Manchu Spiced Garlic Chicken Pizzettas

Courtesy of the Indigo Restaurant in Honolulu, Hawaii. These small pizzas feature sweet caramelized onions, spicy chicken, and mozzarella, Swiss and provolone cheeses. Refrigerated pizza dough is used here to simplify the recipe. Note: Chili-garlic sauce can be substituted for the Thai chili sauce if necessary. You can also sub chicken breast meat for the chicken thighs, if you desire.

• Ready In: 1 hr
• Yields: 4 pizzas

Ingredients

• 1⁄4 cup olive oil, plus
• 2  tablespoons olive oil
• 2  large onions, thinly sliced
• 3  tablespoons golden brown sugar
• 1 1⁄2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons  minced garlic, plus
• 1  tablespoon  minced garlic
• 1  lb boneless skinless chicken thighs, cut into 3/4-inch pieces
• 2  tablespoons  thai hot chili sauce
• 6  tablespoons  chopped fresh cilantro
• 20  ounces  tubes refrigerated  pizza dough
• 1  cup  shredded mozzarella cheese
• 1⁄2 cup  shredded swiss cheese
• 1⁄2 cup  shredded provolone cheese
• 3  large plum tomatoes, seeded, chopped (about 1 1/2 cups)

Directions

1. Heat 1/4 cup oil in heavy large skillet over high heat.
2. Add onions and sauté 5 minutes.
3. Reduce heat to medium-low and sauté until onions are dark brown, about 25 minutes.
4. Add sugar, vinegar and 1 1/2 teaspoons garlic; stir until liquid evaporates and onions are well glazed, about 2 minutes longer.
5. Season with salt and pepper.
6. Cool to room temperature.
7. Sprinkle chicken with salt.
8. Heat 2 tablespoons oil in another heavy large skillet over medium-high heat.
9. Add chicken and sauté 2 minutes.
10. Add remaining 1 tablespoon garlic and sauté 2 minutes.
11. Add chili sauce and sauté 1 minute.
12. Remove chicken from heat.
13. Stir in 3 tablespoons cilantro.
14. Preheat oven to 425°F.
15. Sprinkle 2 large baking sheets with flour. Stretch dough from 1 tube to 12x8-inch rectangle.
16. Cut crosswise in half, forming two 6x8-inch rectangles.
17. Cut off corners of each rectangle, forming oval.
18. Transfer dough to prepared baking sheet. Repeat stretching and cutting with remaining dough.
19. Bake until tops are light brown, about 8 minutes.
20. Mix mozzarella, Swiss and provolone cheeses in large bowl.
21. Sprinkle cheese mixture, tomatoes, onions, chicken and remaining 3 tablespoons cilantro over pizzas, dividing equally.
22. Bake pizzas until cheese melts, about 5 minutes longer.