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Chicken and Avocado Pizza

Published: Jul 3, 2016 · Modified: Jan 5, 2023 by Emma · This post may contain affiliate links · 40 Comments

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If you're bored of eating the same old pizza toppings try this Chicken and Avocado Pizza. Get the recipe below.

Making pizza at home

What I love about pizzas is that they are so highly customisable. I've ripped apart the rules and come up with a delicious alternative to your regular pizza.

This Chicken and Avocado pizza is a real twist on a classic pizza recipe. It's creamy sauce packs a little heat thanks to the jalapeno which is balanced out by the mild, slightly salty goats cheese. It's flavours are slightly Tex-Mex, not something you'd usually associate with a pizza.

This pizza would work brilliantly as part of a main meal, served with salad and/or wedges. Alternatively serve on its own for an indulgent lunch!

Depending on how much time you have on your hands you can even reduce the amount of prep and cooking time by using a ready baked flatbread or high quality pizza base. I won't tell anyone if you don't!

This light Shredded Chicken and Avocado Pizza is the perfect light lunch or summer dinner. Why not serve with potato wedges or a simple salad.

What makes a pizza?

We all know pizza as a flat, bread base, topped with tomato sauce and mozzarella cheese. There may be other toppings but these are the 3 core elements. White pizza is the exception where tomato is omitted and cheeses like ricotta are used in place of stretchy mozzarella.

By looking at the photos in this post you may be debating whether or not this counts as a pizza.

This variation isn't too far from the tomato based or white pizzas we all known and love. It has a dough base, smothered in an avocado "sauce" and is topped with cheese and various other toppings. Surely that counts as a pizza...right?

While I’m not here to debate what truly makes a pizza, I am here to convince you that once in a while swapping tomato sauce for avocado is a fun and TASTY thing to do!

This light Shredded Chicken and Avocado Pizza is the perfect light lunch or summer dinner. Why not serve with potato wedges or a simple salad.

How to make a Chicken and Avocado Pizza

As with any pizza this recipe starts with a pizza base.

You can choose to buy ready made pizza dough or make it from scratch. (More instructions on that below).

Once you've rolled out your dough to the desired thickness.

To make the avocado sauce, place the avocado into a blender with the lemon juice, garlic, oil and jalapeno and blitz until a smooth. You don't want any lumps. It should be smooth and spreadable. Do taste it before spreading it on to your pizza base, you may want to adjust the seasoning (particularly the japapeno).

All that's left to do is then to top with the cooked chicken and goats cheese then bake until the cheese has melted slightly.

I've served mine with a drizzle of ranch dressing but this is optional. As with all pizzas you can tweak the toppings as you wish.

This light Shredded Chicken and Avocado Pizza is the perfect light lunch or summer dinner. Why not serve with potato wedges or a simple salad.

The recipe

Chicken and Avocado Pizza

Emma
Swap tomato sauce for mashed avocado in this Chicken and Avocado Pizza!
5 from 1 vote
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Prep Time 5 minutes mins
Cook Time 15 minutes mins
Total Time 20 minutes mins
Course lunch, Main Course
Cuisine American
Servings 2 people
Calories 1095.84 kcal

Ingredients
 
 

  • 1 small ball pizza dough
  • 1 large avocado ripe
  • 1 lemon juice only
  • 1 clove garlic
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • ½ jalapeno
  • 1 handful chicken cooked, shredded
  • 1 cup goats cheese soft, mild
  • 2 tablespoon smokey ranch dressing optional

Instructions
 

  • Pre-heat your oven to gas mark 6 / 180C.
  • Roll out the ball of dough into a flat circle roughly half a centimetre thick. 
  • Place onto a baking sheet or preheated pizza stone.
  • Bake without toppings for roughly 10-15 minutes or until beginning to turn golden.
  • Scoop the flesh out of the avocados. 
  • Place the avocado into a blender with the lemon juice, garlic, oil and jalapeno and blitz until a smooth puree has formed.
  • Remove the bare pizza base from the oven and spread with the avocado puree over the pizza base.
  • Top with the cooked chicken and crumble over the goats cheese.
  • Place back in the centre of the oven and bake until the chicken is piping hot and the cheese soft and melting.
  • Drizzle with the smokey ranch dressing as desired.

