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
Love pineapple, roma tomatoes and Ham. Pizza Party sounds great with all my girlfriends!
Classically, I think you can’t go wrong with pepperoni. But, for fancy pants pizza, I love all sorts of things, my husband makes a fabulous pizza with apple, bacon, and blue cheese. Yum!
I always order my pizza with extra sauce. does that count as a topping? I also love ham. Mmmm…
This recipe looks awesome! I’ll definitely try it out.
Being from Buffalo, my favorite toppings are from a local pizzeria’s Buffalo Chicken Pizza –
Blue Cheese topped with Tomato Sauce (optional), Lettuce, Mozzarella and Cheddar, Tomato Slices and of course Buffalo Chicken Finger pieces (battered and fried in Butter and Frank’s Red Hot!).
Yuuuum :)
Homemade pizza is the best. I’m very intrigued by this pizza crust yeast – will have to check it out! My favorite pizza toppings are red onions and mushrooms!
Wow that pizza looks good. I’m a traditional — cheese and tomatoes!
my favorite topping are pineapple, ham and banana peppers
I’m simple.. Cheese, pepperoni, and mushrooms.
veggies – mushrooms, sliced tomatoes, onions, olives and artichokes.
I LOVE pizza! I pretty much like anything on my pizza, but my favorites would have to be garlic, onions, green peppers, mushrooms, black olives and fresh mozzarella….Oh man, I want a pizza now! :)
I just have to say I love to make pizza for my hubby Dave. So on the note ,I would have to say my favorite ingredient on a pizza is “LOVE”. Dave is always very appreciative anytime I cook for him , which is each and every day , and for me to make a homemade pizza is extra special for him.
black olives and tomato
OR
just pineapple …a love steaming from my inability to read pizza menus in swedish and thus ordering it weekly for 2 months straight in college :-D
Black olives, mozzarella, artichoke hearts, and mushrooms.
shrimp, pineapple, and peanuts, with terriyaki sauce
Sausage is my favorite, with pepperoni as a close second. Actually, black olives are pretty good too.
Black olives and cream cheese. Yes, cream cheese. My husband’s cousin thought up the idea, and it is actually very tasty (not healthy at all, but tasty).
Ham and Pineapple are the dynamic duo!
What DON’T I love as a topping, something about a cheese and flour base makes everything taste magical. But if I must choose, am exuberant amount of cheese with bell peppers and spinach. yummy!
mushroom & tomato on thin crust
pepperoni & jalapeno on regular crust
plain ‘ol cheese on Sicilian
yes, I like my pizza…
I love SPINACH and canadian bacon.
I love pepperoni, mushroom, black olives, and hamburger. Any or all of them…I also love a feta cheese and spinach
Artichoke hearts, spinach, feta, olive oil, coarse ground salt and pepper, chunky tomato sauce!
Easy question, San Marzano Tomatoes, Mozzarella di Bufala, fresh Basil, plain and simple.
My fav toppings are sausage, green pepper, onion, and tons of fresh garlic!
pepperoni and jalapenos has always been my favorite
My favorite pizza toppings are pepporoni and italian sausage.
I actually have a pizza in the oven right now. It has my favorite toppings-Canadian bacon, pineapple, jalapenos, mushrooms and olives-yum!
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This looks great!
I love a white pizza with mozzarella, ricotta, spinach, fresh tomatoes, and roasted garlic. Clean and simple!
I love pizza! I love a good margarita pizza, fresh tomatoes, fresh mozzarella, and basil. Yum!!
BBQ chicken is on the list, but something as simple as goat cheese, tomatoes and spinach is the best!