This deliciously simple BBQ Chicken Pizza combines your favorite BBQ sauce, rotisserie chicken, thinly sliced red onion, and oodles of melted mozzarella and cheddar cheese. Enjoy this easy pizza for movie night, game day, or pizza night.
Satisfy your cravings with this mouth-watering BBQ chicken pizza recipe. With simple ingredients and easy instructions, this recipe is perfect for a quick and delicious dinner. Pick up ready-made pizza dough and baked rotisserie chicken to prepare this pizza easily.
Ingredient Notes and Substitutions
See the complete list of ingredients on the recipe card below.
- Pizza Dough: Many grocery stores sell ready-made pizza dough, or you can make it from scratch.
- Chicken: Any cooked chicken works with this recipe. You can use grilled, poached, baked, or roasted chicken. I used rotisserie chicken because it is easy, convenient, and delicious.
- Barbecue Sauce: You can use any barbecue sauce you like, but I prefer one that is not too sweet and has a little kick, like Maull’s or Gates.
- Cheese: Mozzarella, cheddar, Monterey Jack, Pepper Jack, smoked cheddar, provolone, Parmesan, or Gouda cheese. If using Parmesan cheese, add about ¼ cup grated Parmesan with a mix of one or more other cheeses.
How to Make BBQ Chicken Pizza
This is a summary version; for the complete list of ingredients and instructions, please refer to the recipe card below.
- Pat the pizza dough out into a 12-inch circle. Prebake the crust in a preheated oven. Let the pizza dough cool for a few minutes.
- In a medium bowl, stir the diced chicken breast with barbecue sauce and set aside.
- Spread the barbecue sauce on the dough and sprinkle the mozzarella cheese on top.
- Sprinkle the pizza with the diced chicken that was set aside. Top with red onions and pepperoncinis. Sprinkle with cheddar and Monterey Jack cheese.
- Bake for 13-15 minutes or until the cheese is melted and the crust is golden brown. Sprinkle with the chopped cilantro.
Preparation Tips
- Remove the dough from the packaging and place it in an olive oil-coated bowl. Cover the bowl with a towel and place it in a warm area of the kitchen (but not in direct heat). Let the dough warm for a couple of hours, flipping the dough halfway through the warming period.
- Slice the red onion thinly. I like to use my mandoline for this task.
- Let the pizza cool for 5 minutes before cutting so the ingredients do not slide.
Perfect Pairings
- Salad: Italian chopped salad or Olive Garden copycat salad.
- Pasta: Parmesan pasta, angel hair pasta, or Boursin cheese pasta.
- Soup: Minestrone, French onion soup, or creamy mushroom soup.
BBQ Chicken Pizza
An easy BBQ Chicken Pizza made with ready-made pizza dough, rotisserie chicken, and barbecue sauce. A quick and easy meal that the whole family will enjoy over and over again!
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Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 529kcal
Ingredients
- 1 lb. pizza dough homemade or store-bought
- 1 heaping tablespoon cornmeal
- 2½ cups diced cooked chicken
- ⅔ cup barbecue sauce
- ¼ medium red onion thinly sliced (see notes)
- ⅓ cup sliced pepperoncinis
- 1½ cups shredded mozzarella cheese
- ½ cup shredded cheddar cheese
- ½ cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
- Sprinkle the cornmeal on a pizza stone or pizza pan. Pat the pizza dough out into a 12-inch circle. Prebake the pizza crust for 5-6 minutes in the preheated oven. Let the pizza dough cool for a few minutes.
- In a medium bowl, stir the diced chicken with ⅓ cup barbecue sauce and set it aside. Spread the dough with the remaining ⅓ cup barbecue sauce and sprinkle with the mozzarella cheese. Sprinkle the pizza with the diced chicken.
- Top with red onions and pepperoncini. Sprinkle with cheddar and Monterey Jack cheese.
- Bake for 13-15 minutes or until the cheese is melted and the crust is golden brown. Sprinkle with the chopped cilantro. Let the pizza cool for a few minutes before slicing.
Notes
- Store leftovers in an airtight container or zipper storage bag in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. Fewer days, depending on how old your chicken was. Reheat in the microwave at reduced power or on the stove.
- First, cool completely, then wrap the individual slices in plastic wrap, place them in a zipper freezer bag, and freeze for up to 3 months. When ready to eat, remove as many slices as you like and thaw in the fridge overnight. Reheat in the microwave at reduced power until warm or on the stove, covered with aluminum foil, at 375 degrees for about 10 minutes.
Nutrition
Calories: 529kcal | Carbohydrates: 51g | Protein: 36g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 96mg | Sodium: 1310mg | Potassium: 284mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 16g | Vitamin A: 449IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 300mg | Iron: 3mg
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Haridas s
What a fantastic looking BBQ chicken pizza and I love its overall texture. My sister will love this for sure.
Jupiter Hadley
This is a fantastic pizza – I do love a good comfort food. Thank you for sharing your recipe.
Karen
I am soooo excited to bake me a delicious pizza pie….the BBQ chicken pizza is my favorite. I can’t wait to make your recipe, can’t wait.
Beth Pierce
Thank you, Karen! Enjoy!
Rebecca Smith
BBQ Chicken is one of my favourite pizzas and this looks absolutely divine! I really should make more pizzas at home so I’m definitely giving this a try!
Beth Pierce
Thanks Rebecca! Enjoy!
Yolanda
This is so simple to put together and those flavours really do pack a punch! Homemade pizzas are so good – loved the BBQ chicken flavour!
Beth Pierce
Thank you, Yolanda!
Lisa
Yum! BBQ chicken pizza is one of my family’s favorites. The combination of smoky barbecue sauce, chicken, melted cheese, and red onions sounds absolutely delicious and perfect for an easy family dinner.
Sandy
I love the idea of prebaking the crust for a few minutes before adding the toppings. Using cornmeal to prevent sticking is such a great tip. The combination of barbecue sauce, mozzarella cheese, and diced chicken sounds like the perfect flavour combination. I can’t wait to try making this pizza for my next family dinner night. Thank you for sharing this recipe!
Beth Pierce
You are most welcome, Sandy! Enjoy! It is one of our favorite pizza recipes.
May
Great pizza recipe. It was easy to make and had so much flavor. The whole family ebjoyed it.
Nyxie
I love home made pizzas! We always make each other one each valentines day as a ‘romantic’ game. And each year we change it up. This year I made something similar to this and he made me a seafood one.
Lesa
Five stars for this delicious tasting pizza. Bonus, it is so easy to make!!!!