BBQ Chicken Pizza recipe

Ingredients for BBQ chicken pizza

BBQ Chicken Pieces

* 10 oz. boneless/skinless chicken breasts, cut into 3/4 inch cubes
* 1 Tbs. olive oil
* 2 Tbs. favorite BBQ sauce

For the Pizza:

* 1 recipe Thin Crust Dough
* Cornmeal, semolina, or flour for handling
* 1/2 cup favorite BBQ sauce (a spicy−sweet sauce works best)
* 2 Tbs. shredded smoked Gouda cheese
* 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
* 1/4 small red onion, sliced into 1/8−inch pieces
* 2 Tbs. chopped fresh chopped fresh cilantro

Procedure For BBQ Pizza


To make BBQ Chicken:

1. In a large frying pan, cook the chicken in olive oil over medium−high heat until just cooked, 5-6 minutes. Do not overcook.
2. Set aside in the refrigerator until chilled through.
3. Once chilled, coat the chicken with BBQ sauce; set aside in the refrigerator.

To make pizza:

1. Place the pizza stone in the center of the oven and preheat to 500 degrees F. for one hour before cooking pizzas.
2. Use a large spoon to spread BBQ sauce evenly over the surface of the prepared dough within the rim.
3. Sprinkle smoked gouda cheese over the sauce.
4. Cover with 3/4 cup shredded mozzarella.
5. Distribute the chicken pieces evenly over the cheese.
6. Place the pieces of red onion over the surface.
7. Sprinkle an additional 1/4 cup mozzarella over the top of the pizza.
8. Transfer the pizza to the oven; bake until the crust is crisp and golden and the cheese at the center is bubbly, 8 to 10 minutes.
9. When the pizza is cooked, carefully remove it from the oven; sprinkle 1 Tbs. cilantro over the hot surface.
10. Slice and serve the pizza.