BBQ Chicken Pizza

Okay you guys, it’s been too long since I’ve posted a new pizza recipe and we can’t have that! Seeing that today is Pizza Friday it only makes sense that I share a new recipe for one of my favorite pizzas, BBQ Chicken Pizza!

I know there are probably a hundred BBQ chicken pizzas floating around on the web, but this one, well it takes the cake! Mmmmm cake…errr, pizza, we’re talking about pizza. Sorry I got a little distracted. I’ve been really cutting back on my sweets this week and starting the slow, sore, process of getting this body back into racing shape for the upcoming running season. You’d never know that prime running season was just a few months away with the way it’s been snowing here. Thanks to all the snow and ice I was only able to get outside once this week for a run. Luckily I’ve got my trusty dreadmill parked in the basement to keep these legs moving and punish me even on the coldest and snowiest of days.

Sorry about the running tangent, but I’ve been a little consumed by it this week. If you think about it though pizza and running kind of go together, because carbs! Carbs are definitely something my body craves when I’m doing hard workouts, and pizza, well it’s probably my favorite carb, next to cake of course!

So anyways, this BBQ Chicken Pizza…AMAZING! I mean who doesn’t like BBQ chicken? Crazy people, that’s who! There are so many things I love about this pizza. I love that the sauce is barbecue sauce and that the slices of chicken are also coated in the glorious sauce. I love that the cheese on this pizza is a combination of both regular and smoked mozzarella. I mean smoked cheese, barbecue sauce…hello they were made for each other!

The final toppings on this BBQ Chicken Pizza are a healthy dose of caramelized onions, because they taste so much better than raw onions, corn, fresh pineapple chunks, and a sprinkling of cilantro to finish it off when it comes out of the oven. The sweetness of the pineapple, corn, and caramelized onions goes perfectly with the smokey cheese and barbecue sauce. Self control is hard for me with this pizza and I’m pretty sure you’ll find yourself having the same problem as well. BUT it’s Pizza Friday and you worked hard all week, so go ahead and have another slice!

Yields 8 slices

BBQ Chicken Pizza

A delicious BBQ chicken pizza topped with caramelized onions, corn, pineapple, and cilantro!

15 minPrep Time

10 minCook Time

25 minTotal Time

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Ingredients

• 1 pound pizza dough, homemade or store bought
• 5 tablespoons barbecue sauce, divided
• 1/2 cup smoked mozzarella, shredded
• 1 cup part skim mozzarella, shredded
• 1 cooked chicken breast, thinly sliced
• 1/2 cup frozen corn, defrosted
• 1/2 of a red onion, thinly sliced
• 1/2 cup fresh pineapple, diced
• 2 tablespoons cilantro, chopped

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
2. Heat a medium sized skillet over medium high heat and spray generously with cooking spray or add a couple teaspoons of flavorless oil.
3. When the skillet is hot add in the thinly sliced onions and add a pinch of salt.
4. Reduce the heat to medium and cook the onions for about 8 minutes or until they have caramelized, then remove them from the heat.
5. Roll the pizza dough out on to a baking sheet sprayed with cooking spray or a pizza stone.
6. Measure out 3 tablespoons of barbecue sauce and spread it out evenly on top of the pizza dough.
7. Sprinkle both cheeses on top of the pizza dough.
8. In a small bowl toss the sliced chicken together with the remaining 2 tablespoons of barbecue sauce until the chicken is completely coated.
9. Add the sliced chicken on top of the cheese.
10. Evenly distribute the remaining toppings on top of the pizza except for the cilantro.
11. Bake the pizza on the middle rack of the oven for 10-15 minutes or until the crust is golden and the cheese is bubbly.
12. Remove the pizza from the oven and sprinkle on the cilantro.
13. Slice into 8 pieces and serve.

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