Thai Chicken Flatbread is naan topped with peanut sauce, marinated chicken, cheese, chopped peanuts, and cilantro. Easy weeknight dinner recipe!
I love an easy pizza hack. I am queen of tortilla pizzas with just marinara and shredded mozzarella. Especially after a day of work and soccer practice and homework.
This Thai-Style Chicken Flatbread is a bit more of an elevated pizza hack. It starts with naan which make the best chewy pizza crust. The naan gets topped with homemade peanut butter (or use a jarred sauce!), chicken, mozzarella cheese, chopped peanuts, and fresh cilantro.
It’s so delicious and so easy!
Why You’re Going To Love This Recipe
- There is so much flavor in this simple flatbread! The chicken itself is marinated in soy sauce and honey. Plus, peanut sauce, cheese, cilantro – it has so much going on and it’s all so delicious.
- This is a very quick dinner! The flatbreads only need about 8 minutes to bake. You can cook the chicken and make the peanut sauce the night before and all you have to do is assemble and bake when you get home.
Ingredients
- Boneless skinless chicken breasts – you can use thighs if you prefer.
- Soy sauce – I recommend low sodium soy sauce so you can control the saltiness of the chicken.
- Honey – it just adds a hint of sweetness to the chicken.
- Cornstarch – cornstarch in a marinade helps to keep the moisture in the chicken as it’s cooked.
- Olive oil – you are going to use olive oil to brush the naan before baking and also for the peanut sauce.
- Naan – you can use plain or to add more flavor to the dish, grab the garlic naan!
- Mozzarella cheese – I like mozzarella for flatbreads because it melts so well.
- Cilantro
- Peanuts
- Garlic – this is going in the peanut sauce.
- Fresh ginger – if you don’t have fresh ginger, ground ginger will be fine.
- Sweet chili sauce – this is widely available at all large grocery stores. I think Trader Joe’s makes the best one.
- Hoisin – you can find this in the Asian food section of any grocery store.
- Peanut butter – I like a more natural peanut butter for this sauce. I find the Jifs or Skippys to be a little too sweet for peanut sauce.
How To Make Thai Chicken Flatbread
- Marinate chicken. Combine the chicken with the soy sauce, honey, and cornstarch and let marinate at room temperature for 10 minutes.
- Make peanut sauce. Heat the oil in small saucepan over medium-low heat. Add the garlic and ginger and sauté 30 seconds until fragrant. Add the sweet chili sauce, hoisin sauce, water, and peanut butter and stir until smooth. Simmer until thickened.
- Cook chicken. Cook chicken pieces in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
- Assemble. Brush the olive oil all over the edges of the naan. Spread the peanut dipping sauce on each naan. Top with the mozzarella and cooked chicken.
- Bake. Bake at 375F for 5 to 8 minutes.
- Add toppings. Top with cilantro and roasted peanuts.
How Long Is It Good For?
The flatbreads are best when they are fresh out of the oven. They will be good up to 3 days in the fridge. Make sure to store them in an airtight container.
You can reheat them in the oven or microwave.
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Thai-style Chicken Flatbread
Thai-Style Chicken Flatbread - naan flatbread with peanut sauce, chicken, cheese, cilantro, and chopped peanuts!
Ingredients
- ½ pound boneless (skinless chicken, cut into bite-size pieces)
- 2 teaspoons soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon honey
- ½ teaspoon cornstarch
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 medium naan
- ½ cup peanut dipping sauce (below)
- 8 ounces mozzarella cheese
- cilantro
- ½ cup roasted peanuts (chopped)
- For the peanut sauce:
- 1 teaspoon cooking oil
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- ½ teaspoon grated fresh ginger
- 1 ½ tablespoons sweet chili sauce
- 1 tablespoon hoisin sauce
- ⅓ cup water
- 1 ½ tablespoons peanut butter
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375F.
- Combine the chicken with the soy sauce, honey, and cornstarch and let marinate at room temperature for 10 minutes.
- Heat a nonstick frying pan over medium-high heat. When hot, add the chicken pieces and sauté for 2 to 3 minutes, until cooked through.
- Brush the olive oil all over the edges of the naan. Spread the peanut dipping sauce on each naan. Top with the mozzarella and cooked chicken. Bake for 5 to 8 minutes, until the cheese is melted and the edges are golden brown.
- Remove from the oven, top with cilantro and roasted peanuts.
To make the peanut sauce:
- Heat the oil in small saucepan over medium-low heat. Add the garlic and ginger and sauté for 30 seconds until fragrant. Add the sweet chili sauce, hoisin sauce, water, and peanut butter and stir until smooth. Simmer until thickened. Let cool.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
2Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 1340Total Fat: 90gSaturated Fat: 25gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 56gCholesterol: 91mgSodium: 2204mgCarbohydrates: 86gFiber: 10gSugar: 23gProtein: 56g
Michelle Hammonds says
Omg! This was so good! I had made chicken shawarma the night before I made this. I had a couple of pieces of naan bread leftover. Man oh man was this so tasty 😋
Thanks for sharing. I’m definitely making this, again!
Barbara | Creative Culinary says
I just made some homemade Naan recently; you should try that too; it’s beyond easy and so amazingly good. It’s sort of my quick and easy homemade pizza dough lately; I make a batch and then freeze the dough so I can take out enough for one meal. I’m hooked…and with these flavors on top? Perfections…thanks!
zerrin says
Looks like a perfect alternative to pizza! The photo is gorgeous!
Cara says
yum! This reminds of the thai chicken pizza from California Pizza Kitchen – one of my favorites and something I love to recreate at home!
.-= Cara´s last blog ..White Bean & Ricotta Stuffed Squash =-.
Carly says
This looks and sounds delicious! Such a fantastic combination =)
Thankyou for sharing the recipe!
.-= Carly´s last blog ..peach cupcakes =-.
Faith @ LovelyAsCharged says
Oh my gosh, I am SO ready for football season to come around! Nothing will make me happier!
That recipe looks amazing. I scarf naan bread like crazy…wonder if I could marinade tofu instead of chicken to top it with? Either way, the flavors sounds killer!
.-= Faith @ LovelyAsCharged´s last blog ..Faith- One Yucca- Zero =-.
Stella says
This sounds so good, and the flavors are familiar in the sense of being Thai. Good Idea!
Natalie (The Sweets Life) says
mmm I’ve been dying to make a thai chicken pizza–this would also work to fulfill that craving! great recipe!
ps. please don’t talk about football season yet! ;) i equate that with cold weather and i’m sooo not ready!
.-= Natalie (The Sweets Life)´s last blog ..Peanut Butterscotch Bars =-.
foodies at home says
One of these days your 3 yr. old will get risky and realize what he’s been missing and then your in trouble! haha…Looks delish!