California Pizza Kitchen Thai Chicken Pizza

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup peanut butter
• 1/2 cup hoisin sauce
• 1 tablespoon honey
• 2 teaspoons red wine vinegar
• 2 teaspoons minced ginger (or more if you wish)
• 2 minced garlic cloves
• 2 tablespoons toasted sesame oil
• 2 teaspoons soy sauce
• 1 teaspoon vietnamese chili sauce (or dried chili flakes)
• 1 tablespoon oyster sauce
• 2 tablespoons water
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 10 ounces boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into 3/4 inch cubes
• 1 pizza dough, use your own recipe
• cornmeal or flour, for handling
• 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
• 4 scallions, slivered diagonally
• 1/2 cup bean sprouts
• 1/4 cup shredded carrot
• 2 tablespoons chopped roasted peanuts
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro

Recipe

• 1 combine sauce ingredients in a small pan over medium heat.
• 2 bring the sauce to a boil; boil gently for one minute.
• 3 divide into 2 portions for use on chicken and pizza; set aside.
• 4 to make thai chicken: cook the chicken in olive oil over med-high heat, stirring, until just cooked; 5 to 6 minutes do not overcook.
• 5 set aside in refrigerator until chilled through.
• 6 once chilled, coat the chicken with 1/4 cup sauce.
• 7 set aside in refrigerator.
• 8 to make the pizza: use a large spoon to spread 1/4 cup sauce evenly over pizza dough within the rim.
• 9 cover sauce with 3/4 cup cheese.
• 10 distribute half the chicken pieces over the cheese followed by half the green onions, bean sprouts, and carrots, respectively.
• 11 sprinkle an additional 1/4cup cheese over the toppings and top the pizza with 1 tbsp chopped peanuts.
• 12 transfer the pizza to oven; bake until crisp and golden and the cheese is bubbly, 9 to 10 minute.
• 13 when cooked through, remove pizza from oven.
• 14 sprinkle 1tbsp chopped cilantro over the hot cheesy surface.
• 15 repeat with remaining ingredients for a second pizza.