Nutrition

Calories: 1095.84kcalCarbohydrates: 108.59gProtein: 39.05gFat: 59.69gSaturated Fat: 22.4gCholesterol: 57.54mgSodium: 2004.21mgPotassium: 616.47mgFiber: 11.41gSugar: 15.67gVitamin A: 1375.33IUVitamin C: 43.81mgCalcium: 192.91mgIron: 8.49mg
Keyword avocado, chicken, goats cheese, lemon, pizza, ranch dressing
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!

Variations

Each time I make this pizza I do change it slightly. The best thing about pizza recipes of any variety is that you can adapt the recipe for your own personal tastes.

I used to make it with mozzarella but I find that a soft, mild goats cheese is a much nicer texture alongside the soft, creamy avocado. When wanting even more heat, I used to finish the pizza with a drizzle of jalapeno sauce. I still do this on occasion, but today I opted to drizzle it with a little smokey ranch dressing.

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Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Jesss says

    January 15, 2013 at 3:30 pm

    This sounds literally amazing!! I love chicken & avocado.If you have any avocados left, might I suggest them sliced up in bacon sandwiches? Sounds strange but it's so good, haha!I'm loving your new background/layout/header, too! 🙂Jesss xo

    Reply
  2. Emmyw says

    January 15, 2013 at 7:24 pm

    Thanks Jess! I felt like I needed something a bit more vibrant and fresh...on my pizza and as my header hahaha :PAvocado and bacon eh? I may have to try that 🙂 sounds weirdly delicious! xx

    Reply
  3. Ren Behan says

    July 03, 2016 at 3:37 pm

    Great before and after pics. I love adding smoky sauces or even a good dollop of mayo on my pizza!

    Reply
    • Emma Walton says

      July 03, 2016 at 8:23 pm

      Mmmmmmmm I do like a bit of mayo too. Good suggestion. Glad you like it Ren 🙂

      Reply
  4. Janice says

    July 03, 2016 at 6:03 pm

    Genius idea! After all, pizza is simply the Italian for pie and you can put what ever you like in or on your pie. I'm going to try the avocado idea, might even cheat and use a flat bread for an even quicker version!

    Reply
    • Emma Walton says

      July 03, 2016 at 8:23 pm

      I didn't know that Janice! I totally feel justified topping it with avocado now 😛 thanks!

      Reply
  5. MissPond says

    July 03, 2016 at 8:35 pm

    What an amazing idea, I love avo so am totally convinced about swapping to an avo topping!

    Reply
    • Emma Walton says

      July 04, 2016 at 12:32 pm

      Woohoo! Another avo lover 😛 it should go on everything shouldn't it!

      Reply
  6. munchies&munchkins says

    July 03, 2016 at 10:24 pm

    I think this looks epic Emma. I need to update all of my old posts - some of them you can't even distinguish what the dish is. I am intrigued enough to really want to try this out..avocado is starting to really grow on me.

    Reply
    • Emma Walton says

      July 04, 2016 at 12:32 pm

      Thanks Becky 🙂 I'm still amazed at how bad some of my old photos are. I actually took down some old recipes that were really, really bad and they have a placeholder now saying "under construction" when your food looks like sick you know you've got a problem lol! Slowly but sure making some of my old favourites. It's actually been quite good fun!

      Reply
  7. Diana says

    July 03, 2016 at 10:37 pm

    Sounds like a lovely summer pizza! I LOVE everything with avocados so I would love to try this one.

    Reply
    • Emma Walton says

      July 04, 2016 at 12:30 pm

      Thanks Diana! We eat way more than our fair share of avocados in this house 😛 I think we currently have 5 or six in the kitchen waiting to be devoured!

      Reply
      • Diana says

        July 04, 2016 at 2:15 pm

        I don't have any avocados right now, will have to go grocery shopping this evening 🙂

        Reply
        • Emma Walton says

          July 04, 2016 at 2:17 pm

          Sounds like a plan 😀 enjoy!

          Reply
  8. Melissa says

    July 04, 2016 at 12:10 pm

    This def counts as pizza! And your revised photo is just beautiful which makes me want to revise some of my older posts. Thought: if you fold it, it also becomes a (messy) taco! Or gordita? Regardless, major yum!

    Reply
    • Emma Walton says

      July 04, 2016 at 12:30 pm

      Oooooh I like your thinking Melissa 😉 I love messy food. Might give that a go next time! Glad you like the updated photos too. It's nice reflecting back and seeing how far along the photos have come!

      Reply
  9. lisa @garlicandzest.com says

    July 04, 2016 at 12:28 pm

    You wouldn't have to twist my arm to get me to eat this! Looks wonderful!

