Homemade bbq chicken pizza recipe

I’m already dreaming of Friday, so I’m going to launch a little quick pizza recipe on you! The BBQ chicken pizza is such a classic with its sweet, tangy and salty barbecue sauce, juicy chicken pieces, creamy cheese and tasty onions. But, after doing pizzas to live for a few years, I learned that there are so many other fun things that you can throw on your pizza! So continue to read to take the classic recipe below, as well as some of my other fun fillings that are going very well with these barbecue flavors.

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Easy recipe for bbq pizza chicken

Making your own bbq chicken pizza at home is not only easy, but it is much cheaper than ordering take -out dishes. In addition, you can customize it as you wish. If I lack time, I use roasted chicken, which I cut and mix with the barbecue sauce. You can even use canned chicken! If I have no chicken at hand, the black beans make an excellent sample for the budget (mixed with the spices and the sauce listed for the chicken). Anyway, you go out, homemade always victories.

BBQ Pizza Chicken

Get the BBQ Classic BBQ pizza recipe, as well as other fun fillings, you can add this pair with the barbecue well and make your pizza even more tasty. Step -by -step photos can be seen under the recipe card.

Fast bbq chicken *

• ½ teaspoon Smoked paprika ($ 0.05)
• ¼ teaspoon garlic powder ($ 0.02)
• ⅛ teaspoon salt ($ 0.02)
• ⅛ teaspoon black pepper (freshly cracked, $ 0.02)
• 1 chicken breast (boned, skinless (about ⅔ lb) $ 2.20 *)
• ½ Tablespoon cooking oil ($ 0.04)
• ¼ cup Barbecue sauce ($ 0.16 **)

Pizza

• 1 pizza dough ($ 0.62 ***)
• 4 Oz. Monterey Jack cheese (shredded, $ 0.98)
• ½ cup Barbecue sauce ($ 0.32)
• 1 Jalapeño (Sliced, (optional) $ 0.33)
• ¼ cup red onion (Sled, $ 0.11)

• In a small bowl, mix the smoked paprika, garlic powder, salt and pepper. Season the two sides of the chicken breast with the spices.

• Heat a skillet on the middle. Add the cooking oil and swirl to coat the surface of the pan. Add the seasoned chicken breast and cook for about 5-7 minutes on each side, or until the internal temperature of 165 ° F). Transfer the chicken to a clean cutting board.

• Let the chicken rest for about 5 minutes, then chop in small pieces. Add ¼ cup barbecue sauce to the chopped chicken and stir to coat the chicken in the sauce.

• Preheat the oven to 450ºF. Place the pizza dough or the crust prepared on a pizza pan, then spread about ½ cup of barbecue sauce on the surface.

• Add the cheese, barbecue chicken, jalapeños in slices and the pizza sliced ​​onion.

• Cook the pizza for 10 to 12 minutes, or until the crust and cheese are brown golden. Slice in 8 rooms and serve.

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*Instead of cooking fresh chickenYou can just season pre -cubic chicken as roast chicken Or canned chicken breast. Remains Grilled bbq chicken will work too!
**You can use any barbecue sauce you like. I’m not too picky with barbecue sauce, but I tend to love Baby brand Sweet Baby Ray. Personally, I prefer smoked barbecue sauces to some of the softer sauces. Today I got that Hickory smoke barbecue sauce of Kroger. I think it would be fun to try a BBQ SAUCE SPAIN or even a pineapple barbecue sauce.
***You can literally use any type of pizza dough or crust you like for this pizza of BBQ chicken. I used my classic Homemade pizza doughBut it would be fine on a thin and crisp pizza cruston French breadA Baked tortillaOr your favorite store bought in store gluten-free crust or cauliflower. The toppings listed here are sufficient for a pizza crust 14-16 “.

Portion: 2slicesCalories: 532.88kcalCarbohydrates: 54.03gProtein: 30.83gFat: 20gSodium: 2640.13MGFiber: 2.28g

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Season the chicken: Mélanger ½ cuillère à café de paprika fumé, ¼ cuillère à thé Assaisonner les deux côtés d’une poitrine de poulet désossée et sans peau (environ ⅔ ⅔ ⅔ ⅔ ⅔ ⅔ ⅔ ⅔ ⅔ ⅔ ⅔ ⅔ ⅔ ⅔ ⅔ ⅔ ⅔ ⅔ ⅔ LB) avec le mélange d’épices.

Cook the chicken: Heat ½ tablespoon of cooking oil in a pan on a means. Once hot, add the seasoned chicken and cook for about 5-7 minutes on each side, or until it is cooked (internal temperature of 165 ° F). You can also choose to make a bbq chicken with the slow cooker and use it to garnish your pizza.

Add the barbecue sauce: Transfer the cooked chicken to a clean cutting board. Let the chicken cool for a few minutes, then chop in small pieces. Add ¼ cup of barbecue sauce and stir to coat the chicken in the sauce.

Assemble the pizza: Preheat the oven to 450ºF. Place a pizza paste / crust prepared on a pizza, then spread ½ cup barbecue sauce on the surface of the dough.

Garnish the pizza with 4 oz. Grated monterey jack cheese and chopped bbq chicken.

Finally, add ¼ cup of sharp red onion and a jalapeño in slices (optional) to pizza.

Cook: Cook your bbq chicken pizza in the preheated oven for 10 to 12 minutes, or until the crust and cheese are brown brown. Slice in 8 rooms and enjoy !!

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