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Pizza de Frango com Catupiry with shredded chicken and cream cheese
Brazilian style pizza with chicken and soft cream cheese

Brazilian Chicken Pizza with Catupiry Cheese

Author: Flavelo
Recipes Main Courses Quick Meals
If Brazil has a national pizza, this is it. Catupiry is a soft, mild cream cheese originally created in Minas Gerais. The combination of shredded chicken breast and this creamy cheese is legendary. Traditionally, the Catupiry is piped over the pizza in a lattice or circular pattern, creating distinct creamy stripes that don't fully melt away during baking.
🕒 Prep Time 20 mins
🍳 Cook Time 15 mins
⌛ Total Time 35 mins
🍽️ Servings 4 servings
🔥 Calories 540 kcal
🌍 Cuisine Brazilian

Ingredients

Equipment Needed

  • Piping bag (or a ziplock bag with the corner snipped) for the cheese
  • Pot for poaching the chicken

Allergen Information

⚠️ Wheat
⚠️ Milk

Instructions

1 ✓

Poach the chicken breast in salted water until cooked through, then shred into fibers using two forks. You can mix in a small amount of tomato sauce to keep it moist.

Tip: Breast meat tends to dry out. Shredding it allows it to absorb more moisture and sauce.
2 ✓

Preheat your oven to 425°F (220°C). Spread the tomato sauce over the dough and top with the mozzarella.

Tip: The mozzarella acts as the base here; the star of the show is the cream cheese.
3 ✓

Distribute the shredded chicken evenly over the pizza. Fill a piping bag with the cream cheese and pipe a lattice pattern or spiral over the chicken.

Tip: The cream cheese protects the chicken from direct heat, keeping it juicy.
4 ✓

Top with a few green olives and sprinkle with oregano. Bake for 12-15 minutes.

Tip: It's ready when the ridges of the cream cheese start to brown slightly.

Recipe FAQ

What is a substitute for Catupiry?
Any plain, full-fat cream cheese spread or a mixture of mascarpone and cream cheese with a pinch of salt.

Ingredients

  • 1 lb Pizza Dough
  • 1/2 cup Tomato Sauce
  • 1 1/2 cups Shredded Mozzarella (for the base)
  • 1 cup Cooked Chicken Breast (shredded)
  • 5 oz Catupiry-style Cream Cheese (or softened cream cheese)
  • 2 tbsp Green Olives
  • 1 tsp Dried Oregano
  • 2 tsp Olive Oil