Chicken Taco Pizza
This chicken taco pizza is a simple recipe that comes together quickly, and it's always a hit with the family. The combination of seasoned chicken, spicy bean sauce, and gooey cheese is irresistible. The best part is that you can easily customize it to your liking – add your favorite toppings, switch up the sauce, or use a different type of cheese.
Servings: 2 large pizzas
Ingredients
- 2 pounds pizza dough homemade or store-bought
- 2 boneless chicken breasts
- 2 tablespoons olive oil divided
- 2 tablespoons taco seasoning
- ⅔ cup taco or enchilada sauce
- 1 can 15 ounces refried beans, (or 1-1/2 cups homemade)
- 3 cups shredded cheese Cheddar, Monterey Jack, or a blend
- ½ head of lettuce shredded
- 2 tomatoes diced
- ½ cup sliced black olives
- 1 avocado sliced
- 4 green onions sliced
- ¼ cup salsa
- ¼ cup sour cream
Instructions
- If you are making homemade pizza dough, prepare the dough and shape it into two 12-inch circles. It is helpful to put the pizza dough on some parchment paper. The parchment paper will make it easier to transfer the pizza. Alternatively, spread the dough in a full-sized sheet pan.
- Pre-heat the oven to 475°F. (See below if you have an outdoor pizza oven).
- Dice the chicken into bite-size pieces and coat them in 1 tablespoon of olive oil. Toss the chicken with taco seasoning until well coated.
- Heat a tablespoon of olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the chicken and cook until lightly brown, about 5 to 8 minutes.
- Scoop the refried beans into a bowl and add the taco sauce or enchilada sauce. Stir until well blended. Spread the beans over the pizza dough leaving a 1-inch border. If you don’t care for refried beans, omit it and spread the taco sauce on the dough
- Scatter the cooked chicken over the beans then sprinkle with cheese.
- Slide the pizza into the oven and bake for 12 to 18 minutes or until the crust is brown and the cheese is bubbly. (Refer to the notes below if you have an outdoor pizza oven).
- Top the pizza with crisp lettuce, tomatoes, olives, avocado slices, and green onions.
- Serve with salsa and sour cream.
Notes
- Bake one pizza at a time for even cooking.
- If you use the pizza dough to make smaller pizzas with a thicker crust, you will need to increase the baking time.
- If you want to cook the pizzas in an outdoor pizza oven like an Ooni, make four small thin-crust pizzas. Heat the pizza oven to 750°F to 850°F and bake the pizzas for 2 to 3 minutes, turning every 30 seconds for even cooking.
- We spread the pizza dough out on a sheet of parchment paper and then assemble the pizza. You can slide a pizza peel under the parchment and transfer it directly into the oven.
- If you cook the pizza in an outdoor pizza oven, do not put the parchment paper in the oven. Outdoor pizza ovens get too hot for parchment paper.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 | Calories: 345kcal | Carbohydrates: 35g | Protein: 15g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 9g | Cholesterol: 38mg | Sodium: 633mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 4g
