BBQ Chicken Pizza
Updated June 23, 2023
- Total Time
- 30 minutes, plus time for pizza dough
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Ingredients
- 10ounces chicken breast or boneless, skinless thighs, cut into 1-inch pieces
- 1teaspoon kosher salt
- 3tablespoons olive oil
- ¼cup plus 2 tablespoons barbecue sauce
- 217-ounce balls pizza dough (see recipe)
- 8ounces fresh mozzarella, roughly sliced
- ½red onion, cut into ¼-inch slices
- 2ounces Gouda, roughly grated
- A few sprigs fresh cilantro, for garnish
Nutritional analysis per serving (2 servings)
2139 calories; 70 grams fat; 27 grams saturated fat; 0 grams trans fat; 28 grams monounsaturated fat; 10 grams polyunsaturated fat; 259 grams carbohydrates; 11 grams dietary fiber; 42 grams sugars; 111 grams protein; 4362 milligrams sodium
Note: The information shown is Edamam’s estimate based on available ingredients and preparation. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.
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Preparation
- Step 1
Heat oven to 500. Season the chicken with salt, and heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Toss the chicken into hot oil, and cook for about 5 minutes, shaking the pan occasionally, until you no longer see any pink. Add 2 tablespoons of barbecue sauce, and stir well, then set aside off the heat.
- Step 2
Working on two separate pieces of parchment paper, use your hands to stretch the 2 balls of dough into 2 rough circles, about 12 inches in diameter. Slide each piece of parchment paper onto a baking tray, and finish assembling pizza there: Drizzle with remaining olive oil, spread with remaining barbecue sauce, then evenly divide the mozzarella all over. Top with chicken pieces, red onion and finally Gouda.
- Step 3
Bake for 15 minutes, or until dough is cooked through and edges of the onion and cheese are just starting to color. Once the pizza is slightly cooled, season with salt and pepper and scatter with cilantro.
- To make your own barbecue sauce, mix ¼ cup ketchup with 2 tablespoons cider vinegar and 1 tablespoon brown sugar in a small saucepan over low heat. Add ½ teaspoon kosher salt, ½ teaspoon pimentón and ½ teaspoon garam masala. Stir until sugar is melted, and reserve.
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Comments
(Confession) Lazy girl recipe: dough from the supermarket, BBQ from a jar, leftover chicken, purple onion, fresh mozzarella, cilantro. Fast and still tastes GREAT!
Should this call for two 7oz balls of dough rather than two 17oz balls? I'm wondering whether that larger amount is a misprint because 17oz seems excessive for a 12" pizza. Also, the dough recipe this links to makes only about 11oz of dough for two 12" pizzas.
When my kids were young I made a great supermarket version of this that we had every couple of weeks - it was one of their favorites. Take a thin crust boboli pizza crust, spread with BBQ sauce, add some thin sliced red onions, shredded rotisserie chicken and top the whole thing with shredded (we used pepper jack) cheese and bake until hot and the cheese is melted. The whole thing takes just minutes to make and no mess to clean up.
I have made this pizza recipe many times and my family loves it. I use Roberta’s Pizza Dough recipe as my dough.
Some possible modifications that I enjoyed: use flatbreads instead of pizza dough, they’re less fussy. Just make sure to oil & bake the flatbread alone for about 10 minutes before you add toppings so it stays crispy. Lil chunks of cream cheese or goat cheese are a fun topping addition. If you’re spicy, pickled jalapeños work too!
Tasty but could use a little more kick. Either red pepper flakes or hot sauce. We topped with Truff hot sauce and it was superb!
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