BBQ Chicken Pizza Recipe

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!

Course main meal pizza

Cuisine American

Keyword barbecue chicken recipe, bbq chicken pizza recipe, chicken barbecue pizza recipe, how to make barbecue chicken pizza, how to make bbq chicken pizza

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 20

Servings servings

Calories 529kcal

Author Beth Pierce

Ingredients

1 lb. pizza dough homemade or store-bought
1 heaping tablespoon cornmeal
2 ½ cups diced cooked chicken
⅔ cup barbecue sauce
¼ medium red onion thinly sliced (see notes)
⅓ cup sliced pepperoncinis
1 ½ 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 1/3 cup barbecue sauce and set it aside. Spread the dough with the remaining 1/3 cup barbecue sauce and sprinkle with the mozzarella cheese. Sprinkle the pizza with the diced chicken.
Top with red onions and pepperoncini. Sprinkle with the 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

Many grocery stores sell ready-made homemade pizza dough. Or make your own pizza dough from scratch.
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 hot). Let the dough warm for a couple of hours, flipping the dough halfway through the warming period.
You can use any barbecue sauce you like, but I prefer a sauce that is not too sweet with a little bit of a kick, like the taste of Maulls or Gates barbecue sauce.
Any cooked chicken works with this recipe. You can use grilled chicken, poached chicken, baked chicken, or roasted chicken. I use rotisserie chicken because it is easy, convenient, and delicious.
Slice the red onion thinly. I like to use my mandoline for this task.
Cheeses that work well with this recipe include mozzarella, cheddar, Monterey Jack, Pepper Jack, smoked cheddar, provolone, Parmesan, and Gouda cheese. If using Parmesan cheese, add about 1/4 cup grated Parmesan with a mix of one or more other cheeses.
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 in the stove.

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