Homemade Chicken Pizza
Pizza made from scratch with seasoned chicken, mozzarella, and a flavorful sauce—great for a home pizza night.
Equipment
- Mixing Bowl
- Rolling pin / hands to stretch dough
- Pizza stone or baking sheet
- Oven
- Knife & cutting board
Ingredients
Dough
- 500 g bread flour (or all-purpose)
- 325 ml water (lukewarm)
- 2 tsp instant yeast
- 1 tsp sugar
- 1 tsp salt
Toppings & sauce
- 200 g cooked chicken (shredded or diced) seasoned (e.g. salt, pepper, herbs)
- 1 cup tomato sauce or pizza sauce
- 200 g mozzarella cheese (shredded)
- olive oil (a drizzle)
- dried oregano / basil (optional)
Instructions
- In a bowl, combine water, yeast, and sugar. Let sit ~5 minutes until foamy.
- Add flour and salt. Mix until a rough dough forms, then knead ~8-10 minutes until smooth and elastic.
- Cover dough and let it rest/ferment until doubled in size (about 1 hour).
- Preheat oven to highest temperature (e.g. 250-275 °C) with pizza stone or baking sheet inside.
- Turn dough out, divide if making multiple pizzas, and stretch/roll to desired size.
- Spread tomato or pizza sauce over the base, leaving a border around edges.
- Scatter the cooked chicken over the sauce, then top with shredded mozzarella cheese and a drizzle of olive oil, and sprinkle oregano or basil if using.
- Bake on the hot stone/sheet for 10-15 minutes or until the crust is golden and cheese is bubbling.
- Remove from oven, let rest a couple of minutes, slice, and serve.
Notes
You can pre-season the chicken with garlic, herbs, or chili flakes for extra flavor. Using a hot pizza stone/steel helps get a crispy crust. If your oven isn’t very hot, bake longer on a lower rack. Leftovers reheat well in a skillet or oven to keep crust crisp.