This Thai Barbecue Chicken Pizza is sweet and smoky, fresh and satisfying. It’s the perfect blend of just a few distinct flavors and it’s both easy and cheap to make. If you’re ready to change up your pizza game, give this one a try. It’ll be your new favorite pizza!
I first started making this Barbecue Thai Chicken Pizza quite a few years ago, when I was experimenting with different pizza flavours. It was an instant hit. I love pizza as much as the next person, (and who doesn’t love pizza?) and I love mixing it up and making different types of pizza to suit different seasons, moods and occasions.
This Barbecue Thai Chicken Pizza is delicious ANYTIME.
The sauce is a sweet and smoky blend of sweet chili sauce and your favorite barbecue sauce, there’s a bit of chicken for texture and meatiness, red peppers for crunch and cilantro for a fresh burst at the end. I like to toast a few sesame seeds to add an underlying nutty flavor. You use just ONE chicken breast for two pizzas and this ends up being a pretty cheap meal!
Bonus: If you use our pizza dough recipe (linked below) this makes two 12-inch pizzas, and this pizza freezes super well (the texture of the cilantro isn’t 100% after being frozen, but I find I don’t mind). Yay for freezer friendly meals!
Whether you love pizza and are looking for a change, or love Thai flavors and are looking for some interesting (and obviously not authentic) variations, this one is a big crowd favorite! Give it a try!
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Thai Barbecue Chicken Pizza – Step-by-Step Instructions
Thai Barbecue Chicken Pizza – Ingredients
Preheat oven to 450 degrees F and make sure your racks are centered in the oven.
Chop one chicken breast into bite-sized pieces. I like to use a fork to hold the chicken and avoid as much raw chicken on my hands as possible. Heat a tablespoon of oil in a frying pan over medium heat and cook the chicken.
In a small bowl, combine 1/2 cup of your favorite barbecue sauce with 1/2 cup of sweet chili sauce.
Once the chicken is nicely browned, add a few tablespoons of sauce to coat the pieces and take it off the heat.
Slice a red pepper and a few green onions, and shred about 2 cups of cheese. You can also rinse and pat dry a small bunch of cilantro and chop it for later.
Stretch prepared dough (we recommend our Easy Homemade Pizza Dough recipe – which makes enough for two 12-inch pizzas) over oiled pizza pans. Top with the sauce, cheese, chicken pieces, red peppers and green onions.
Bake in preheated 450 degree F oven for about 12-14 minutes for one pizza, or 16-17 minutes for two pizzas, rotating them from top to bottom rack halfway through. OVENS VARY – Check the bottom of the crust to make sure it’s browned and cooked through.
While pizza is baking, toast 1 tablespoon of sesame seeds in a dry frying pan over low heat until they are lightly browned.
When pizza is ready, sprinkle with toasted sesame seeds and chopped cilantro.
Enjoy! 🙂
Thai Barbecue Chicken Pizza
Ingredients
- prepared pizza dough* Enough to make two 12-inch pizzas. Our recipe (linked below in the notes) will be big enough if you want to make your own
- 1/2 cup barbecue sauce
- 1/2 cup sweet chili sauce
- 1 chicken breast
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 2 cups mozzarella cheese shredded
- 1 red pepper
- 3 green onions
- 3 tbsp cilantro
- 1 tbsp sesame seeds
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees F and make sure your racks are centered in the oven.
- Chop one chicken breast into bite-sized pieces. I like to use a fork to hold the chicken and avoid as much raw chicken on my hands as possible. Heat oil in a frying pan over medium heat and start to cook the chicken.
- In a small bowl, combine barbecue sauce and sweet chili sauce.
- Slice red pepper and green onions, and shred cheese. You can also rinse and pat dry cilantro and chop it for later.
- Once the chicken is nicely browned, add a few tablespoons of sauce to coat the pieces and take it off the heat.
- Stretch prepared dough (we recommend our Easy Homemade Pizza Dough recipe* - which makes enough for two 12-inch pizzas) over greased pizza pans. Top with the sauce, cheese, chicken pieces, red peppers and green onions.
- Bake in preheated 450 degree F oven for about 12-14 minutes for one pizza, or 16-17 minutes for two pizzas, rotating them from top to bottom rack halfway through. OVENS VARY - Check the bottom of the crust to make sure it's browned and cooked through.
- While pizza is baking, toast 1 tablespoon of sesame seeds in a dry frying pan over low heat until they are lightly browned.
- When pizza is ready, sprinkle with toasted sesame seeds and chopped cilantro.
- Enjoy! 🙂
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Jen says
OK…this looks so good! I’m definitely trying this! 🙂
Myra says
Thanks Jen! I hope you enjoy it! 🙂