An easy homemade spicy chicken pizza recipe made with a simple plain flour pizza dough!
A thin and crispy pizza base topped with cooked chicken slices, roasted red peppers, grated mozzarella, jalapenos, and chilli flakes! You might also like my bbq chicken pizza recipe!
This delicious chicken pizza is a great way of using up leftover roast chicken! It's also quite spicy, so probably one for the adults, or kids that don't mind a bit of heat!
👩🍳 For something more child friendly, you might like my pizza bianca recipe!
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✔️ Why you'll love this recipe!
- Easy pizza dough made with plain flour.
- Use for leftover chicken.
- Hot & spicy.
- Perfect for pizza night.
🛒 Ingredient notes
For the pizza dough;
- Plain Flour - regular white plain flour is used in this easy pizza dough. You can substitute with strong white bread flour if you prefer.
- Yeast - 7g sachet of fast-action dried yeast.
- Salt
- Caster Sugar
- Olive Oil
- Water - use tepid (lukewarm) water to help activate the yeast.
For the spicy chicken topping;
- Pizza Sauce - or tomato puree (paste).
- Cooked Chicken - leftover roast chicken or sliced air fryer chicken breast.
- Roasted Red Peppers in Oil - drained and sliced.
- Mozzarella - grated, or use slices of buffalo mozzarella instead. Grated cheddar also works well.
- Jalapenos - ready sliced red or green jalapenos in oil.
- Chilli Flakes - for extra spice!
🔪 Instructions
The recipe card with ingredient quantities and detailed instructions can be found at the bottom of the post
One: Place the plain flour, dried yeast, salt, and sugar in a large bowl and mix with a spoon.
Two: Add the olive oil and tepid water and mix with a spoon, then bring the dough together with your hands.
Three: Knead the dough for 1 minute on a lightly floured work surface before placing it back in the bowl (covered with clingfilm or plastic wrap) to prove for 45 minutes at room temperature (you could speed up proving by putting the bowl in a warm place like an airing cupboard).
💡 Pro Tip - you can use a stand mixer with a dough hook attachment to knead the dough (on a low speed setting), but I like doing it by hand!
Four: Roll the dough out on a lightly floured surface or cutting board to roughly 30 cm diameter and place it on a pizza stone or baking tray. Leave to rest for 5 minutes whilst you get the toppings ready.
Five: Spread the base with pizza sauce.
Six: Sprinkle over the chicken, roasted red peppers, and jalapenos.
Seven: Top with grated mozzarella and chilli flakes.
Eight: Bake in a hot oven for 8-10 minutes until golden and bubbling.
💭 Expert tips
- Instead of rolling the pizza dough out with a rolling pin, place the dough on your pizza stone or baking tin and stretch it out with your hands.
- For an authentic rustic pizza base, sprinkle a little coarse semolina onto the baking tray or pizza stone before placing the dough on top.
- A drizzle of extra-virgin olive oil before baking gives it an extra luxurious feel.
- For an extra crispy base, use a pizza peel (paddle) to transfer the pizza to the oven and place it directly on a preheated pizza stone or baking tray.
- The ingredients quantities in this recipe make 1 large pizza (30cm diameter) or you could make 2 smaller pizzas if you prefer.
- Make sure you bake the pizza immediately, don't leave it sitting on the counter for too long.
- The pizza dough quantities can easily be doubled.
🍴 Serving suggestions
Sides of dough balls, cheesy chips, pepperoni pizza fries, air fryer corn on the cob, rocket salad, and sweet potato fries go well with pizza.
Check out these 45 easy side dishes to serve with pizza too!
📖 Variations
- Add more meat! Ground beef, bacon, spicy sausage, and chorizo all work well!
- Add sliced mushrooms and black olives for extra flavour and texture.
- Garnish with fresh basil leaves.
- Swap the plain flour for strong bread flour in the pizza dough, for a more authentic Italian-style pizza base.
🥡 Storage
Pizza is best eaten hot, straight out of the oven!
Make-Ahead: The pizza dough can be made ahead and frozen until it is needed. Defrost thoroughly in the fridge before rolling out with a rolling pin.
Store: Leftover pizza slices can be stored in the fridge for up to 3 days. Eat cold (I often pack a slice in lunchboxes), or reheat in a hot oven or air fryer for a few minutes.
Freeze: Cooked pizza slices can also be frozen for up to 3 months.
❓ Frequently asked questions
Yes, you can! Due to the lower protein content of plain flour, the texture of the pizza dough will be slightly different, but still as tasty!
Yes, it is! Plain flour is the term used in the UK, whereas all-purpose flour is the term used in the US.
Do not put raw chicken on a pizza. The chicken must already be cooked before adding it to the pizza base. You can use leftover roast chicken, or cooked chicken slices.
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Recipe
Spicy Chicken Pizza Recipe
Ingredients
For the Pizza Dough
- 270 g Plain Flour
- 7 g Fast-Action Dried Yeast
- ½ teaspoon Salt
- ½ teaspoon Caster Sugar
- 2 tablespoon Olive Oil
- 160 ml Tepid Water
For the Spicy Chicken Topping
- 3 tablespoon Pizza Sauce
- 120 g Cooked Chicken sliced
- 2 Roasted Red Peppers in Oil drained and sliced
- 2 tablespoon Sliced Jalapenos
- 125 g Mozzarella Cheese grated
- ½ teaspoon Chilli Flakes
Instructions
- Place the plain flour, dried yeast, salt, and sugar in a large bowl and mix with a spoon.270 g Plain Flour, 7 g Fast-Action Dried Yeast, ½ teaspoon Salt, ½ teaspoon Caster Sugar
- Add the olive oil and tepid water and mix with a spoon, then bring the dough together with your hands.2 tablespoon Olive Oil, 160 ml Tepid Water
- Knead the dough for 1 minute on a lightly floured work surface before placing it back in the bowl (covered with clingfilm or plastic wrap) to prove for 45 minutes at room temperature (you could speed up proving by putting the bowl in a warm place like an airing cupboard).
- Roll the dough out on a lightly floured surface or cutting board to roughly 30 cm diameter and place it on a pizza stone or baking tray. Leave to rest for 5 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 240°c (220 fan).
- Spread the base with pizza sauce.3 tablespoon Pizza Sauce
- Sprinkle over the chicken, roasted red peppers, and jalapenos.120 g Cooked Chicken, 2 Roasted Red Peppers in Oil, 2 tablespoon Sliced Jalapenos
- Top with grated mozzarella and chilli flakes.125 g Mozzarella Cheese, ½ teaspoon Chilli Flakes
- Bake in the oven for 8-10 minutes until golden and bubbling.
Notes
- Instead of rolling the pizza dough out with a rolling pin, place the dough on your pizza stone or baking tin and stretch it out with your hands.
- For an authentic rustic pizza base, sprinkle a little coarse semolina onto the baking tray or pizza stone before placing the dough on top.
- A drizzle of extra-virgin olive oil before baking gives it an extra luxurious feel.
- For an extra crispy base, use a pizza peel (paddle) to transfer the pizza to the oven and place it directly on a preheated pizza stone or baking tray.
- The ingredients quantities in this recipe make 1 large pizza (30cm diameter) or you could make 2 smaller pizzas if you prefer.
- Add more meat! Ground beef, bacon, spicy sausage, and chorizo all work well!
- Add sliced mushrooms and black olives for extra flavour and texture.
- Garnish with fresh basil leaves.
- Swap the plain flour for strong bread flour in the pizza dough, for a more authentic Italian-style pizza base.
Sue
Perfect for pizza night!