BBQ chicken pizza

No restaurant pizza compares to this easy homemade BBQ chicken pizza made with

BBQ sauce, mozzarella, chicken, red onions and cilantro on perfect homemade
pizza crust.

What’s your favorite type of pizza?  BBQ chicken might just be it for me, though I
do love traditional pepperoni and sometimes I’m in the mood to liven things up
with garlic ranch chicken or loaded jalapeño popper pizza.  My kids love getting
involved in the pizza making process and it’s a fun activity for our family on the
weekend. If we’re really ambitious we will even make homemade BBQ sauce.

We love making homemade pizza on the weekends because it’s easy, cheap, and
fun!  I save time by using a rotisserie chicken, but any cooked, shredded chicken
will work. (don’t put raw chicken on your pizza or it will not have enough time to
cook through). I used that saved time to make favorite homemade pizza dough, but
you could also use store-bought.

How to make BBQ chicken pizza:

Spread pizza crust dough with a thin layer of BBQ sauce. (I pre-bake my
homemade pizza dough for 6 minutes before adding toppings.)

Add cooked, shredded chicken to a bowl and cover it with BBQ sauce.

Top pizza with 1 cup of mozzarella cheese, sliced red onion, and shredded rotisserie
chicken.

Add remaining cup of cheese, and sprinkle with cilantro, to taste.

Bake at 450 f for 10 -15 minutes or until crust is golden brown and toppings are
bubbly.

Additional toppings ideas:

Pineapple tidbits

Bacon

Blue cheese

Gouda cheese

Jalapeños

Make ahead instructions:

You can prepare BBQ chicken pizza up to one day ahead of time. Roll out the dough
for the crust and bake for 6 minutes. Layer with toppings, cover well with plastic
wrap, and refrigerate until ready to bake.

Ingredients
▢dough for one large pizza

▢1 1/2 cups cooked chicken, shredded rotisserie or about 2 chicken breasts

▢2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese

▢1/2 cup barbecue sauce

▢1/4 large red onion very thinly sliced

▢fresh cilantro to taste

Instructions

Preheat your oven to 450 degrees f and prebake your pizza dough for 6 minutes.

Spread a thin layer of BBQ sauce on top of the pre-baked pizza crust. Then top with
a thin layer of mozzarella cheese and sliced red onion. 

Add shredded rotisserie chicken to a bowl and cover it with a few tablespoons of
BBQ sauce. Toss to combine. Spread chicken pieces over the pizza. 

Sprinkle another thin layer of cheese on top of the pizza, and add chopped cilantro,
to taste. 

Bake at 450 f for 10 -15 minutes or until crust is golden brown and cheese is
bubbly.

Notes

Make ahead instructions: you can prepare BBQ chicken pizza up to one day ahead
of time. Roll out the dough for the crust and bake for 6 minutes. Layer with
toppings, cover well with plastic wrap, and refrigerate until ready to bake.