BBQ Chicken Pizza

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Ingredients

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
  • ½ cup favorite BBQ sauce a spicy−sweet sauce works best 2 Tbs. shredded smoked Gouda cheese
  • 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
  • ¼ small red onion sliced into 1/8−inch pieces
  • 2 Tbs. chopped fresh chopped fresh cilantro

Instructions

  • To make BBQ Chicken:
  • In a large frying pan, cook the chicken in olive oil over
  • medium−high heat until just cooked, 5 to 6 minutes. Do not overcook. Set aside in the refrigerator until chilled through. Once chilled, coat the chicken with 2 Tbs. BBQ sauce; set aside in the refrigerator.
  • To make the pizza:
  • Place the pizza stone in the center of the oven and preheat to 500 degrees F. for one hour before cooking pizzas.
  • Use a large spoon to spread 1/4 cup BBQ sauce evenly over the surface of the prepared dough within the rim. Sprinkle 1 Tbs. smoked Gouda cheese over the sauce. Cover with 3/4 cup shredded mozzarella.
  • Distribute half the chicken pieces evenly over the cheese (approximately 18 pieces). Place approximately 18 to 20 pieces of red onion over the surface. Sprinkle an additional 1/4 cup mozzarella over the top of the pizza. 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. When the pizza
  • is cooked, carefully remove it from the oven; sprinkle 1 Tbs. cilantro
  • over the hot surface. Slice and serve.
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Course Chicken / Pizza / Poultry