Teriyaki Chicken Pizza (Japan)

Teriyaki Chicken Pizza (Japan)
Teriyaki Chicken Pizza (Japan)

Teriyaki Chicken

Created in Japan, this Teriyaki Chicken pizza is a delicious chicken pizza that’s worth making.

Baked as shown, this type of pizza enjoys a delicious flavor, coupled with a superb scent.

Make sure to get the excellent toppings and complement them with a delicious crust for you to take part in a nice homemade pizza feast.

If you enjoy a tasty Chicken pizzas with a Mayonnaise pizza sauce then you are in luck with this one.

Pizza is a delicious food all around the world, but did you know that it can be quite different depending on where you go? That’s because the ingredients, cooking methods, and pizza-making traditions vary greatly from place to place. For example, in Italy, pizza is typically made with simple and high-quality ingredients such as fresh mozzarella and tomatoes, and cooked in a wood-fired oven, which gives it its characteristic soft and chewy crust.

In contrast, in America, pizza is often loaded with toppings and cooked in a gas oven, resulting in a much crispier crust. Even within the same country, you can find different regional variations. For example, in New York, you will find the classic thin-crust pizza, while in Chicago, you will find a deep-dish pizza with a thick crust.

The unique characteristics of pizza in different places make it a fascinating food to explore and try.

Pizza in Japan

Pizza is very popular throughout Japan, and they offer the classic flavours, as well as a number of Japanese takes on pizza. Popularity grew in the 1970’s, when family-oriented Pizza chain restaurants spread across Japan.

Take a look at some of the other pizzas from Japan here.

Teriyaki Chicken Pizza at a glance
Origin Japan
Type Chicken
Sauce Mayonnaise

Teriyaki Chicken Pizza Recipe

If you love pizza, you’re in for a treat! We’ve created a recipe for a delicious homemade Teriyaki Chicken Pizza that you can make in your backyard pizza oven or on a pizza stone in your oven.

Preparation time
Dough 2 hours
Assembly 10 minutes
Baking 12-20 minutes

Teriyaki Chicken Pizza Ingredients

Choose enough of the toppings that you will need for the amount of pizzas you plan to make. The dough and sauce are designed for 3-4 medium sized pizzas, so scale up or down, based on your requirements.

Teriyaki Chicken Pizza

Simple Pizza dough

  • 7 grams (2 tsps) dried yeast
  • 250 ml (1 cup) lukewarm water
  • 400 g (2 2/3 cups) plain flour, plus extra to dust
  • 2 teaspoons table salt
  • 1/4 cup (3 tbsp) extra virgin olive oil

Teriyaki Chicken Pizza Toppings

Toppings used in this pizza recipe, are;

  • Teriyaki Chicken
  • Cheese
  • Onion
  • Mushroom
  • Seaweed
  • Corn
  • Parsley

Teriyaki Chicken pizza recipe

Tomato Pizza Sauce

  • 1 can (15oz/420g) crushed or diced tomatoes
  • 1 small can (6oz/170g) tomato paste
  • Two garlic cloves
  • 1 tbsp dried Italian herbs
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1/4 small brown onion

Want to try a different sauce? See our article on the different types of pizza sauces.

TIP

You can click on any of the tags at the bottom of this page, to find other pizzas besides Teriyaki Chicken Pizza, that use that topping.

Homemade pizza dough

Pizza Dough Method

Either make your own pizza dough following the simple steps below, or buy a premade pizza base at your local store.

  1. Whisk yeast and lukewarm water in glass or plastic container. Let stand for approximately 5 minutes.
  2. Add salt and flour in a large bowl. Create a hollow well in the middle and gently pour the liquid yeast mixture and oil.
  3. Using your hands or spatula, gently combine the flour mixture until smooth. Then turn out dough onto lightly floured surface and hand knead for roughly five minutes.
  4. Place the dough mixture in to an oiled bowl, and cover with plastic wrap. Leave in a warm place until the dough has at least risen to double in size.
  5. Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface. Hand knead gently for five minutes until reasonably smooth.
  6. Divide dough mix into equal amounts, now roll out the bases to the desired size.
  7. Sprinkle some flour on work surface before rolling out dough to prevent any sticking.

