While I love pizza all year round, it certainly seems to become more of a staple as the weather cools. Not only do we find ourselves ordering in more often, but pizza just seems like the perfect option when you’re sitting down to watch a football or hockey game. Even better is that there is now a yeast available for pizza crusts that doesn’t require a rise time so that you can have homemade pizza in two shakes of a lamb’s tail (more on that in a minute – the yeast, not the lamb). I have no idea how I went my entire life without having a BBQ chicken pizza. It’s fabulous!! This is an especially useful way to use up any leftover chicken you have in the fridge. Feel free to use my recipe below as a guide and add whatever ingredients you like – black beans, chopped tomatoes, and avocado would be great additions.
The yeast I used for this pizza is a new line by Fleischmann’s that was designed specifically for pizza crust. The Pizza Crust Yeast has been formulated in such a way that it eliminates rise time and the associated worry that for some reason it might not rise. I was pretty excited to try this. Even though I love my very favorite pizza crust recipe perhaps more than life itself, sometimes you just don’t want to have to wait, and sometimes you just don’t want to drag out your mixer or food processor. This pizza crust yeast provides the perfect alternative. I mixed it in one bowl, with a wooden spoon and then kneaded on the counter, pressed the dough into a pan and topped it and baked it. Less than 40 minutes from when I began until I pulled the pizza out of the oven. It doesn’t get much better than that! On top of the convenience, I really enjoyed the texture and flavor of the crust. It got crisp, but not too crunchy and still had a bit of the chewy factor that pizza crust is known for. I know many people who are intimidated by homemade pizza due to the yeast factor, so I hope this new product gives some of you who may have been hesitant to try yeast-based recipes before the confidence to give this one a shot!
And now on to the giveaway! I’m offering a $100 Visa gift card so you can host your own pizza party! One lucky reader, selected at random, will receive the card, which can be used anywhere that Visa is accepted. Now, for the guidelines:
Deadline: Thursday, October 22, 2009 11:59pm EST
Required: Your email address. You must fill out the email address portion of the comment form (it will not be published) or I will not be able to contact you should you win.
How to Enter: It’s simple! Leave a comment on this post and answer the following question:
What are your favorite pizza toppings?
Disclaimer: This post was sponsored by ACH Foods, makers of Fleischmann’s Pizza Crust Yeast
BBQ Chicken Pizza
Serves about 8
For the Crust:
1¾ – 2¼ cups all-purpose flour
1 envelope Fleischmann’s Pizza Yeast
1½ teaspoons sugar
¾ teaspoon salt
2/3 cup very warm water (120° to 130°F)
3 Tablespoons olive oilFor the Toppings:
1½ cups cooked, shredded chicken
½ cup + 2 Tablespoons barbecue sauce, divided
4 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled
¼ red onion, thinly sliced
2 green onions, thinly sliced
1 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese1. Preheat oven to 425°F.
2. Combine 1 cup flour, yeast, sugar and salt in a large bowl. Add water and oil. Mix together until well blended; about 1 minute.
3. Gradually add ½ cup flour until soft dough ball is formed; will be slightly sticky. Add additional flour if needed to form dough ball.
4. Knead on a floured surface, adding additional flour if needed, until smooth and elastic; about 4 minutes. With floured hands, press dough out to fill a greased pizza pan, or roll dough into a 12-inch circle and transfer to a greased pizza pan.
5. Mix together the shredded chicken and 2 Tablespoons of barbecue sauce.
6. Spread ½ cup of the barbecue sauce over the pizza dough. Top with chicken, bacon, onions and cheese.
7. Bake on the bottom oven rack for 12 to 15 minutes until the cheese is bubbly and the crust has browned.
Tags: BBQ, Chicken, pizza, Pizza
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I was just thinking about making BBQ chicken pizza this weekend! You read my mind! Favorite all time toppings though are pepperoni and mushroom for me
yum!!!
My favorite toppings: 4 cheeses, spinach, tomato, bacon, and chicken – yum!
Roasted zucchini and fresh tomatoes topped with fresh herbs and garlic!
YUM, that pizza sounds/looks amazing. My fav. is just fresh mozzarella, basil and tomatoes.
My favorite toppings are at Marzano’s in Oakland – the breakfast pizza with egg, panceta, mozzerella, chiles and onions!
Pepperoni. I am simple like that. Ha,ha!
My favorite combination of toppings is pepperoni, bacon, mushrooms and green peppers
My favorite combination is goat cheese an cashews. You can’t get that in my town, so I have to make my own.
Pepperoni, mushrooms, black olives and feta cheese… yum!!
