Why You’ll Love This Recipe
Restaurant-quality results at home. This BBQ chicken pizza has an amazing flavor–you won’t believe it’s homemade (and so easy too). Customizable! I had a lot of fun playing with the flavors, but you can get even more creative. Ranch dressing, jalapeno, caramelized onions, and pineapple are also great toppings on this pizza! Can be made on a homemade or pre-made crust. I include instructions for both below. Fun alternative to classic pizza sauce and mozzarella cheese. If you want to switch things up even more, try my buffalo chicken pizza!
I first mentioned this BBQ chicken pizza years ago in my homemade pizza dough post. Since then, so many of you have made your own versions and absolutely loved them. Today, I’m finally sharing mine! It starts with a BBQ chicken base and is topped with plenty of cheese, onions, peppers, and bacon before going into a hot oven. Once the cheese is bubbly and the crust is golden, it’s ready to slice and enjoy. I think you’re going to like this one just as much as my family does 😋
Ingredients
Today’s recipe uses less than 10 ingredients! Here’s what you need to make it.
Pizza dough. You can use a pre-made dough (or crust!), but I personally like to make my own. Sourdough pizza crust would also be great here! Since we’re loading the crust with toppings, I like to par-bake it to keep the dough sturdy rather than soggy. Veggies. Including onion (I like red onion), red bell pepper, and scallions. I like to thinly slice my onion and pepper so they are easy to bite on the pizza. Bacon. You can obviously leave this out if you don’t like bacon, but I always include it. The smoky flavor pairs with the BBQ sauce so well! You can use pre-cooked bacon, or just cook your bacon in the oven. BBQ sauce. Use your favorite BBQ sauce (or my homemade BBQ sauce). Note that different sauces give different flavor, so pay attention to the label and ingredients before you add it (just make sure it’s a sauce that you know you enjoy the flavor of!). Cheese. I tried making this pizza with a variety of different cheeses, blends and single cheeses (like Colby jack, gouda, smoked gouda, all mozzarella, cheddar, etc.); however, I enjoyed a blend of mozzarella and Monterey jack the best. As usual, I recommend you shred your own cheese for the best melting and cheese pulls!
SAM’S TIP: My slow cooker shredded chicken works perfectly in this recipe! It’s so easy to make too. I recommend setting it up in your crockpot in the morning so you can have it ready for dinner. You can also use rotisserie chicken or pre-cooked chopped chicken. Remember, this is just an overview of the ingredients I used and why. For the full recipe please scroll down to the bottom of the post!
How to Make BBQ Chicken Pizza
SAM’S TIP: I like to top my pizza with chopped scallions, but cilantro would be tasty too! This pizza would go great with a side of maple bacon brussel sprouts! Yum! Enjoy! Let’s bake together! Subscribe to my newsletter to be notified of all the newest recipes, and find my free recipe tutorials on YouTube 💜
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