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
Broccoli and tomatoes and feta cheese.
I made bbq chicken pizza last week!
I had a great prosciutto, fig and honey pizza recently on vacation.
But my favorite has to be pepperoni and green pepper. I’m a simple gal.
Fontina cheese, porcini mushrooms and pancetta.
The pizza looks delicious, Chelle! My favorite pizza is Italian sausage, Kalamata olive, sun-dried tomato, and fresh mozzarella with pesto sauce as the base. So yummy! If I had to choose just one topping, though, it would be just the Italian sausage. Can’t go wrong there!
My favorite pizza is a simple marinara with fresh mozzarella and basil.. mmmmmm… I want one right now..
black olives and pepperoni!
I love love love bbq chicken pizza. I also really like canadian bacon and pineapple. Not ham, though. Canadian bacon.
carmelized onions, goat cheese, apples & walnuts. Yum… I’m hungry. Also, can’t forget the crushed red pepper flakes. Those are an essential pizza ingredient.
I love, love, LOVE roasted red peppers, fresh mozzarella, and fresh tomatoes with just a little crushed red pepper flake… top with fresh basil hot outta the oven and WOW!!! My mouth is watering now!
Mozzerella, feta, red peppers, black olives, onions. Mmmmmm
I have quite the complex ‘pizza order’ :)
I love spinach, roma tomatoes, ricotta cheese, mushrooms, basil and garlic! DE-LICIOUS! Out of the brick oven with a sprinkle of red pepper flakes, yum-o!
just wanted to let you know how much i enjoy your blog! i’ve used your recipes several times, and plan to access your archives for more! thank you.
Oooh, this pizza looks delicious!
My favorite toppings are simple: taco pizza toppings or mushrooms and black olives. Yummy, yummy!
I’m still thinking of the roasted purple cauliflower topping I had before!
My favorite toppings when I go out consist of black olives, pepperoncinis, and garlic.
I use to dislike pizza but recently have fallen in love with it. Lots of peporoni and crispy bacon.
Pepperoni, black olives and extra cheese.
My favorite toppings are pineapple and fresh tomato and mozzerella. Basil is also great, but I can’t seem to keep any basil plants living, sadly. My husband and I would love to win that card. Thanks for such a generous giveaway and for sharing the new yeast with us.
I like just plain cheese with some crushed red pepper for a little bit aing!
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Either pepperoni or artichoke hearts, but never together.
My all-time favorites are caramelized onions & ricotta cheese.
Chicken, carmelized onion, rosemary, gorgonzola, evoo.
Favorite toppings are banana peppers, mushrooms and veggie sausage… with a sprinkle of fresh basil on top. Yummo!
On a “gourmet” pizza, I like goat cheese and spinach.
On a “regular” pizza, gotta go with Pepperoni.
Pepperoni & Sausage are my favorites.
I either like boring plain cheese pizza or pesto chicken pizza, thanks!!!
I just came back from Italy! I tasted the best most authentic pizza you could ever get. My favorite pizza topping used to be hawaiin (pineapple and ham), but now I love fresh oven baked pizza made with mozzarella, pomodoro and fresh salami. Yum!!
I like sausage and extra chese.
Black olives, feta cheese, and pineapple – yum! And definitely whole wheat crust.
It’s gotta have a wholewheat/multigrain thin crust and topped with goat cheese, green peppers, black olives, mushrooms and chicken. Divine!
Greek toppings!!