BBQ Chicken Pizza

BBQ chicken pizza is made with a fabulous homemade pizza crust, tender chicken, cheeses & your favorite BBQ sauce! Homemade pizza is the best and this recipe is loaded with fantastic flavors!

Prep Time1 20

Cook Time10

Total Time1 30

Course: Main Dish, Pizza

Cuisine: American

Keyword: BBQ Chicken Pizza

Servings:

Calories: 582kcal

Author: Jessica & Nellie

Ingredients

Pizza Dough

3 ½ cups all purpose flour
1 ½ cups warm water
2 TBSP olive oil
2 ½ tsp active dry yeast or instant yeast!
1 tsp brown sugar
1 tsp salt

Toppings

3 cups diced cooked chicken divided
2 cups BBQ sauce divided
4 cups shredded mozzarella cheese divided
½ cup Parmesan cheese divided
½ cup red onion thinly sliced, divided
Cilantro

Instructions

To Make the Pizza Dough

Start by dissolving your yeast and brown sugar in a large mixing bowl. Allow it to sit and rest for 10 minutes so that the yeast can bloom.
Then, stir in the oil and salt.
Next, mix in 2 ½ cups of flour until well combined.
Then, turn the dough out onto a clean and well-floured surface.
Knead the dough into the flour, gradually adding in a small amount of flour as necessary until the dough is no longer sticky.
After that, place the dough into a well-oiled bowl and cover the top with a cloth. Allow the dough to rest and rise for about an hour or until doubled in size.
Once the dough has set, punch down the dough and then form it into a tight ball. Allow the dough to relax for about a minute before rolling it out into a pizza shape.

BBQ Chicken Pizza Toppings

Preheat your oven to 450 degrees F.
Slice the chicken into small bite-sized strips and place them into a medium sized skillet preheated over medium-high heat. Cook for about 5 minutes or until the chicken begins to brown.
Then add ⅓ cup of your BBQ sauce of choice to the chicken. Cook for an additional 2 minutes or until the sauce is glazed onto the chicken and the chicken is fully cooked through.
Slice 1/4 of an onion into small pieces, set aside.

Assemble the pizza

On a parchment lined cookie sheet or on a pizza pan, roll out your dough into a circle.
Spoon 1 cup of your BBQ sauce over the top of the dough and spread it out, leaving about an inch of the crust uncovered around the edges.
Then, spread 1 cup of mozzarella cheese out over the top of the sauce.
Next, add the chicken & sliced red onions. Spread the chicken evenly over the pizza, along with the onions.
Sprinkle remaining cheese on top and if you have chosen to use parmesan cheese add that too.

Bake Pizza

Bake in the oven at 450 degrees F for 8-11 minutes or until the cheese has melted and the crust is a nice golden color.
Remove the pizza from the oven and let it sit for 5 minutes.
If desired, sprinkle the cilantro over the top for garnish.
Cut into 8 equal sized slices and serve. Enjoy!

Notes

Recipe yields 2 pizzas, or about 8 servings, 2 slices per person.

Note: If you like pineapple on pizza, add 1/2 cup pineapple tidbits! The flavors are incredible!

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