If you haven’t tried BBQ chicken pizza yet, you’re in for a real treat. This Recipe For BBQ Chicken Pizza combines shredded chicken, sweet and smoky BBQ sauce, crispy bacon bits, and melted cheeses on a quick, easy homemade pizza dough. It’s a flavorful, satisfying alternative to takeout and can be ready in about 30 minutes.
Ingredients for BBQ Chicken Pizza
- Yeast
- Warm water
- Honey
- Salt
- Vegetable oil
- All-purpose flour
- BBQ sauce
- Mozzarella cheese, shredded
- Cooked chicken, shredded
- Bacon bits
- Parmesan cheese
- Cilantro, optional
Can I use store bought pizza crust?
Yes. While I like a quick homemade dough, a refrigerated store-bought crust works fine. Unroll it onto a greased baking sheet, shape to fit, poke holes with a fork, and bake 7–8 minutes before adding toppings. Then bake another 10–15 minutes until the cheese melts and the crust is lightly browned.
How to make BBQ Chicken Pizza
- In a stand mixer bowl, add the yeast and pour warm water over it, stirring to dissolve. Add honey, salt, oil, and flour. Mix until the dough clears the sides of the bowl. If you don’t have a stand mixer, combine and knead the dough by hand (vigorous kneading for about 30 strokes). Cover and let the dough rest while you preheat the oven and prepare toppings, about 10–15 minutes.
- Cook and shred two chicken breasts, or use one shredded rotisserie chicken for convenience.
- Lightly grease a sheet pan or round pizza pan. With greased hands, pull and shape the dough into a rectangle or circle and stretch it to fit the pan.
- Poke the dough with a fork and bake in a preheated 425°F oven for 8 minutes. Remove the crust and spread about 1¼ cups of BBQ sauce over it. Top with 2 cups shredded mozzarella, 1¼ cups cooked shredded chicken, ¾ cup bacon bits, and ½ cup grated Parmesan. Drizzle a little extra BBQ sauce on top.
- Return to the oven and bake an additional 15 minutes, or until the cheese is melted and the crust is golden. Sprinkle with chopped cilantro if desired and serve immediately.
Recipe For BBQ Chicken Pizza
April King
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Ingredients
Pizza Dough
- 1 Tbsp. yeast
- 1 cup warm water
- 1 tsp. honey
- 1 tsp. salt
- 2 Tbsp. vegetable oil
- 2 1/2 cups flour
Pizza Toppings
- 1 1/4 cup BBQ sauce
- 2 cups mozzarella cheese, shredded
- 1 1/4 cup chicken, cooked and shredded
- 3/4 cup bacon bits
- 1/2 cup parmesan cheese
- 1/4 cup cilantro, chopped (optional)
Instructions
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Using a stand mixer, add yeast and pour warm water over it, stirring to dissolve. If you don’t have a stand mixer, see notes below.
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Add honey, salt, oil, and flour. Beat until the dough pulls away from the sides of the bowl.
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Cover with a towel and let sit while you preheat the oven and prepare toppings.
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Preheat oven to 425°F and lightly grease a baking dish or sheet pan.
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Cook and shred two chicken breasts or shred a rotisserie chicken.
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After the dough has rested 10–15 minutes, shape it into a rectangle or circle and stretch to fit the pan.
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Poke the dough with a fork and bake 8 minutes.
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Remove crust and top with BBQ sauce, shredded mozzarella, chicken, bacon bits, and Parmesan. Drizzle more BBQ sauce if desired, then bake 15 more minutes until cheese is melted and crust is lightly browned.
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Sprinkle with chopped cilantro and serve immediately.
Notes
*Nutrition information is an estimate and should be used as a guideline only.
Nutrition
Calories: 358kcal
Carbohydrates: 42.5g
Protein: 16.5g
Fat: 12g
Sodium: 759mg
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