California Pizza Kitchen Thai Chicken Pizza

30 min | 15 min prep

2 pizzas

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Spicy peanut sauce

* 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

Thai chicken pieces

* 1 tablespoon olive oil
* 10 ounces boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into 3/4 inch cubes

For the pizza

* 1 pizza dough, use your own recipe
* cornmeal or flour, for handling
* 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
* 4 scallions, slivered diagonally
* 1/2 cup white bean sprouts
* 1/4 cup shredded carrot
* 2 tablespoons chopped roasted peanuts
* 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro

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.