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Butter Chicken Pizza Recipe

Modified: Apr 18, 2025 · Published: Aug 8, 2019 by Dannyelle Nicolle-Ramjist · This post may contain affiliate links · 3 Comments

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This easy butter chicken pizza recipe is made using frozen naan bread and jarred butter chicken sauce from the grocery store. It's quick and easy, and perfect for any butter chicken lover.

Butter chicken pizza recipe, made with frozen naan bread and jarred butter chicken sauce.
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  • Why We Love This Recipe
  • Butter Chicken Meets Pizza
  • Ingredients
  • Time Saving Shortcuts
  • Instructions
  • Frequently Asked Questions
  • More Chicken Recipe Ideas
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Why We Love This Recipe

  • We love butter chicken -so butter chicken + pizza = a match made in heaven!
  • It's made with frozen naan bread, and jarred sauce so it's very quick and easy to put together, even on a weeknight.

Butter Chicken is a real favourite around here... and so is pizza -check out our make-your-own pizza party and our favorite pizza dessert s'mores pizza.

Our family loves going out for authentic Indian food.  My husband is of Indian descent, and our local Indian restaurant is a regular stop for us.  My girls basically only order the butter chicken and have it with rice and naan bread.  It is so delicious and a real favorite food.

Butter Chicken Meets Pizza

When I saw a favourite frozen pizza brand offered a Butter Chicken Pizza we had to try it.  It quickly became a family favourite, until it was discontinued.  I was pretty sad the first time I noticed it had disappeared from the stores.

Butter chicken pizza with a drizzle of yogurt and fresh cilantro.

What's a girl to do?  

Make her own.  

And I have to say, our's turned out even better than the frozen one we used to buy!  

If you love butter chicken and also love traditional pizza, you should give our butter chicken pizza recipe a try.

Ingredients

See exact measurements in the recipe card.

Butter chicken pizza ingredients on a wood table.
Butter chicken pizza ingredients.
  • Frozen Naan Bread We used some shortcuts for our butter chicken pizza ingredients to make it a little quicker and easier to make.  Instead of using pizza dough, we used store bought frozen naan bread as the base which gives more authentic Indian flavor.  Look for the frozen naan bread or garlic naan in the freezer section of your grocery store.  
  • Butter Chicken For our butter chicken we used a jarred butter chicken sauce.  You could also use leftover butter chicken.  You do want to use a saucy butter chicken, because you will use the curry sauce as the pizza sauce for your naan pizza.  These little shortcuts help make this a doable at home weeknight meal.
  • Caramelized Onions Don't skip the caramelized onions in this recipe.  They add a wonderful sweetness to the pizzas.  The best way to make them is over a low heat so that they do not burn.  As they cook the natural sweetness from the onions intensifies and they go a beautiful golden brown color.  This process can take a while, but adding the brown sugar and worcestershire sauce speeds it up a little and creates a wonderful sweet and a little sticky final result.  
  • Yogurt We finished our pizzas with a little natural yogurt.  Indian curries are often served with natural yogurt, and it adds so much to these pizzas.  We tried it both with and without this topping and found it was so much better with.  It might sound like an unusual ingredient, but trust me, you need to try it.
  • Fresh Coriander We also like to add a sprinkle of fresh coriander leaves.  This adds some freshness and brightness to the dish.

Time Saving Shortcuts

I love that this recipe uses frozen naan bread and jarred sauce so it's quick and easy, and perfect for even a weeknight dinner.  Make it in about the same time it would take to order and pick up take out.

Butter chicken pizza on a cutting board.

Instructions

Frying pan of bite size uncooked chicken pieces.

Step 1: Prepare your butter chicken according to the directions on the sauce. Chop the chicken breast in bite size pieces. Cook the chicken pieces in 1 tablespoon of oil, on a medium-high heat, until cooked through.

    Butter chicken in sauce in a frying pan.

    Step 2: Next add the butter chicken sauce, and simmer. To make it more creamy, add heavy cream at the end.

      Sliced onions in a frying pan with brown sugar, ready to be caramalized.

      Step 3: To make the caramelized onions, begin by slicing the onion. Add 1 tablespoon of oil to a frying pan and saute over a medium to low heat. Add brown sugar and worsheshire sauce.

