This is the easiest Thai chicken naan pizza recipe: topped with Thai curry-spiced yogurt, honey-lime chicken, veggies and cheese, it is ready in under 20 minutes!
Note: this is part of a series where I provide a base slow cooker recipe and three recipes to use it in! Click here for the Slow Cooker Honey-Lime Chicken recipe!
I sure do love pizza, but I sure do not like to wait for the dough to rise. Ben is actually chief pizza-man around these parts, and he really makes a mean pizza dough recipe (he wants to share it here on the blog, what do you think? Does the internet need yet another pizza dough recipe?)
So weeknight pizza options have always been: Ben makes the pizza dough (and we wait for the darn thing to rise), or we buy some pizza dough from the Italian deli (which is a 15-minute drive away). Or we order pizza from the place at the end of our road (how dangerous is that?!)
Now a new option emerges: use naan bread (or any flat bread for that matter), and have this naan pizza recipe on our plates in under 20 minutes!
This naan pizza recipe pretty much rocked my world. They took barely any time to prep, and only 2 minutes to cook. You read that right: TWO MINUTES!
I’ve made these a few different ways: a) on the barbecue: just put the loaded naan bread directly on the BBQ grate, close the lid, and cook for 2 minutes until the cheese is all melty and awesome, or b) under the broiler in the oven (on a cookie sheet as shown above). 1-2 minutes for the broiler.
Are you starting to love this naan pizza recipe thing as much as me? I sure hope so!
See the other slow cooker honey-lime chicken recipes:
1. Slow Cooker Honey-Lime Chicken (base recipe)
2. Honey Lime Shredded Chicken Sandwich Recipe with Corn Slaw
3. Chicken Soba Noodle Salad Recipe with Sesame Vinaigrette
And here’s the recipe:
Thai Chicken Naan Pizza (10 minutes)
Ingredients
Thai Curry Spiced Yogurt:
- 1/2 cup plain yogurt
- 1/2 cup cherry tomatoes (quartered)
- 4 teaspoons Thai red curry paste
Pizza:
- 4 pieces naan
- 1 bell pepper (sliced thinly)
- 1 carrot (shredded)
- 1 cup shredded chicken (I recommend this Slow Cooker Honey Lime Chicken)
- 2 cups mozzarella cheese (shredded)
- cilantro (garnish)
Instructions
- In a bowl, mash the tomatoes with a fork until soft. Stir in the yogurt and curry paste until completely combined.
- Heat broiler. Arrange naan on sturdy baking sheet. Broil for 2 minutes or until slightly golden.
- Spread 1-2 tablespoons of the yogurt on each of the naan breads.
- Top with remaining ingredients.
- Place the pizzas under the broiler for 1-2 minutes, until cheese is melted and pizzas are heated through.
- To BBQ: Heat grill over high.
- Grill naan over direct heat for 2 minutes or until slightly golden.
- Spread 1-2 tablespoons of the yogurt on each of the naan breads, then top with remaining ingredients.
- Place the naan bread pizzas directly on the grate and cook for 2-3 minutes, until cheese is melted and pizzas are heated through.
- To Serve: Sprinkle with cilantro if desired and serve immediately.
Storage
- This recipe is best served fresh, however you can cook the chicken, shred the cheese and prep the vegetables up to 4 days before cooking the pizzas.
Nutrition
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Kirsten@BarkingDogShoes
The best recipe I’ve made from Pinterest. The honey lime chicken is wonderful by itself! But the yogurt combo with the chicken, veggies and cheese on the NAAN? Amazing. My 13 year old so couldn’t get enough. I added a little cilantro on top.
Denise
Kirsten, thank-you so much <3 You've totally made my day! Putting yogurt on pizza sounds pretty strange, doesn't it? I'm happy you gave it a try and even happier that you liked it so much!
Andi @ The Weary Chef
I haven’t tried using naan bread as crust before, but one thing’s for sure, I will definitely try this!
I love all the flavors. This looks fantastic!
Carrie @Frugal Foodie Mama
What a delicious way to fuse together Thai and Indian flavors! And I love that you used naan bread for the crust. 🙂
Krista @ Joyful Healthy Eats
I love naan pizzas and this thai curry version sounds incredible!
Denise
Ha ha maybe I should call it Thai-Indian-Italian fusion cuisine? Thanks, Jenny!
Sara @ Bitz & Giggles
I love using tortillas for a pizza crust, but this naan crust looks absolutely delish! What a pretty pizza!
Denise
I’ve never tried tortillas, sounds like a great idea (I always seem to have extras lying around). Thanks, Sara!
Stacey @ Bake.Eat.Repeat.
LOVE that you used one chicken recipe for three meals! That’s such a great idea! And these naan bread pizzas sound fantastic – 2 minutes!! That’s amazing.
Denise
Thanks, Stacey! I was tired of making a huge batch in the slow cooker and having so many left-overs!
Beth
2 minutes? You’ve convinced me!! I’m so hungry anyway!
Denise
It’s so easy! Thanks, Beth!