Chicken Fajita Pizza
Craving bold flavours and melty cheese, but can't justify getting a takeaway? This Chicken Fajita Pizza recipe is loaded with green bell peppers, spiced chicken, and a fajita-style tomato sauce — all on a homemade pizza dough base. It takes a little time to make everything from scratch, but if you’re in a rush, we’ve got plenty of shortcuts to speed things up!
Ingredients
For Pizza Dough
- 185 g flour all-purpose or strong
- 3½ g fast-action yeast instant yeast
- ½ teaspoon caster sugar
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 115 ml lukewarm water
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
Fajita Seasoning
- 1 teaspoon sweet paprika
- ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
- ½ teaspoon ground cumin
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ¼ teaspoon ground coriander
- 1 teaspoon mixed dried herbs
Tomato Sauce:
- 50 g tomato paste
- 3 tablespoon water + 1 teaspoon fajita seasoning
Fajita Chicken:
- 1 teaspoon oil
- 1 chicken breast approx 150g, + fajita seasoning
Other Toppings:
- 1 red onion thinly sliced
- 120 g cheese (Mozzarella, Gouda or other) grated
- ½ bell pepper thinly sliced
- red chilli pepper sliced, optional
Instructions
- Place flour, yeast, sugar and a pinch of salt in a large bowl. Add the olive oil and warm water, and mix it into a rough dough. Scrape it onto a lightly floured surface and knead for 5-10 minutes until smooth and cohesive (you can make the dough in a stand mixer fitted with a dough hook attachment too).
- Place the dough ball in a clean lightly greased bowl, cover it with clingfilm, and leave it to rest at room temperature for 1.5-2 hours, or until doubled in volume.
- In the meantime, prepare the fajita seasoning by mixing all the ingredients together in a small bowl.
- Make the tomato sauce by mixing tomato paste with water and half of the fajita seasoning.
- Cut the chicken breast in half lengthways to create two thin "steaks". Sprinkle the chicken with the remaining fajita seasoning.
- Heat oil in a large frying pan, add the chicken, and cook for 3-5 minutes on each side until fully cooked through (cooking time will depend on the thickness of your chicken breast pieces). Cover the chicken with foil, or a plate and set aside for later.
- Preheat the oven to the highest setting (typically 230°C (450°F)), with a baking sheet inside it (you will slice the pizza onto it later).
- On a large piece of parchment paper, stretch the dough into a 27-28cm (11in) round, keeping the edge thicker than the base.
- Spread the tomato sauce, avoiding the edge.
- Scatter red onion on top. Then cover everything with grated cheese.
- Shred the cooked chicken with two forks into bite-sized pieces or cut them into slices. Arrange them on top of the cheese alongside pepper slices. Add sliced chilli peppers, if using.
- Carefully slice the pizza on the parchment paper onto a preheated baking sheet. Bake the chicken fajita pizza in the centre of the oven for 12-14 minutes, until the edges are golden brown.
Nutrition
Calories: 860kcalCarbohydrates: 87gProtein: 51gFat: 34gSaturated Fat: 14gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 12gTrans Fat: 0.03gCholesterol: 132mgSodium: 1021mgPotassium: 1030mgFiber: 6gSugar: 8gVitamin A: 2571IUVitamin C: 50mgCalcium: 488mgIron: 7mg
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