Chimichurri Chicken Pizza

We’re actually starting with a frozen 4-cheese pizza; perfect for adding your own toppings. You can easily make your own pizza crust, like our gluten free mini pizza. But we found the most delicious frozen pizza EVER which cuts down the work substantially!

Frozen pizza? Yes! You probably won’t believe me when I tell you that THIS frozen pizza rivals fresh delivery pizza. If you’ve had frozen pizza that sadly disappoints (and who hasn’t), I’m here to reassure you that this one is undeniably delish! It was even featured on Better Homes and Gardens as a Costco favourite!

But here’s the real shocker. The best frozen pizza you can buy is actually also gluten free! Sabatasso’s is one of the few non-organic products we buy, but we really can’t help making an exception for it because it’s so good. If there’s a Costco in your region, give it a try!

Chimichurri Pizza BackStory

Shortly after we were married, Hubs and I we were planning on grilling steaks one weekend. Hubs’ and his coworkers always yak about their favourite recipes on break (who knew?). One of his coworkers mentioned that we have to try Chimichurri sauce and the next day he brought us a bottle of his home-made sauce to try. We loved its fresh herb and garlicky flavour, so when it was gone I made my own version.

Arriving home late one night, Hubs challenged me to a pizza cook-off competition. The rules were that we had to use whatever ingredients we had in the fridge. He grabbed his ingredients and I grabbed the Chimichurri sauce, some chicken and cheese. My creation was a hit with Hubs, who conceded victory to me. Nothing better than bragging rights! It was also a hit with the co-worker who originally gave us the sauce—and he even liked my chimichurri sauce better!

After one of my friends told me she applied for Recipe to Riches, I perfected this recipe and applied too. I called it ‘Chimi Chimi Bang Bang!’ because the flavour packs a punch!

guess the name caught someone’s attention because I was invited to compete! Up for grabs was a chance to have my recipe made into a commercial product for sale in the Canadian market! I was so excited, I even designed a t-shirt for friends and family there to cheer me on!

Well, to cut to the chase, we couldn’t make our recipes fresh on-site and heating up my pizza was a gong show. So unfortunately I didn’t get the opportunity to see my recipe manufactured for the masses ……but, now I get to share it with all of you!

No onto the recipe! No one wants soggy pizza, so here’s my best tip. After washing the herbs, spin them around in a salad spinner to dry them!

With authentic chimichurri, you’d never dream of pulverizing everything in a food processor. It would all be chopped by hand and left chunky, like a salsa. However, to make a chimichurri pizza sauce, the food processor is your friend.

Because they’re already so thin, we like to use chicken cutlets for this recipe so they cook really fast! However regular chicken is fine too. Just try to make the piece consistent when you cut them so it all cooks at the same rate.

I like to use a combination of butter and grapeseed oil to cook the chicken. It can tend to get dried out when cooked again on the pizza, so be sure not to overcook it in the pan.

I didn’t add parmesan in my original recipe but like the tanginess it adds in this version. I mix some into the chimichurri, but I also sprinkle some on top of the pizza as you’ll see further ahead.

Use a spatula to spread the chimichurri sauce out to the edges of the pizza. Since it’s frozen, the cheese won’t budge!

Add the chicken, then sprinkle a few tablespoons of parmesan over top.

In 12 minutes or so you’ll have a hot bubbling chimichurri pizza!

So what do you do with the rest of the sauce? We freeze it into cubes to use with steak and other dishes.

Wrap it tightly (or if your silicone tray has a lid, even better). Then put into the freezer. You can even thaw a few cubes and use it for your next chimichurri pizza.