Homemade pizza crust topped with nutty, vibrant pesto, curry chicken, caramelized onions, kale, and tons of cheese. Your soon-to-be favorite pizza! 
Pizza for breakfast? You guys, I just can’t handle that. Until now. Why the change of heart? I had dough thawing in the freezer for 2 days and needed to use it up before a whirlwind weekend trip. Can’t waste pizza dough goodness! So it became breakfast. (You might notice the scrambled eggs I added on top for an extra protein punch.)
This hearty, nutritious vibrant pesto pizza with curry chicken, greens, and mozzarella was our Saturday morning treat. OMG! The smell wafting from the oven was enough to convince my late sleeping husband to roll out of bed.
Now, there are a few ways to go about making this pesto pizza. You could buy the crust, the pesto sauce, and stir together some chicken breast with your favorite jar of curry sauce and call it a day.
Or… you can make it from scratch. I recommend the latter.Making pesto is a five-minute life changing experience. Trust me, once you’ve had homemade pesto, you’ll never go back! Start with this quick and easy pesto recipe. All you need is a small food processor like this one, which has lived on my counter this past month. #pestoaddition
Next, you’ll need about a cup of shredded curry chicken. We scarfed down Crockpot Chicken Tikka Masala for dinner the night before and used the leftovers as a topping for the pesto chicken pizza. The contrasing flavor bursts between the nutty pesto and the spicy curry was a flavorfest I won’t soon forget. SOOO good guys!
Lastly, you’ll need pizza dough. I used Bobby Flay’s pizza dough recipe. It makes two thin pizza crust pizzas. One for now, one to freeze for later.
I’ll be honest, most of the time I don’t use a recipe for my dough. I’ve made it enough times to knead it in my sleep. Promise I’ll measure it out and share it with you soon!
Got an extra 10 minutes and a sweet tooth? Whip up a quick batch of raw dark chocolate brownies for dessert!)
Let’s get this pizza baking!
- 1 cup pesto
- 1 cup curry chicken
- 1-12" pizza dough
- 1 large onion, sliced thin
- 2 cups mozzarella
- 1 cup kale or your favorite greens
- 3 eggs, scrambled (optional)
- 2 tablespoons cornmeal, optional for keeping pizza from sticking to pan
- Preheat oven to 475F. Place a rack in the lower third of your oven.
- Sprinkle cornmeal evenly into pizza pan. Roll out dough and place in pan to rise for 15 minutes.
- Meanwhile, saute onion in 1 tablespoon olive oil over medium low heat until just golden brown. Add the kale and heat just until wilted. Remove from heat.
- Spread a thin layer of pesto over pizza dough. Top with onion and greens mixture, chicken, and finally, mozzarella.
- Bake 12-15 minutes until crust is golden brown. Wait 5 minutes before slicing.
- Devour. Repeat weekly!
What’s your family’s favorite bogus pizza topping? Fill us in below!
Ooooh! This looks really good. I love curry chicken but would never have thought to make it as a pizza. And for breakfast? Back to college days there! LOL. Saving this recipe. Thanks!
I know what you mean, Jacqui! I’d have never considered curry chicken on a pizza either. Just so happened to be in the fridge and made the whole pie mad delicious! Thank you so much for taking time to stop by.
I love a good DIY pizza and this one sounds amazing!! I may need to try this recipe soon!!
Hope you give it a whirl, Ricci! It’s pretty incredible.
I absolutely love pesto on pizza! Seriously, all pizza should be made with Pesto, so much yum in one place!
Yes, yes, yes! Don’t get me wrong, Debra, I do love a good homemade marinara too, but when I’m really “in the pizza zone” I need pesto. When I’m having a lazy day I sometimes just drizzle the crust with olive oil and grate garlic over it. Also good, but the basil…oh the basil!
The pizza toppings in this recipe is something I have never tried before. I think my family will love this. Who said pizza is junk food? Oh no, not with all those greens, and chicken and cheese! Thanks for the recipe. I am making this the soonest!
Yes! I always try to add some healthy toppings to our pizzas, even if it means a “leftovers” pizza with broccoli and black beans.
This looks beyond delicious, why do I read recipes in the middle of the night when I can’t cook? So trying this. Thanks. Stopping by from #MommyMondayBlogHop
I know what you mean, Karen. It always seems that the most sumptuous dessert recipes show up in my Pinterest feed late at night.
This pizza looks really good and yes, I would eat pizza for breakfast! I also like your Chicken Tikka Masala recipe and am going to make that this week!
Great! I might make the Chicken Tikka Masala this week too. It’s delish.
Yummy! We just love pizza too much (any flavor but not with spicy). I want try doin’ homemade pizza too, so maybe gonna look up with this recipe. Thanks.
Oooh, I love the combo of pizza and curry chicken. This sounds like a delicious recipe that would be perfect for any weeknight at home. Im totally making this!
Enjoy, Jenn! It’s a real party for your tastebuds.
Love this breakfast pizza! It looks so tasty! I’ll need to try out this recipe!
I love pizza and this recipe is no exception. Will definitely be trying this at home. Besides, I’ve never had curry.
This look so good and easy to make. Adding to my weekly meal plan, thanks!
YUM! Pesto makes everything better! I’ve been wanting to make pizza from scratch, but I just haven’t gotten around to it yet!
Breakfast pizza is definitely something I can get on board with. Especially when it involves pesto!!
Hehe, yes, this breakfast pizza was monumental in my family- my kids’ first pizza for breakfast! It was incredible. Can’t wait to make it again. Thanks so much for stopping by this week, Chelsea!
This sounds like a delicious pizza to make at home. I love pesto and need to try and apply it to more thingslike pizza.
Wow, this sounds so delicious! I had never though of putting curry chicken on a pizza before. I’m looking forward to trying it out!
Erin, I hope you enjoy this pizza as much as my family did. Yes, curry isn’t a traditional pizza topping, but it sure amps up the flavor!
I have bookmarked it. It looks beautiful & delicious