Austrian Chicken Schnitzel Pizza

Austria's culinary calling card is the schnitzel, so naturally this pizza loads up a crispy breaded chicken breast with mascarpone and tomato sauce. It sounds indulgent because it is - the crunch of the breaded chicken against the soft mozzarella and creamy mascarpone is genuinely excellent. Think of it as Austria's answer to the chicken parmesan.

Originally created as the Austria entry for DeliVita's Euro 2024 pizza series, the key here is using a pre-cooked schnitzel so it stays crispy. If you tried to cook raw breaded chicken in 90 seconds at 450 degrees, you would get charcoal on the outside and raw chicken in the middle.

Ingredients

• 1 pizza dough ball
• Flour for dusting
• 50g tomato pizza sauce
• 100g fresh mozzarella, torn
• 50g mascarpone
• 1 cooked breaded chicken breast, sliced into strips
• Olive oil
• Salt and pepper

Method

1. Fire your pizza oven to 400-450 degrees.
2. Stretch the dough to about 12 inches on a well-floured surface.
3. Spread the tomato sauce over the base, leaving a border for the crust. Scatter the mozzarella and drizzle with olive oil.
4. Dot the mascarpone across the surface in small spoonfuls. Arrange the sliced chicken schnitzel strips on top. Season with salt and pepper.
5. Slide into the oven and cook for 60-90 seconds, turning frequently. The mascarpone should melt into golden pools and the chicken should warm through with crispy edges.