Tuesday, February 12, 2013

BBQ Chicken Pizza

We absolutely love this! So easy and tasty! 


BBQ Chicken Pizza

Ingredients:
-Slow Cooked BBQ Chicken (recipe found here). I use 1 large breast for the whole piza. 
           *If you are in a rush you can always bake the chicken with some BBQ sauce.  If you do this, I would use a little more BBQ sauce on the actual pizza as as the flavor in the chicken won't be as strong as when slow cooked. 
- 1/4 cup of extra BBQ sauce.  I use Sweet Baby Ray's
-About half a red onion, sliced thinly
-About 2 Tablespoons of cilantro, minced 
-Whole Wheat Pizza Crust (Pillsbury has a great Artisan Style if you don't want to make your own). 
-About 1/4 cup of crumbled Blue Cheese or Gorgonzola
-About 1/2 cup of Mozzarella or a shredded cheese blend. 
**If you aren't a fan of the Blue Cheese, just omit this topping and use a little extra of a the cheese of your choosing.  
**I think it is important to remember not to cover the whole thing with layers of cheese.  You really don't need all that much to have great flavor! 

Directions:
-Preheat over to 375 and spray a baking sheet with non-stick spray. Roll out crust onto sheet. I tend to like it thinner but you can play around and see what you prefer. 

-Bake crust by itself for about 6-8 minutes.  Remove from over.  Using a spoon layer a very thin layer of BBQ sauce on partially cooked dough.  Next layer the chicken evenly on top of sauce.  Layer onion slices evenly on top of chicken.  Sprinkle evenly with all cheeses.  Lastly, sprinkle mixed cilantro on top. 

-Bake on middle rack of over for about 12-15 minutes depending on oven.  Chicken has already been cooked and crust has been partially cooked so you are really just wanted to let the crust finish up and cheese to melt. 

**This makes about 10 medium sized pieces of square pizza. You could also use a pizza stone for a more traditional look. 

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