The pizza looks great. I just made my very first pizza last week and was very surprised at how good it turned out. I’m a pretty simple when it comes to pizza. My favorite topping is pepperoni with roma or sundried tomatos on thin crust. YUM-O!!!
sausage and peppers and mushroom! – yum!
pepperoni and pineapple… mmmm
This is a great new product!! I will have to try it. I don’t have a favorite pizza topping. I do love BBQ, but I also like a simple basil and mozzarella.
I love love love White Pizza! I have not tried BBQ Pizza yet…but as always you make EVERYTHING look good!
i love a white pie. a thin, crispy crust lightly brushed with good olive oil and doused with chilli flakes. a layer of fresh mozzarella slices, lots of garlic, some basil and maybe some little artichoke hearts. oh YUM.
cheers,
*heather*
MMM…mozzarella, tomato and basil!
This sounds really weird but is strangely good – mashed potatoes, crumbled bacon, sauteed onions and red pepper and of course cheese.
Onions and peppers. I like my pizza with just enough cheese to “stick” the toppings on, lots of sauce!
I go back and forth between craving chicken with black olives or canadian bacon with pineapple… Yummy!!
Chicken and Broccoli!
BBQ chicken pizza….mmmm….I want some now…..
Anything with mushroom!
Grilled chicken and pineapple!
Chicken and artichokes. It’s a tie.
I haven’t seen this pizza crust yeast before. I’m so going to look for that next time I’m at the store!
My current favorite pizza toppings are spinach, feta and garlic. I could eat it every day
I LOVE LOVE LOVE BBQ Pizza! It has been my favorite for years! Will have to try this recipe soon! I’m very excited about the pizza dough yeast too!
Garlic, potatoes, a little fontina cheese, and a drizzling of olive oil. When I visited Italy, it was my favorite pizza!
Hawaiian- Canadian bacon and pineapple tops my list!
Oddly enough, BBQ chicken pizza is one of my very favorites! However, I do always like a good sausage topping.
My favorite toppings … hmm … pepperoni and mushroom for a take-out pizza, but if I am making it from scratch, I love things like artichoke hearts, sundried tomatoes, and goat cheese
Hey brown eyed girl!! I just discovered your site and I’m loving it!! I think you should get the award!! My husband is always craving my pizza so you gave me some new ideas here!! I usually stuff the crust with cheese and load it with everything! And i can my own pizza sauce so that makes it easy!!
Yummy!! We LOVE extra cheese, pepperoni or sausage and lots of black olives on our pizza. My four year old son LOVES to make his own – from the dough to the toppings – he’s a great pizza chef! We haven’t had a family pizza night since my husband has been home – he was away for 20 months in the military – so wow – what a great opportunity to host an even bigger and better party! Pizza + Family = good times!
We love pesto, artichoke hearts, red onions, olives, sliced garlic and fresh mozzarella!
Favorite pizza toppings = Tomato, sausage, and mushroom, though I am on a cheeseburger pizza kick lately.
I would be happy eating only pizza for the rest of my life.
I love ham and pineapple on my pizza’s!
green bell peppers and mushrooms are my favorite pizza toppings… but nothing beats simple pizza margarita with fresh mozzarella, chopped tomatoes and basil!
My favorite toppings are spinach and onion.
I’m a plain girl… some cheese and lots of pepperoni on some thin crust!
I love Chicago-style deep dish pizza, Italian sausage, tons of mozzerella and sauce on top. So good.
i’m all about the classic pepperoni pizza
I love a simple cheese and tomato. yum!
What a great giveaway! My favorite pizza toppings are mushrooms and goat cheese.
Thanks for the chance at the giveaway! Favorite pizza toppings – basil pesto (instead of tomato sauce), sliced tomatoes, mozzarella cheese. Or mushrooms, bell peppers, sausage & pepperoni.
First I must say, that pizza looks DELICIOUS! My favorite topping is just cheese…i’m pretty simple when it comes to pizza.
My favorite pizza is white pizza with chicken, spinach and lots of cheese.
I’m a ham and pineapple kind of gal. The BBQ pizza looks yummy!!
Black olives and green peppers- nothing better!
I love BBQ chicken with pineapple! Yum, yum, yum!
I love pizza in general and I am not picky when it comes to toppings. After my recent visit to NYC though I have seemed to become more of a minimalist. Thin crust, a nice fresh sauce, fresh basil leaves and fresh sliced mozzarella (but light on the cheese).
I love fresh mozzerella with fresh basil and tomatoes (with sun-dried tomatoes is yummy too)…delicious!
Mmmm. Chicken, basil pesto, sun dried tomatoes, red onion, bacon, and a nice blend of cheese – including FETA.
Oh yay. I’ve always hated waiting for Pizza dough to rise- but nothing is better than a sausage and banana pepper pizza.
