheese. Spoon remaining filling onto each pizza. Evenly top with remaining cheese.
Bake. Bake until cheese is melted, bread is crisp and veggies are slightly charred.
Make the peanut sauce. Blend all ingredients in mini food processor or blender. Chill.
Finish! Drizzle with peanut sauce, garnish with chopped peanut and sliced green onions.
Once the pizzas come out, each one is smothered in my favorite homemade peanut sauce, sprinkled with chopped peanuts, sliced green onions and ready to be devoured.
Can I make Thai chicken pizza in advance?
No, however you can prep everything in advance so all you have to do is assemble and bake.
Substitutions
- Feel free to use store-bought peanut sauce (even though I think ours is the best.)
- Swap out your fav veggies. Sliced bok choy or mushrooms would be great additions.
- For a vegetarian Thai pizza, leave out the chicken
- Crispy tofu would be a great addition
Tips and Tricks
- To prevent the bottom from getting soggy, toast the bread for a few minutes in the oven while you prep the rest of the veggies and chicken.
- If you don’t mind crunchy broccoli you can skip cooking the broccoli to put it directly on the pizzaaa
Thai Chicken Pizza
Ingredients
- 1 loaf french bread
- 1 cup favorite bbq sauce
- 1 cup shredded carrot
- 1 cup chopped broccoli
- 4 green onions, sliced thin
- 1/2 cup sliced red bell pepper
- 3/4 cup cooked chopped chicken
- 2 cups shredded mozzarella
- 1 batch homemade (see below), three ingredient or store bought peanut sauce
- chopped peanut for garnish
Peanut Sauce
- 3 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tsp fish sauce
- 2 1/2 tsp sesame oil
- 4 tsp honey
- 1 tsp sweet chilii sauce
- 1 tsp rice vinegar
- 2 tbsp creamy peanut butter
- 1/2 tsp red chili flakes
- 1-3 tsp water for thinning
Equipment
- 1 baking sheet
- 1 mini food processor
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Line a large baking sheet with parchment. Place broccoli in microwave safe bowl, add in 1 tablespoon water, and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Microwave for 1 Β½ minutes.
- Slice bread in half horizontally. Hollow out the bread on both sides. Make sure you don't take out too much, as you want a solid bottom. Brush the bottom with ΒΌ cup barbecue sauce.
- Toss broccoli, red peppers, green onion, carrots and chicken together in a medium bowl.
- Place 1/4 of the filling in to each half of bread. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Top with a little bit of cheese. Spoon remaining filling evenly onto each pizza. Evenly top with remaining cheese. Bake until cheese is melted, bread is crisp and veggies are slightly charred.
- While the pizzas bake, make the sauce. Add all peanut sauce ingredients to a mini food processor. Blend until smooth. Add water to thin out as necessary. Season with salt and pepper.
- Drizzle the pizzas with peanut sauce, garnish with chopped peanuts and sliced green onions.
Laura | Fork Knife Swoon says
OMG yum! We do a similar homemade Thai chicken pizza, but haven’t in ages and this looks so good!! I also am lazy and don’t make my own peanut sauce. MUST try your version!! Love the moody vibe in that first photo too!
Nicole says
You should definitely try it! It’s seriously SO easy, it takes me about 2.5 seconds to whip it up. Thanks Laura!
Jess @ On Sugar Mountain says
I really should not look at your blog around dinnertime. Now whatever I end up eating will NOT be this pizza and I will be sad lol. I love the mix of Italian and Thai you’ve got going here! π
Nicole says
Gosh, I do the same thing! It’s so bad!
Alaina {Fabtastic Eats} says
I LOVE french bread pizzas! they save so much time. The flavors int this are fantastic…I love all things thai, and this is incredible…that peanut sauce!!
Nicole says
SO MUCH TIME!! Thanks girl!
Matea says
This pizza looks delicious! French bread sounds like a great alternative to pizza dough!
Nicole says
It definitely it! And SO much easier!
Kathy @ Olives & Garlic says
Wow Nicole. I think you have outdone yourself with this one. These french bread pizzas are perfect. Pinned!!!
Nicole says
Thanks so much Kathy!
Ashley says
I need this in my life. First it looks amazing and second, I need some recipes that I don’t make a total disaster out of my kitchen with. I am such an offender in that department!
Nicole says
We don’t always have to make a giant mess now do we??? π
Christine @ Cooking with Cakes says
well isn’t this a creative little surprise!!!! such a nice respite from all the Thanksgiving mania, really digging this Nicole!
Nicole says
Thanks Christine!
Laura (Blogging Over Thyme) says
I love this pizza! So creative, and I can honestly say that I’m thrilled to see a non-Thanksgiving related post too. It is very refreshing right now π (Says the girl who is posting an entire week on Brussels sprout recipes)
Nicole says
I felt like I should have been posting something Thanksgiving related!!! π
Chris @ Shared Appetite says
I wish I had handclapping emoji’s on my computer right now, because I would paste in about 1000 of them. This is such a great freaking idea! LOVE it!
Nicole says
Thanks Chris!!!
Chelsea @chelseasmessyapron says
YUM! These look amazing!! You have created a beautiful and different version of pizza that I can’t wait to try! π
Nicole says
Thanks Chelsea!!