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California Pizza Kitchen Thai Chicken Pizza

Makes 2 9−inch pizzas

Spicy peanut sauce:
 1/2 Cup peanut butter
 1/2 Cup hoisin sauce
 1 Tbsp. honey
 2 tsp. red wine vinegar
 2 tsp. minced ginger
 2 Tbsp. sesame oil
 2 tsp. soy sauce
 1 tsp. Vietnamese chili sauce (or dried chili flakes)
 1 Tbsp. oyster sauce
 2 Tbsp. water

Thai chicken pieces:
 1 Tbsp. olive oil
 10 oz. boneless/skinless chicken beast, cut into 3/4−inch cubes

For the pizza:

Make pizza dough using your own recipe.

 2 Cups shredded mozzarella cheese
 4 scallions, slivered diagonally
 1/2 Cup white bean sprouts
 1/4 Cup shredded carrots
 1/4 Cup chopped, roasted peanuts
 2 Tbsp. chopped fresh cilantro

To make spicy sauce:

Combine sauce ingredients in a small pan over med. heat. Bring the sauce to a boil; boil gently for one minute. Divide into 2 portions for use on chicken and pizza; Set aside.

To make Thai chicken: 

Cook the chicken in olive oil over med−high heat, stirring, until just cooked, 5 to 6 min..do not overcook. Set aside in refrigerator until chilled through. Once chilled, coat the chicken with 1/4c sauce. Set aside in refrigerator.

To make the pizza:

Use a large spoon to spread 1/4c sauce evenly over pizza dough within the rim. Cover sauce with 3/4c cheese.

Distribute half the chicken pieces over the cheese followed by half the green onions, bean sprouts, and carrots, respectively. Sprinkle an additional 1/4c cheese over the toppings and top the pizza with 2Tbl chopped peanuts.

Transfer the pizza to oven: bake until crisp and golden and the cheese is bubbly, 9 to 10 min. When cooked through, remove pizza from oven. Sprinkle 1T chopped cilantro over the hot cheesy surface.

Repeat with remaining ingredients for a second pizza.