I love a relish of Lettuce and mayo topped with avocado slices (California Pizza kitchen)
I love any riff on a “Greek” pizza–tomatoes, kalamata olives, feta, and onions. Pepperoni optional
I LOVE BBQ Chicken Pizza so those are my favorite toppings.
I like pepperoni, extra cheese, black olives and pepperoncini.
broccoli, red onion and tomato!!
Yum! I love dates and goat cheese on pizza. Or eggplant. Or anything!
Pineapple and ham!
I like all kinds of toppings, but I think my favorite is chicken, green pepper and bacon. Thanks for the generous giveaway. Looks delicious!
I like green peppers, mushrooms, tomatoes, mozarella, red onions!!
I love any kind of veggie but specifically LOVE fresh tomatoes, mozzarella, basil and pesto on my pizza.
I love just cheese and pepperoni, thanks.
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I absolutely love fresh basil, tomato and mozarella!
Pepperoni is my favorite, but if I’m feeling a little guilty I like green pepper and onions.
My tastes have changed. Right now it is extra cheese and Italian sausage – but my classic pizza is fresh mozzarella, tomato and basil. Thanks for the contest.
meatballs, pepperoni and ham
My favorite pizza toppings? Anything with pineapple is my favorite.
I love barbecue chicken pizza with pineapple chunks, red onions, and green bell peppers.
Btw.. I just found your blog a few days ago, and I absolutely love it! Keep up the amazing baking, cooking, and blogging!
I love broccoli, caramelized onions and sausage on my pizza. Weird, I know, but a really good combination.
Pepperoni and cheese. I am such a purist when it comes to pizza, I don’t like lots of stuff on it. And the crust has to be thin!
Your BBQ chicken pizza looks delish!
My favorite toppings are pepperoni, green olives, onions, and sliced tomatoes, but I’m never able to get them all on one pizza because no one else ever thinks it sounds good. People are seriously missing out.
I like mushrooms, gruyere and fontina cheese and chicken in any form!
I make mine with ground meat, mushrooms, and extra cheese and sauce.
Any veggie is a must have on my pizza’s.
Didn’t know about this yeast! Cool.
Favorite toppings? Depends on my mood…I do love BBQ chicken pizza…but I also love spinach and mushrooms.
My favorite toppings are pepperoni, mushrooms and onions. I have not seen that yeast before and now I am going to have to look for it. Thanks.
Pineapple and green peppers — It might have to be a pizza night after reading this post!
Fresh basil, tomato and fresh mozzarella
Pineapple and Candian Bacon. But, Wow, does yours look good.
Great give-away, and thanks for the recipe.
Its a toss up between taco pizza (everything that goes into a taco, but on a pizza) or pineapple. Yum!
I love pesto for the sauce with italian turkey sausage and mozze cheese!
This looks amazing! We usually order BBQ chicken pizza from a local pizza place but I’m definitely gonna give this a try! My husband & I usually like making margahrita pizza’s with tomatoes, basil, mozzerella & parmeson cheeses. They are so yummy & you don’t even need a sauce.
i love pizza! mushrooms, onion and green pepper, Hawaiian, meatball, sausage…yum!
I love sausage and bacon. That’s about all my DH and DS will eat, so I’ve adjusted….but it’s pretty darn good.
My new favorite is onion. I just discovered it and now can’t live without it on my pizza.
My favorite pizza topping is EXTRA CHEESE!!!
Either sausage & pepperonie or rhicken, ranch & bacon.
Mushrooms! and anything that goes with mushrooms (chicken, garlic, sausage or just more mushrooms)
i love white pizza with garlic butter and parsley. yumm-O!
My favourite toppings are extra cheese, pineapple, tomatoes, and eggplant!
sweet fennel sausage and cherry bomb peppers
hey know anywhere there’s a good recipe for buffalo chicken pizza? i can never decide if i should use pizza sauce for the base or no sauce at all?
my fav pizza topping is PINEAPPLE!
Mushrooms!!
I love green peppers;onions;tomatos ;pepperoni; ground beef and mozza and parmesan just to name a few but there are many more thats the great thing about pizza anything gos!
I like kind of a weird combo. I like a white pizza (olive oil, garlic, oregano, ricotta cheese and mozzarella cheese) with veggies on it (broccoli, peppers, onions, whatever)
Any kind of meats and olives hits the spot
mashed potato and bacon on a white-pie!
My favorite toppings would have to be grilled chicken, pesto, and walnuts! Now I am thinking of giving the yummy BBQ Chicken a whirl!
my favorite toppings are a combo of Feta Cheese, Greek Olives, diced tomatoes, Spinach,artichoke and onion with an olive oil dressing.
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I love beef, bacon, black olives, a little onion and maybe some tomato (in season) on my homemade pizza.
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