Thai Chicken Pizza was always one of my favorite flavors when we used to order in. I think I first had it at California Pizza Kitchen, then was able to get it from a local delivery place here that makes a gluten-free crust, and now I am making it home using my grain-free crust!
The crust is made from a mixture of different nuts ground into flours and coconut flour. It has more of a deep dish appeal to it, but if you prefer a more crunchy and chewy crust, try the one from page of Meals Made Simple. You could even use one of my cauliflower crusts if you'd like.
I use a mock peanut sauce on the bottom before piling it up with roasted chicken, carrots, green onions, bean sprouts, and cilantro. The flavors are so rich that you do not even need cheese, but we did sprinkle a little raw, grass-fed jack cheese on top. FYI – bean sprouts are questionable in the Paleo community so read here and decide for yourself whether or not to use them!
Real @realfoodwholelife
This looks incredible, especially the sauce and toppings. I might just skip the crust and serve over cauli rice or your roasted root vegetable mash. Yum!
Emily @ Glitz Glam Gluten-Free
Oh my goodness, this looks absolutely amazing!! I used to love CPK’s Thai Chicken Pizza and so vividly remember the taste of it but haven’t had it in so many years! I cannot wait to make this!
Jill
Almonds are an inflammatory food so I wonder if you could use sunflower or cashew butter instead?
Dana
Why wouldn’t sunflower seeds and cashews be inflammatory? What’s the logic? If anything’s inflammatory about an almond it’s the omega-6 oils in it. Most seeds are O6-heavy.
Cashews *would* be somewhat authentic though. Peanuts are a New World plant, but cashews are from SE Asia.
Dana
My personal opinion about sprouts–and it is just my opinion–is that the antinutrients in the seed will have reduced significantly since they are there in the first place to protect the seed til it can start growing. Sprouting will destroy phytate, for instance, by causing it to change into phosphorous. And then you have the baby plant too, which isn’t much different (if at all) from eating greenery, which *is* Paleo.
So yeah… Maybe “cavemen” (I hate that word–it’s not accurate) wouldn’t have sprouted seeds to eat the baby plants, but “cavemen” wouldn’t have kept domesticated cattle either.
Steve
Both cashews and eggs are not on my diet and would like to know any substitutions I could use.
Teri
I can’t find coconut amigos, what can I substitute?
Alee
You can find Coconut Aminos at Whole Foods or Trader Joes.. if not, you can order online at Amazon. You can also use Tamari if you can’t find it or don’t want to order online. This is a substitute for soy sauce, since many people cannot tolerate soy or are trying to stay away from it. Coconut Aminos are healthier also, due to the amino acids it has. It’s low GI and packed with minerals, vitamin C, and B vitamins. 🙂 If you’re not able to use, and can tolerate soy sauce.. maybe try the lower sodium kind!
Denise
I tried the grain-free crust. I have not baked it yet, but a bit nervous since it is the consistency of muffin batter. I use another paleo crust recipe and it is this consistency and it requires that I spread it on. It turns out okay so I am hoping that this one will. I am just confused that it is so runny. I followed the directions perfectly.
Danielle
It shouldn’t be runny but it is definitely more loose than a standard pizza dough.