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 favorite pizza toppings, hands down are either ham and fresh pineapple, or ham and sauerkraut. (canned pineapple is okay, but fresh… mmmmm.)
And the pizza dough we adore is on the back of the Hodgson Mills whole wheat flour container. My mom made pizza every Thursday while we were growing up—remember when Thursday had the best t.v. shows? And her dough is awesome for tossing, so we use it every once in a while.
Oops, sorry so long. Thank you for this blog!!! We LOVE it!!!
I love pizza. I’d have to say my favorite are pepperoni, ravioli and plain ol’ Margherita pizza (Not all at the same time, of course, but that would make for an interesting pizza!).
hi, my favorite topping combo is sausage, breakfast bacon, mushroom and onion. thanks!
Pretty much anything but pineapple & green peppers.
Thanks for the giveaway >^..^<
I love red peppers and asparagus on pizza, especially with a white, garlic sauce!
Pesto, Goat cheese, tomatoes, and spinach. YUM!
The one I made last night had fresh raw tomato sauce, andouille, sauteed leeks, oyster mushrooms and roasted red peppers and 3 cheeses. It was awesome :) I am going to try the BBQ one – looks great!
My favorite topping is cheese, ham and olives.
prosciutto and arugula with fresh mozzarella and shaved parmesan!
Thank you for the generous giveaway. My favorite pizza toppings are-
All meats
Black olives
Jalapenos
Bell peppers
Banana peppers
thinly sliced mushrooms
The most delicious pizza that I ever had was a BLT pizza!
The bacon and tomato were cooked into the pizza, and the lettuce and mayo were spread on top. A coronary nightmare, but amazing!
I like either plain cheese pizza or cheese and mushrooms.
pepperoni onions & mushrooms
I love making pizza on the grill, a party before winter comes would be awesome! I love putting goat cheese and sun-dried tomatoes.
I love making pizza at home! The most recent one I made was Pizza Caciatore , with leftover chicken caciatore. But one of my favorites is the pizza that you made, BBq chicken. My husband loves anything bbq and this is a great way to use up leftovers.
really simple tomato sauce, fresh mozz, and basil!
i agree with joni about the black olives and pineapple, but not on the same pizza! BLEH!
black olives and tomato are always amazing, especially with high quality black olives — not the canned ones
Black olives and pineapple.
Vegetables ~ that’s all I need!
bacon and green olives
sausage and mushroom
One of our current favorites to make is Buffalo Chicken Pizza! So good, but we also love a good BBQ Chicken Pizza as well.
Pesto pizza with fresh mozzarella and tomatoes.
I love a mediterranean pizza with olive, pepper rings, and feta cheese.
i love cheese and mushrooms – yum!
We like pepperoni on ours.
My fav is Mac & Cheese! We have a place called Cici’s here in Ohio that has the best cheese sauce on theirs!
Your pizza looks devine!!
I love veggie pizza with a red/pesto mix sauce. Yum!
I love BBQ Chicken pizza, thanks for the recipe!
Other favorite toppings are pineapple, canadian bacon and pineapple with a white sauce instead of the traditional red.
My favorite toppings are ham,pineapple, onion and black olives, yum!