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The coq au vin pizza on a wooden cutting board with parsley and mushrooms around it.
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Coq Au Vin Pizza

Let's upgrade our pizza game and get fun and creative with a pizza recipe like no other! This coq au vin pizza uses leftover coq au vin sauce to make a delicious, rich red wine base topped with gooey mozzarella, buttery mushrooms, braised chicken and fresh red onions. With that unique, flavorful red wine sauce, there's no other pizza like this.
Course Main Dishes
Cuisine French-Italian
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings 1 (10-inch) pizza
Calories 540kcal

Equipment

  • Pizza stone

Ingredients

  • 1 cup coq au vin sauce (see notes)
  • 4 tablespoons butter divided
  • 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 3 ounces sliced mushrooms
  • ½ pound pizza dough homemade or store-bought (see notes)
  • Cornmeal for dusting
  • 2 cups grated mozzarella (see notes)
  • cup leftover coq au vin chicken or rotisserie chicken
  • ¼ cup sliced red onion
  • 1 egg yolk (see notes)
  • ½ tablespoon water
  • Fresh chopped parsley for garnish, optional
  • Parmesan cheese for garnish, optional

Instructions

  • If using dough stored in the refrigerator, place on a lightly floured surface, gently press into a 5-inch flat circle and cover with plastic wrap about two to three hours before you plan to bake the pizza. However, if you made your dough right away and it's already risen and come to room temperature, you're ready to skip straight to step 2. 
  • About 45 minutes to an hour before baking, place a pizza stone in the cold oven and turn the heat to 500 degrees. If you don't have a pizza stone, you can use a large upside-down baking sheet and preheat for 30 minutes, though a pizza stone is recommended for best results.
  • Pour the coq au vin sauce into a microwavable bowl or measuring cup. Heat until the mixture is warm and stir.
  • In a skillet over medium heat, melt two tablespoons of butter. Whisk in flour and cook for about three minutes. Continue to whisk constantly. Pour in coq au vin sauce and whisk until smooth and thickened. Remove from heat.
  • Also in a skillet, melt the remaining two tablespoons of butter. Stir in the mushrooms to coat with butter and cook until golden, about four to five minutes. Remove from heat.
  • Hand stretch the dough using the bed of your fingers rather than your finger tips to pat the dough outward toward the edge. Don’t pat in the center of the dough, or you’ll get limp pizza. Really focus on staying outside of the center and work toward the edge. After you work the dough, grab the edge of the pizza and lift it in the air. Allow it to quickly hang down and keep rotating the pizza crust through your fingers to allow the rest of the pizza to have a chance to hang. Do not use a rolling pin to shape and flatten. The dough is stretched when it’s 10 inches in diameter. If any holes form, pinch the dough back together.
  • Coat a pizza peel or the back of a parchment paper-covered baking sheet with cornmeal and place the hand-stretched dough on top. Adjust the shape if necessary.
  • Spread ¼ cup of coq au vin sauce on the dough, leaving an edge for the crust. Use the remaining sauce to make additional pizzas or for a tasty dipping sauce for your crust. Top with mozzarella and then add the mushrooms, chicken and red onions. Whisk together the egg yolk and water and brush on the crust. Transfer to the hot pizza stone.
  • If using parchment paper to transfer the pizza, bake for two minutes, remove the parchment paper and then continue to bake for six to eight minutes. If using a pizza peel with no parchment paper to transfer the pizza directly to the stone, bake for eight to 10 minutes.
  • Remove from oven and let the pizza set for about five minutes. Cut into slices and top with fresh parsley and Parmesan if desired. Enjoy!

Notes

  • When storing the coq au vin sauce prior to making this pizza, you can refrigerate it if you plan to use it within or few days or freeze it if you don't plan to use it right away. If freezing, make sure you thaw first.
  • While I highly recommend my make-ahead beer pizza dough, most grocery stores sell fresh pizza dough in the section where you can find freshly prepared soups, salads and meals. If you can't find it, ask someone at the deli counter.
  • Nutritional information is only an estimate. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed.

Nutrition

Serving: 0.5pizza | Calories: 540kcal | Carbohydrates: 5g | Protein: 31g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Cholesterol: 84mg | Sodium: 608mg