Piri piri chicken pizza
There’s no need to get a gourmet pizza delivered when you can make your own healthy version! And you can make it in just 35 minutes.
Serves: 4 (makes 2 pizzas)
Time to make: 35 mins , excludes crust preparation
Total cost: $17.64 / $4.41 per serve
(at time of publication)
Ingredients
- 2 x 22cm precooked Cauliflower pizza bases
- 1 teaspoon zest of lemon, plus extra, to garnish
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon ground paprika
- 300g chicken breast fillets, thinly sliced
- spray oil
- ½ eggplant (200g), diced
- ¼ cup no-added-salt tomato paste
- 1 cup baby spinach
- ¾ cup store-bought roasted red capsicum, drained, sliced
- ⅓ cup grated mozzarella cheese
- fresh flat-leaf parsley, to garnish
Instructions
1 Preheat oven to 200°C. Combine lemon zest, lemon juice and paprika in a medium-sized shallow glass or ceramic dish. Add chicken fillets to dish and turn to coat. Cover dish with plastic wrap and leave to marinate for 10 minutes.
2 Meanwhile, set a large non-stick frying pan over a medium-high heat and spray with oil. Add eggplant and cook, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes or until golden. Remove eggplant from pan and set aside.
3 Drain chicken of excess marinade. Return frying pan to a medium-high heat and spray with oil. Add chicken and cook each side for 1-2 minutes or until golden. Chop chicken roughly in pieces.
4 Spread cauliflower crusts with an even layer of tomato paste. Top crusts with chopped chicken, reserved eggplant, baby spinach and capsicum then scatter with mozzarella.
5 Place pizzas in oven and cook for 10 minutes or until cheese is bubbling and golden.
6 Cut pizzas in slices, garnish with extra lemon zest and parsley then serve.
Variations
Make it gluten free: Check paprika is gluten free.
Nutrition Info (per serve)
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Calories 327cal
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Kilojoules 1370kJ
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Protein 34g
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Total fat 13g
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–Saturated fat 5g
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Carbohydrates 15g
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–Sugars 13g
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Dietary fibre 8g
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Sodium 270mg
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Calcium 290mg
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Iron 3mg
Note: This nutrition analysis is a guide only. Nutrition composition will vary depending on the exact ingredients used. See our guides on your optimal daily nutrition intake, and supermarket shopping.
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