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Piri Piri Chicken Pizza

I love a chicken pizza and this one has a great wee kick to it.
Cook Time35 minutes
Course: Main Course
Servings: 4

Ingredients

  • 2x22cm precooked Cauliflower pizza bases
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice
  • 300 g chicken breast fillets thinly sliced
  • ½ eggplant (200g) diced
  • 1 cup baby spinach
  • cup grated mozzarella cheese
  • 1 tsp zest of lemon plus extra, to garnish
  • t tsp ground paprika
  • spray oil
  • ¼ cup no-added-salt tomato paste
  • ¾ cup store-bought roasted red capsicum drained, sliced
  • fresh flat-leaf parsley to garnish

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 390℉ . 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Place pizzas in oven and cook for 10 minutes or until cheese is bubbling and golden.
  • Cut pizzas in slices, garnish with extra lemon zest and parsley then serve.

Notes

Variations
Make it gluten free: Check paprika is gluten free.