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
Time to go make some pizza! -drool-
My favorite toppings? Mushrooms, olives, bell peppers, jalapeños, and tons of mozzarella cheese! I would like to add in some faux pepperoni or chicken sometime. :) Being vegetarian doesn’t make me not miss good ol’ pepperoni + cheese + TONS of jalapeños! lol.
basil.. thinly sliced tomatoes.. garlic.. and lots of mozzarella and parmesan. yum.
Homemade pizza is the best!! I love (almost) any toppings, but my favorite would be sausage, mushrooms, and extra cheese!
I like to keep it simple. Pizza Marghertia is my fave – Roma tomatoes, mozzarella, and sometimes I subsitute pesto for the basil leaves.
I love a pesto, goat cheese, sun-dried tomato, olive, and artichoke hearts pizza…an amazing combination!
I love making my own pizza! My favorite toppings are artichoke hearts, red onions, olives and chicken :)
I love margherita pizza or pepperoni, cheese, & black olives
You pizza looks delish! We particularly love grilled pizza and my fave is with roasted onion & garlic jam, fresh figs and goat cheese. You can check out a few more faves on my blog at this post: http://babyshanahan.blogspot.com/2009/08/thursdays-moments-with-maisie.html
I love mushrooms, chicken and spinach on my pizza. Yummy.
I love chicken, sundried tomatoes and onions on my pizzas. Yum! Your pizza looks really good!!!!
I love pepperoni and banana peppers on my pizza. Yum!!!
FUN! Mmmm…one of my new favorites is spinach, feta and prosciutto. :)
I love this. I have been intimidated by bbq pizza- as a NYer, I like the old school ingredients but I think this would be awesome for a football party to switch it up. THis recipe makes it seem easy! I am uncertain about the yeast though, i saw it in the store last week and still went for the old one. I think I just love having an excuse for my mixer!
My favorite pizza topping is ham and mushroom with a good sprinkling of herbs- simple as that!
My favorite topping is spinach, chicken and white sauce. Your pizza looks great!
Oooh, Canadian bacon, mushrooms, and olives are my favorite toppings! Yum… now I’m hungry for pizza (at nine in the morning).
I love veggies like peppers, onions, and mushrooms on my pizza.
I love a good mexican pizza, with refried beans instead of sauce- topped with chicken, jalapenos, cheese, red onions, greek yogurt, and anything else I’m inspired with.
I am a big fan of cheese, black olives, and sausage. But I could eat about anything on a pizza.
I LOVE a good margherita pizza – tomatoes, mushrooms, onion, spinach, and a sprinkle of feta cheese….now I’m drooling just thinking about it.
My favorite toppings are green peppers, red onions and pepperoni. Mmmm. My mouth is watering already. I could eat pizza everyday, I love it.
My favorite pizza consists of: barbecue sauce, chicken, pineapple, and mozzarella cheese on a yummy crust (I love mostly any crust). I just love pizza, really, it is one of my favorite foods ever.
Thank you!
I love making homemade pizzas, that way everyone gets what they want. My favorite toppings start with the sauce, i like a simple olive oil and garlic, then add provolone, mozzarella, bacon and sundried tomatoes! yummy in my tummy
My favorite type of pizza is hands down a white slice with spinach. If that isn’t available I’ll take a regular white slice or a slice of plain cheese. Living in NY good pizza is usually not that hard to find.
I really need to perfect my pizza dough so I think I’ll be trying this one out.
I absolutely love, love, love taco pizza! It is so savory and one of my favorite comfort foods. The hot sauce and bleu cheese drizzled on top is delicious :)
Hmmm…ham and pineapple, onion, oh, ONION how I love thee.
My fav topping is cheese – any type, as many types as possible! The more the merrier, I say!
My favorite pizza is BBQ beef from Pizza Hut!!! I know, I’m a cheater!!!!! LOL!
This look super yummy!! Saving it for sure!
And my favorite pizza toppings are hands down sausage and pepperoni. Love!
Depending on my mood, I either like sausage and mushrooms or Hawaiian. Yum!