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BBQ Chicken Pizza Recipe

BBQ chicken pizza is an all-time favorite of every pizza lover in town. This delicious pizza is generally made with homemade dough, barbeque sauce, chopped chicken, onions, and plenty of cheese.

Let’s take a look together at how you can make this delicacy at home with your friends and family.

The ingredients in this recipe yield 8 servings, or 8 slices of pizza.

Ingredients

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This pizza recipe is pretty simple and straightforward. Here’s the list of ingredients needed to make this dish:

  • Pizza dough of your choice or store-bought pizza crust
  • 2 cups of chopped cooked chicken breast
  • ½ a cup of thinly sliced red onions
  • ¾ cup of BBQ sauce of your choosing
  • 2 cups of shredded mozzarella cheese
  • ½ a cup of fresh cilantro chopped
  • 1-2 teaspoons of olive oil

Instructions

  1. To begin, marinate the chicken in half of the barbecue sauce. It just takes approximately 2 hours to marinate, but you can absolutely leave it longer if you want to.
  2. Then, preheat your oven to 350°C when you’re ready to cook the pizza.
  3. Cook the chicken in a saute pan with a little olive oil while the oven heats up.
  4. Stretch the dough out onto a pizza pan once it has been prepared and proofed. You can follow our guide on how to stretch the dough by hand if you’re confused about how to proceed with this step.
  5. Brush the formed dough lightly with olive oil to prevent the pizza toppings from making the crust soggy.
  6. Spread your preferred BBQ sauce, shredded chicken, and thinly sliced onion on top of the dough.   
  7. Bake it for 15-17 minutes at 475°F. 
  8. Make sure the rack is in the lowest third of the oven to get a crisp crust. To ensure uniform cooking, rotate the pizza halfway through.
  9. Bake until the cheese is melted and bubbling, and the crust is golden brown.
  10. Remove the pizza from the oven and sprinkle the cilantro on top.

What do I need to make this pizza? 

Here are some of the basic things you will need to make this delicious pizza at home:

Does BBQ chicken pizza have tomato sauce?

BBQ chicken pizza with Tomato sauce
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Some people like to mix their sauces while making this pizza. The most common combination of sauces used is usually tomato and BBQ sauce. The reason behind this is to give the sauce a richer flavor and to also decrease the sweetness that comes with the barbeque sauce. 

Hence, it is entirely up to your taste buds whether the tomato sauce goes in your pizza or not.

How many calories does a BBQ chicken pizza have?

Per serving of a BBQ chicken pizza is around 385 calories. Do note that calories vary depending on the amount of toppings you put on your pizza.

What pizza toppings go well with chicken?

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There are many different toppings that will go well with a chicken pizza, which are:

  • Pineapple 
  • Bacon 
  • Garlic 
  • Bell peppers
  • Gorgonzola cheese
  • Mushroom 
  • Pesto 
  • Basil 
  • Pickled jalapeno
  • Olives 

Conclusion

This pizza is one of the easiest meals to make at home. Give it a try this weekend to see how tasty it is making your own BBQ pizza instead of buying it out. To make your pizza making experience better and easier, you can try out Gyber’s pizza oven. Our oven is not only lightweight but since it is portable, it’s easy to clean. This oven heats up quickly and cooks your pizza evenly.

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