BBQ Chicken Pizza
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!
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BBQ Chicken Pizza
Ingredients
For the Crust:
- 1¾ - 2¼ cups (160 to 270 g) all-purpose flour
- 1 envelope Fleischmann's Pizza Yeast
- 1½ teaspoons (1.5 teaspoons) sugar
- ¾ teaspoon (0.75 teaspoon) salt
- ⅔ cup (166.67 ml) very warm water, 120° to 130°F
- 3 Tablespoons olive oil
For the Toppings:
- 1½ cups (210 g) cooked shredded chicken
- ½ cup (143 ml) + 2 Tablespoons barbecue sauce, divided
- 4 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled
- ¼ (0.25) red onion, thinly sliced
- 2 green onions, thinly sliced
- 1 cup (113 g) shredded Monterey Jack cheese
Instructions
- 1. 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.
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Disclaimer: This post was sponsored by ACH Foods, makers of Fleischmann’s Pizza Crust Yeast
My favourite pizza toppings are ham, mushrooms, cheese, and green peppers.
BBQ chicken pizza WITH pineapple… amazing.
I love roasted garlic, sliced tomato, fresh mozzarela and basil.
I love your blog! My favorite topping for pizza is mushrooms.
I like garlic chicken pizza with mushrooms
I like artichoke hearts olives and onions with a spicy tomato sauce and feta cheese. Yum!
nanoarta1@gmail.com
Yum to the BBQ.
Favorite pizza–lots of veggies, but I hate onions. Thin crust., oh, but that’s not a topping. I’m lately liking no sauce and trying different things like squash and spinach. My husband thinks I’m weird and just likes meat!
Carmelized onions, figs and goat cheese. It’s an easy, fancy, and festive pizza!
Sliced Tomatoes, basil, and fresh mozzerella. Simple and so good!
i actually made homemade pizza last week, and it was the best pizza i have ever tasted!: red sauce, italian blend cheese, sauteed spinach, ham, artichokes, black olives, and a little sprinkle of red pepper flake! grocery shopping out of my pantry never tasted so good!
I didn’t know that Fleshmann’s came out with a pizza yeast. I am glad I came across this post. I will have to pick some up the next time I go grocery shopping. Your BBQ Chicken Pizza Recipe sounds yummy.
Now to answer your question: My favorite pizza toppings are Canadian Bacon, onions, green pepper, pepperoni, and lots of cheese.
stacie@supermommytotherescue.com
Pesto, tomato, fresh mozzarella…simple and delicious.
Yum! That’s pretty close to my favorite! I like chicken, bacon, onion and pineapple. Delicious.
my favorite topping on Pizza many
Bacon
Onion
Sausage
Peppers/hot-sweet
Cheese
My favorite toppings are white sauce, tomatoes, green peppers, basil and lots of cheese.
Mushrooms, green peppers, olives, onions, tomatoes and a few hot peppers!
My favorites are black olives and jalapeno’ peppers but I can never get anyone to share one with me…lol.
My favorite pizza toppings are anchovies and feta.
My favorite pizza toppings are:
Pepperoni
Sausage
Meatball
Onions
Green Peppers
Extra Cheese
i have always loved pepperoni…this dates back to my college days…light years ago! thanks for this lovely giveaway!
my favorite toppings are: lots of cheese, chicken, bbq, garlic and red onion…and mushrooms (ranch on the side for dipping!!)
peperonni, mushrooms, and onions
Any type of veggies, no meat! I love onion, mushroom tomato the best
Our favorites are hamburger, onions, tomato, mushroom and cheese.
I love pizza. I make it frequently. Fav toppings are: pepperoni, mozzarella, provolone, parm, onions, peppers, mushrooms-I guess I’m saying the works!
I can’t wait to try that yeast! I love making pizza dough and freezing it to have ready whenever I feel like it, but with this yeast, it sounds like I might not have to do that anymore!!
I like everything. Hamburger, sausage, onions, green peppers, hot peppers, olives, pepperoni, mushrooms lots of mozzarella cheese.
Our standard order is sausage, pepperoni, and onion along with extra cheese and lots of red pepper flakes which we add ourselves. However my son introduced me to the BBQ chicken concept and we embelished our brains out and has made this combo second favorite to the afore mentioned.
I like a mango tandori chicken pizza. It’ has mango sweetness and a bit spicy.
Love red peppers, mushrooms, avocado and broccoli
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