Thai Chicken Basil Pizza

This pizza recipe features a homemade dough topped with marinated chicken, sweet chili sauce, vegetables, mozzarella, and fresh basil.

This Thai Chicken Basil Pizza recipe is a fusion of East Asian flavors with classic Italian pizza, featuring homemade dough prepared with active dry yeast, flour, olive oil, and salt, left to rise until doubled. The chicken is marinated in Thai sweet chili sauce, soy sauce, and fish sauce, and cooked until tender. Assembly involves rolling out the dough and layering it with Thai sweet chili sauce, the marinated chicken, red bell pepper slices, red onion, and a generous amount of shredded mozzarella cheese, creating a melty and delicious topping. Baked until the crust turns golden and the cheese bubbles, the pizza is then garnished with fresh basil leaves and optional red pepper flakes for extra heat. Once cooled slightly, it’s sliced and ready to serve, offering a distinctive and tantalizing twist on traditional pizza.

Servings

4-8

Prep Time

1 hour 30 minutes

Cook Time

15 minutes

Total Time

1 hour 45 minutes

Ingredients

For the Dough

  • 2 ¼ tsp active dry yeast
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 1 cup warm water (110°F/45°C)
  • 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tsp salt

For the Chicken

  • 1 lb chicken breast, thinly sliced
  • 2 tbsp Thai sweet chili sauce
  • 1 tbsp soy sauce
  • 1 tsp fish sauce

For the Toppings

  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1/4 cup Thai sweet chili sauce
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 red bell pepper, thinly sliced
  • 1 small red onion, thinly sliced
  • 8 ounces mozzarella cheese, shredded
  • Crushed red pepper flakes
  • Fresh basil leaves

Instructions

Prepare the Dough

  • Activate the Yeast: Mix the yeast, sugar, and warm water in a bowl. Let it sit for 5-10 minutes until frothy.
  • Make the Dough: In a large bowl or stand mixer, combine flour, olive oil, salt, and the yeast mixture. Knead until the dough is smooth and elastic.
  • Let it Rise: Place the dough in a greased bowl, cover with a cloth, and let it rise in a warm place for about 1 hour or until doubled in size.

Prepare the Chicken

  • Marinate the Chicken: In a bowl, mix the chicken with Thai sweet chili sauce, soy sauce, and fish sauce. Marinate for at least 30 minutes.
  • Cook the Chicken: In a pan, heat olive oil over medium heat. Add garlic, then the marinated chicken. Cook until the chicken is done. Set aside.

Assemble and Bake

  • Preheat Oven: Preheat your oven to 475°F (245°C).
  • Prepare the Base: Roll out the pizza dough to your desired thickness and place it on a pizza stone or a baking sheet.
  • Spread the Sauce: Drizzle the Thai sweet chili sauce over the prepared dough.
  • Add Toppings: Spread the cooked chicken, bell pepper, and onion over the dough. Sprinkle with mozzarella cheese.
  • Bake: Bake in the preheated oven for 12-15 minutes or until the crust is golden and cheese is bubbly.

Finishing Touches

  • Add Fresh Basil: Once the pizza is out of the oven, sprinkle fresh basil leaves on top.
  • Add Spice: If you like it spicy, sprinkle some crushed red pepper flakes.

Step 5: Serve

  • Slice and Serve: Let the pizza cool for a few minutes, then slice and serve.

Mix the yeast, sugar, and warm water in a bowl. Let it sit for 5-10 minutes until frothy.

In a large bowl or stand mixer, combine flour, olive oil, salt, and the yeast mixture. Knead until the dough is smooth and elastic.

Place the dough in a greased bowl, cover with a cloth, and let it rise in a warm place for about 1 hour or until doubled in size.

In a bowl, mix the chicken with Thai sweet chili sauce, soy sauce, and fish sauce. Marinate for at least 30 minutes.

In a pan, heat olive oil over medium heat. Add garlic, then the marinated chicken. Cook until the chicken is done. Set aside.

Roll out the pizza dough to your desired thickness and place it on a pizza stone or a baking sheet.

Drizzle the Thai sweet chili sauce over the prepared dough.

Spread the cooked chicken, bell pepper, and onion over the dough. Sprinkle with mozzarella cheese.

Sprinkle with mozzarella cheese.

Bake in the preheated oven for 12-15 minutes or until the crust is golden and cheese is bubbly.

Once the pizza is out of the oven, sprinkle fresh basil leaves on top. If you like it spicy, sprinkle some crushed red pepper flakes.