    Reply
    • Emma Walton says

      July 04, 2016 at 12:39 pm

      Haha thanks Lisa 🙂

      Reply
  10. Lisa says

    July 04, 2016 at 4:34 pm

    YUM!!!! I'd eat this everyday! And to answer your question....no! There's no such thing as too much avocado!!

    Reply
    • Emma Walton says

      July 04, 2016 at 4:39 pm

      Haha I'm glad you agree Lisa 😀

      Reply
  11. Dahn says

    July 06, 2016 at 3:13 pm

    This counts as pizza in my book, it looks amazing and delicious

    Reply
    • Emma Walton says

      July 06, 2016 at 3:30 pm

      Glad you agree Dahn it really is delicious 😀

      Reply
  12. Aish says

    July 06, 2016 at 3:21 pm

    I love chicken and I love avocado. Will definitely try this recipe

    Reply
    • Emma Walton says

      July 06, 2016 at 3:30 pm

      Oh you must Aish! Let me know what you think!

      Reply
  13. Bintu - Recipes From A Pantry says

    July 06, 2016 at 3:23 pm

    I've never really thought about putting avocado on a pizza but how nutritious.

    Reply
    • Emma Walton says

      July 06, 2016 at 3:31 pm

      Once you try it you'll ask yourself why you didn't sooner! You must give it a go Bintu 🙂

      Reply
  14. Sarah Sears says

    July 06, 2016 at 3:44 pm

    Yes, I'm bored of my current pizza toppings!!! And I can't seem to get enough of avocado at the moment so this is the perfect pizza for me! Thanks for sharing. P.S. I love the idea of revising your photos, I hope to do this when I get my new camera

    Reply
    • Emma Walton says

      July 06, 2016 at 4:19 pm

      Thanks Sarah 🙂 I'm glad you enjoyed the old pics 😛 definitely give this pizza a try and let me know what you think 🙂

      Reply
  15. Sarah @ Champagne Tastes says

    July 08, 2016 at 1:52 pm

    This is totally a real pizza! Also it sounds DELICIOUS!!! I hadn't thought of using avocado instead of tomato sauce, but as I am avocado obsessed, I always have a stock of avocados in different stages of ripeness (to prevent the disaster that would happen if I didn't have a ripe avocado on hand). This sounds so crazy good- I'm going to start using a guac base on occasion!!!

    Reply
    • Emma Walton says

      July 08, 2016 at 2:10 pm

      Hahaha Sarah you sounds just like me!!! I have them all lined up in order of ripeness 🙂 I promise you'll love this. Give it a try and let me know what you think x

      Reply
  16. Pat says

    July 08, 2016 at 2:04 pm

    Oh, I really like this pizza! Especially the quick-fix idea of using flat bread. 🙂

    Reply
    • Emma Walton says

      July 08, 2016 at 2:12 pm

      Thanks Pat - I'm all about making life easier 😉 so long as the food still tastes GREAT!

      Reply
  17. Elizabeth says

    July 12, 2016 at 11:03 am

    OOoh I am loving the sound of this! I need this on my plate soon!

    Reply
  18. Michele @ Flavor Mosaic says

    July 12, 2016 at 12:44 pm

    It looks so easy and delicious.

    Reply
    • Emma Walton says

      July 12, 2016 at 12:54 pm

      Thanks Michele 🙂

      Reply
  19. Catherine says

    July 12, 2016 at 1:02 pm

    This looks and sounds so good! I love all the flavors and ingredients. xo, Catherine

    Reply
    • Emma Walton says

      July 12, 2016 at 1:11 pm

      Hey Catherine thanks for stopping by. Glad you like it!

      Reply
  20. cakespy says

    July 18, 2016 at 11:31 am

    duuuuuuude if I was at a restaurant right now I would order this. I am not at a restaurant however, so I will just start to dream of buying the ingredients so I can make this for dinner! Beauty!

    Reply
    • Emma Walton says

      July 18, 2016 at 11:42 am

      Hahah thank you so much :p best response to a recipe ever 🙂 you should definitely go out and buy the ingredients RIGHT NOW! You don't wanna miss out on this...

      Reply
  21. Margot Brown says

    October 01, 2021 at 1:32 am

    What a stroke of genius to pre bake the pizza base! Turned a great pizza into a phenomenal onE! Why is lateral thinking so hard?

    Reply
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