        Caramelized onion slices in a frying pan.

        Step 4: Cook until the onions are dark and sticky, taking care not to burn them.

          Making butter chicken pizza, adding cheese on a baking tray.

          Step 5: To assemble the pizzas, place the frozen Naan bread on a baking sheet. Divide the butter chicken between the four Naan breads. Now add the caramelized onions, dividing them evenly over the 4 pizzas. Top each pizza with ½ cup of grated mozzarella cheese.

            Butter chicken pizza with yogurt and cilantro on a cutting board.

            Step 6: Bake the pizza at 400 in a preheated oven, for about 10 min. until the cheese is melted and bubbling. Before serving top each pizza with chopped fresh cilantro, and a drizzle of yogurt. Enjoy!

              Frequently Asked Questions

              Can I use leftover butter chicken for this recipe?

              Yes, if you have leftover butter chicken from your favourite Indian restaurant this is a great way to use it up.

              Do you cook the chicken before you put it on the pizza?

              Yes, cook the chicken in a skillet and add the butter chicken jarred sauce to it, following the directions on the package. Once prepared add the cooked butter chicken to your pizza.

              Do I have to caramelize the onions before adding them to the pizza?

              We love the sweet flavor of the caramelized onions and think they add so much to this pizza. But if you're short on time you can leave them out.

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              Recipe

              Butter chicken pizza recipe, made with frozen naan bread and jarred butter chicken sauce.

              Butter Chicken Pizza

              Naan bread covered with creamy and spicy butter chicken, sweet caramelized onions, and fresh cilantro.
              5 from 2 votes
              Print Pin Rate
              Course: Main
              Cuisine: American, Indian
              Prep Time: 30 minutes minutes
              Cook Time: 10 minutes minutes
              Total Time: 40 minutes minutes
              Servings: 4 small pizzas
              Calories: 839kcal
              Author: Dannyelle Nicolle-Ramjist

              Ingredients

              • 4 frozen naan bread
              • 400 mL jar butter chicken sauce
              • 2 tablespoon olive oil
              • 3 large chicken breasts
              • 3 tablespoon heavy cream
              • 1 onion
              • 2 tablespoon brown sugar
              • ½ teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
              • 2 cups grated mozzarella cheese
              • ½ bunch fresh cilantro
              • ½ cup plain natural yogurt

              Instructions

              • Prepare your butter chicken according to the directions on the sauce. Chop the chicken breast into bite-sized pieces. Cook the chicken pieces in 1 tablespoon of oil, on a medium-high heat, until cooked through.
              • Next add the butter chicken sauce, and simmer according to the package directions. To make it more creamy, add heavy cream at the end.
              • To make the caramelized onions, begin by slicing the onion. Add 1 tablespoon of oil to a frying pan and saute over a medium to low heat. Add 2 tablespoon of brown sugar and Worcestershire sauce.
              • Cook until the onions are dark and soft, taking care not to burn them.
              • To assemble the pizzas, place the frozen Naan bread on a baking sheet. Divide the butter chicken between the four Naan breads. Add the caramelized onions, dividing them evenly over the 4 pizzas. Top each pizza with ½ cup of grated mozzarella cheese.
              • Bake the pizza at 400 in a preheated oven, for about 10 min. until the cheese is melted and bubbling. Before serving top each pizza with chopped fresh cilantro, and a drizzle of yogurt. Enjoy!

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              Notes

              Look for frozen naan bread in the freezer section of the grocery store.
              You could use leftover butter chicken for this recipe instead of making your own.

              Nutrition

              Serving: 1Servings | Calories: 839kcal | Carbohydrates: 63g | Protein: 57g | Fat: 39g | Saturated Fat: 17g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 20g | Cholesterol: 163mg | Sodium: 1069mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 16g
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              1. Dannyelle Nicolle-Ramjist says

                January 21, 2025 at 3:49 pm

                5 stars
                This pizza is so good, and perfect for any butter chicken lover!

              2. Fuji Sushi says

                November 06, 2019 at 9:18 pm

                My kids would go crazy for this!

              3. ramen near me says

                October 15, 2019 at 2:59 am

                Pinned and can’t wait to try this!

              5 from 2 votes (1 rating without comment)

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