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 lemon zest, plus extra, to garnish
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon ground paprika
300g chicken breast fillets, thinly sliced
oil spray
½ eggplantaubergineX (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.

Nutrition Info (per serve)

Kilojoules 1370kJ

Calories 327cal

Protein 34g

Total fat 13g

–Saturated fat 5g

Carbohydrates 15g

–Sugars 13g

Dietary fibre 8g

Sodium 270mg

Calcium 290mg

Iron 3mg

Note: Nutrition composition will vary depending on the exact ingredients used. For a guide to purchasing healthier packaged goods and general grocery items see here.