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
I love fresh mozzerella with fresh basil and tomatoes (with sun-dried tomatoes is yummy too)…delicious!
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 BBQ chicken with pineapple! Yum, yum, yum!
Black olives and green peppers- nothing better!
I’m a ham and pineapple kind of gal. The BBQ pizza looks yummy!!
My favorite pizza is white pizza with chicken, spinach and lots of cheese.
First I must say, that pizza looks DELICIOUS! My favorite topping is just cheese…i’m pretty simple when it comes to pizza.
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.
What a great giveaway! My favorite pizza toppings are mushrooms and goat cheese.
I love a simple cheese and tomato. yum!
i’m all about the classic pepperoni pizza
I love Chicago-style deep dish pizza, Italian sausage, tons of mozzerella and sauce on top. So good.
I’m a plain girl… some cheese and lots of pepperoni on some thin crust!
My favorite toppings are spinach and onion.
green bell peppers and mushrooms are my favorite pizza toppings… but nothing beats simple pizza margarita with fresh mozzarella, chopped tomatoes and basil!
I love ham and pineapple on my pizza’s!
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.
We love pesto, artichoke hearts, red onions, olives, sliced garlic and fresh mozzarella!
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! :)
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!!
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 :)
Oddly enough, BBQ chicken pizza is one of my very favorites! However, I do always like a good sausage topping.
Hawaiian- Canadian bacon and pineapple tops my list!
Garlic, potatoes, a little fontina cheese, and a drizzling of olive oil. When I visited Italy, it was my favorite pizza!
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!
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
Chicken and artichokes. It’s a tie.
Grilled chicken and pineapple!
Anything with mushroom!
BBQ chicken pizza….mmmm….I want some now….. :D