Amazing BBQ Chicken Pizza – This pizza is made with delicious shredded BBQ chicken, barbecue sauce, melt in your mouth caramelized onions, and topped off with mozzarella cheese and a sprinkle of fresh cilantro.
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I linked up my favorite BBQ sauce recipe along with my homemade pizza dough recipe. If you have time, it’s definitely worth making!
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BBQ Chicken Pizza
makes one 12″ pizza or two 6″ pizzas
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Ingredients:
- 1 cup of your favorite BBQ Sauce
- 1 12″ pizza dough
- 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese shredded
- 2 chicken thighs
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1/4 tsp salt and pepper
- 1/4 cup red or white onion thinly sliced
- 1 tbsp butter
- 1 tbsp red wine vinegar
- Cilantro ( about 1 tbsp for sprinkling on top of your pizza) if desired
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Directions:
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- For the chicken: Lightly salt and pepper each side of the chicken thighs. Then, place the chicken in a saute pan over medium heat with 1 tbsp of olive oil. Cook the chicken for about 5 minutes on each side with the lid on to steam and ensure doneness of chicken. I found cooking the chicken with the lid on makes the chicken come out more tender and easier to shred while locking in the flavor of the chicken.
- Once the chicken is cooked through, place in a separate bowl and shred with two forks. Then toss in about 2 tbsp of BBQ sauce.
- In the same pan you cooked your chicken, toss in the sliced onion, red wine vinegar and butter. Cook on low for about 5 to 10 minutes or until onions begin to caramelize. Remove from heat.
- Line a baking sheet or pizza pan with parchment paper and roll out your dough into one 12″ pie or two 6″ pies.
- Sauce up your pizza! Toss your mozzarella cheese on top and then spread the chicken and onions on top of the pizza. Sprinkle with cilantro if desired.
- Bake pizza in preheated oven for about 13 minutes or until bottom of pizza is nice and golden.
BBQ Chicken Pizza
Ingredients
Ingredients:
- 1 cup of your favorite BBQ Sauce
- 1 12 " pizza dough
- 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese shredded
- 2 chicken thighs
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1/4 tsp salt and pepper
- 1/4 cup red or white onion thinly sliced
- 1 tbsp butter
- 1 tbsp red wine vinegar
- Cilantro about 1 tbsp for sprinkling on top of your pizza if desired
Instructions
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- For the chicken: Lightly salt and pepper each side of the chicken thighs. Then, place the chicken in a saute pan over medium heat with 1 tbsp of olive oil. Cook the chicken for about 5 minutes on each side with the lid on to steam and ensure doneness of chicken. I found cooking the chicken with the lid on makes the chicken come out more tender and easier to shred while locking in the flavor of the chicken.
- Once the chicken is cooked through, place in a separate bowl and shred with two forks. Then toss in about 2 tbsp of BBQ sauce.
- In the same pan you cooked your chicken, toss in the sliced onion, red wine vinegar and butter. Cook on low for about 5 to 10 minutes or until onions begin to caramelize. Remove from heat.
- Line a baking sheet or pizza pan with parchment paper and roll out your dough into one 12" pie or two 6" pies.
- Sauce up your pizza! Toss your mozzarella cheese on top and then spread the chicken and onions on top of the pizza. Sprinkle with cilantro if desired.
- Bake pizza in preheated oven for about 13 minutes or until bottom of pizza is nice and golden.
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