BBQ Chicken Pizza

Topped with chicken, bacon, and plenty of BBQ sauce, this BBQ chicken pizza will be your new favorite! My recipe works with a homemade or store-bought crust and takes just 15 minutes to prep.

Course Dinner, Main Course, Main Dish

Cuisine American

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 20

Total Time 35

Servings servings

Calories 305kcal

Author Sam Merritt

Equipment

Ingredients

1 homemade pizza dough click link to make mine, or use a pre-made dough
Olive oil
1 ½ cups (200 g) diced or shredded chicken
½ cup (118 ml) favorite BBQ sauce
½ cup (50 g) thinly sliced onion
½ cup (70 g) thinly sliced red bell pepper
½ cup (60 g) chopped cooked bacon
¾ cup (85 g) shredded monterey jack cheese
¾ cup (85 g) shredded mozzarella cheese
Scallions for topping optional

Instructions

Preheat oven to 450F (230C) and roll out pizza dough into a 12” (30cm) circle. Transfer to a pizza pan and brush lightly with olive oil.
1 homemade pizza dough, Olive oil
Transfer dough to center rack of preheated oven and bake for 9-10 minutes or until crust is just beginning to turn a light golden color. Do not turn off the oven.
Spread a spoonful of BBQ sauce evenly over the baked pizza. In a separate bowl, toss together the chicken and remaining BBQ sauce, then layer this evenly over the pizza crust.
½ cup favorite BBQ sauce, 1 ½ cups diced or shredded chicken
Sprinkle the chicken with about half of the onion, red pepper and bacon, top evenly with shredded cheese, then sprinkle the remaining onion, bell pepper, and bacon evenly overtop.
½ cup thinly sliced onion, ½ cup thinly sliced red bell pepper, ½ cup chopped cooked bacon, ¾ cup shredded monterey jack cheese, ¾ cup shredded mozzarella cheese
Return pizza to center rack of oven and bake 10-13 minutes/until cheese is melted and bubbly. If desired, top with chopped scallions before serving. Allow to cool slightly before cutting and serving.
Scallions for topping

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