Pizza night is such a fun night and a great opportunity to test out new flavor combos on your family. If you are wanting to get a little bit more international with your meals, pizzas are a great way to bring in something unknown and make it approachable. A pizza is basically a carb base, topped with sauce, cheese (but not always) and then some combination of meat and veg. But nowhere does it say it HAS to be pizza sauce with pepperoni and mozzarella. You can totally make Teriyaki Chicken Pizza and serve it up on #pizzanight!
I have included two extra recipes in this post. My recipe for easy homemade pizza dough – it really is so easy and simple to make. Just takes a bit of pre-planning that is so worth it. My method is so simple, just mix it up in a bowl and cover it to let it proof. Nothing too involving. I also gave you my own teriyaki sauce recipe. This one takes a little more work, but still not that hard. If you want to try it – Great! If you want to use your favorite bottled sauce – do that! Just be sure that you select a sauce that is more of a glaze than a marinade, so that it doesn’t just soak into the crust.
If you do not have a pizza pan but love homemade pizza – you gotta get some. I really like one that has the holes in the bottom so that you get a great crispy bottom. You can also use a regular rectangular baking sheet to make pizza – after all no where does it say pizza has to be round either.
When you serve up this pizza, you aren’t likely to need anything extra with it. You have protein, veg and carb all in one. But like I always say – if you need to spread it further or want leftovers, a nice ginger garlic Asian salad.
Now Let’s Get Cookin’!
Chicken Teriyaki Pizza
Ingredients
- 2 Pizza Dough Crusts see homemade dough recipe below
- 1 lb Chicken Tenders
- 1 tsp Garlic Powder
- 1 tsp Ground Ginger
- 1 tsp Ground Onion
- 1 tsp White Pepper
- ¼ cup Oil
- ¼ cup Rice Vinegar
- 2½ cup Teriyaki Sauce see homemade recipe below
- 3 cups Mozzarella Cheese shredded
- 2 Medium Carrots matchsticks
- 3 stalks Green Onions chopped
- 1 tbsp Toasted Sesame Seeds
Instructions
- In a gallon zippered bag, add chicken, oil, vinegar, ground garlic, ground ginger, ground onion, and white pepper. Smoosh around to coat and let sit while the dough in proofing.
- Once the pizza dough is completed as listed in the recipe below, start building the pizzas.
- Preheat oven to 425degF. Split dough in half and roll out to two round crusts. Place on pizza pans (can also make two rectangular crusts on a baking sheet). Place in oven to bake for 12 minutes.
- In a grill pan over medium high heat, add marinated chicken tender. Cook for 5 minutes on each side. Remove to cutting board and let sit for a minute or two before chopping.
- Remove pizza crusts from oven. For one pizza, spread one cup teriyaki sauce over top of crust. Evenly sprinkle with 1 cup of cheese. Layer with half of the grilled chicken. Sprinkle with ¼ cup of cheese mixtures. Repeat on second pizza. Place in oven and bake for 10 minutes more. Remove and let rest for 5 minutes before sprinkling with carrots, green onions and sesame seeds, Finally drizzle with remaining teriyaki sauce.
Pizza Dough
Ingredients
- 4 cups Flour
- 1 tbsp Yeast instant
- ⅓ cup Oil
- 1½ cup Warm Water
- 2 tbsp Sugar
- 2 tsp Salt
- 2 tbsp Oil for bowl
Instructions
- Prepare all of the ingredients
- In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, salt and yeast. Pour in water while stirring. Then add oil and continue to mix by hand. Mix until a sticky dough forms.
- Brush the insides of a second bowl with oil and transfer ball of dough. Cover with towel or plastic wrap and let rise at least 1 hour. Dough should approximately double in size.
- Once risen, split dough in half. Place half of dough on each baking sheet, lined with parchment paper. Stretch and press it out until you cover the baking sheet with ¼ inch thick crust. Let sit another 15 minutes.
- Place in 425degF oven for 10 minutes.
- Continue to pizza recipe directions.
Homemade Teriyaki Sauce
Ingredients
- 2 cup Soy Sauce or tamari
- 1 cup Orange Juice
- 1 cup Brown Sugar
- ¼ cup Rice Wine Vinegar
- ¼ cup Toasted Sesame Oil
- ¼ cup Cornstarch
- 1 tsp Garlic Powder
- 1 tsp Ginger Powder
- 1 tsp White Pepper
Instructions
- In a bowl, combine all ingredients for the sauce, whisking thoroughly.
- Pour sauce into a small sauce pan and place on stove over medium heat. Bring just to a bubble then reduce heat to medium low. Let simmer for 25 minutes more before removing from heat.
- Use immediately in your dish or let cool before transferring to an airtight container (like a mason jar) and store in refrigerator for up to 7 days.
I love to link up my posts to lots of blogs around the internet – check out this Ultimate Handy Linky Party List to find some of the places I share to!
Estelle Forrest self-published this cookbook after a lot of playing around in the kitchen. You can purchase your own copy here:
AVAILABLE IN PRINT OR KINDLE eBOOK VERSIONS
Don’t miss new recipes from Homemade on a Weeknight – subscribe and get an email with every new post!
Estelle, this sounds delicious!
Thank you! It’s really a great flavor combo and so fun for pizza night!