TIP: We have other dough recipes if you would like to try your hand at sourdough, poolish or more.

Tomato Pizza Sauce

Tomato Pizza Sauce Method

You can either make your own pizza sauce following the simple steps below, or you can purchase a pizza sauce at your local store.

  1. Stir in all ingredients in a large bowl.
  2. Using either a whisk, or blender, mix well.
  3. Let sit for five minutes.
  4. The pizza sauce is ready to use immediately or chill in fridge for 2-3 days.
  5. You can also freeze any leftover sauce for up to 3 months.

To fix a too-thick sauce, add a splash of olive oil or water for the perfect consistency.

Teriyaki Chicken recipe

Preparing Teriyaki Chicken Pizza

Preheat your oven to at least 450 degrees for 30 minutes or longer.

Spread out pizza dough on floured surface.

If you have a pizza peel, you can create your pizza on it (after flouring).

Start by spreading the sauce all over the base. This pizza uses Mayonnaise. Spread the Mayonnaise Thinly yet evenly, leaving a margin for the crust.

Add the largest toppings first – typically meat or seafood, then the smaller toppings.

Add cheese last, and sprinkle it all over to help keep the toppings in place when it melts.

This pizza has the following toppings:

  • Teriyaki Chicken
  • Cheese
  • Onion
  • Mushroom
  • Seaweed
  • Corn
  • Parsley

Whilst this pizza is very tasty as is, or you could with another style of pizza?

Baking time

Put the Teriyaki Chicken pizza in the middle of your oven (on a stone if you have one) and set timer for 10 minutes.

In 10 minutes, open oven door and check.

The pizza should take roughly 15 minutes to cook, adjust time to cook to personal taste.

Chicken pizza

About Parsley

Parsley is popular in European, British and Middle Eastern food. Parsley is popular thanks to the fresh and grassy flavours, which works well in Creamy sauces, salsas or pestos, and used as a garnish.
As well as fresh, Parsley is also sold dried, which is more muted in flavor than fresh. Italian parsley is available year-round and is easy to grow at home.

Pizza from Japan

Pizza Tools

When making Teriyaki Chicken Pizza, I suggest you just use what you have available, without spending any money. My recommended basic pizza tool list is…

Oil Jug

Having a nice oil jug to pour olive oil gives you a decadent edge. They don’t cost that much either!

Wooden boards

I use quality wooden boards constantly when making pizzas, botth to carry dough balls and to use when slicing baked pizzas.

Pizza Cutters

The one pizza tool everyone should own. There are a few varieities to choose from, see how to cut pizza for more.

 

Parsley icon

Corn

Corn is a plant Corn: A plant that produces large grains, or kernels, set in rows on what we call a ‘cob’. It is often called maize in many countries, which comes from ‘Maiz’, a Spanish word.

Corn belongs to the grass family, and is a cereal crop. Corn was first harvested for food in an area which is now known as Mexico.

Corn

Storage Tips

Here are a few storage tips, if you have any dough or pizza left over after the meal.

Store in the fridge

Leftover slices of pizza may be kept in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days.

Reheating pizza

Warm in the center of a 450 degree F oven for approximately 6 minutes, on a pizza stone if possible, until heated through. See our article on reheating pizza for more.

Freezer guide

You can store leftover pizza in the freezer for up to 3 months. Reheat from frozen as directed above until heated through.

 

Chicken Pizzas

Keen on seeing more than Teriyaki Chicken pizza? We have plenty of other Chicken pizza recipes to look at, as well. Enjoy!

 

Pizza making FAQ

Want to know how to make great pizza at home? Here are some helpful answers to the most frequently asked questions.

How to eat pizza with acid reflux?

Try eating low fat pizza, and reduce the amount of cheese and tomato sauce; the two worst culprits for acid reflux in a pizza.

How long to air fry pizza?

You can air fry a pizza in around 7-8 minutes, if your air fryer can cook at 380 degrees.

What is double cut pizza?

A double cut pizza is exactly as it sounds. Say your large pizza normally gets cut into 8 slices. A double cut pizza will be 16 slices. So double the cuts (and resulting pizza slices).

Teriyaki Chicken pizza from Japan

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