BBQ Chicken Pizza
We love making homemade pizza on the weekends because it’s easy, cheap, and fun! When making BBQ chicken pizza I usually use rotisserie chicken because I love the flavor and it cuts the prep time in half, but you can cook your own chicken and shred it. No restaurant pizza compares to this yummy homemade BBQ Chicken Pizza Recipe!
Homemade Pizza Dough:
If you have made pizza dough before then you probably know that it’s super easy. My pizza dough recipe uses SEVEN simple pantry ingredients: (water, oil, sugar, yeast, salt, vinegar, and flour)! It’s every bit as good (or better than) your favorite restaurant pizza dough and it’s so cheap and easy. I pre-bake the dough for about 6 minutes before adding my toppings.
How to Make BBQ Chicken Pizza:
- Spread pizza crust dough with a thin layer of BBQ sauce
- Add shredded rotisserie chicken to a bowl and cover it with some bbq sauce.
- Top pizza with 1 cup of mozzarella cheese, sliced red onion, and shredded rotisserie chicken.
- Add remaining cup of cheese, and sprinkle with cilantro, to taste.
- Bake at 450 F for 10 -15 minutes or until crust is golden brown and toppings are bubbly.
Do you have to cook the chicken for BBQ chicken pizza?
Yes! It’s not recommended to put raw chicken on the uncooked pizza because the pizza only cooks for 8-10 minutes and that will not be enough time for the chicken to cook through.
Additional Toppings for BBQ Chicken Pizza:
- Pineapple tidbits
- Bacon
- Blue cheese
- Gouda cheese
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Homemade BBQ chicken pizza made with bbq sauce, mozzarella, chicken, red onions and cilantro on perfect homemade pizza crust.
- Dough for one large pizza
- 1 1/2 cups cooked chicken , shredded rotisserie or about 2 chicken breasts
- 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
- 1/2 cup barbecue sauce
- 1/4 large red onion very thinly sliced
- fresh cilantro to taste
Preheat your oven to 450 degrees F and prebake your pizza dough for 6 minutes.
Spread a thin layer of bbq sauce on top of the pre-baked pizza crust. Then top with a thin layer of mozzarella cheese and sliced red onion.
Add shredded rotisserie chicken to a bowl and cover it with a few tablespoons of bbq sauce. Toss to combine. Spread chicken pieces over the pizza.
Sprinkle another thin layer of cheese on top of the pizza, and add chopped cilantro, to taste.
Bake at 450 F for 10 -15 minutes or until crust is golden brown and cheese is bubbly.
Recipe Video
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*I originally shared this post March 2013. Updated March 2019.
Brenda @ Chatting Over Chocolate says
May 25, 2013 at 5:54 amSo, I’ve clicked three links for things that looked delicious at the Six Sisters’ party and ALL three have been from your blog!! Another one of your delicious creations pinned 😉 Thanks for sharing!!
Lauren Allen says
May 25, 2013 at 1:52 pmThanks Brenda, I’m so happy you liked some of our recipes!! Thanks for the support 🙂
Kelly Miller says
September 25, 2013 at 3:01 pmI found you through Pinterest, this pizza looks amazing! We love BBQ chicken pizza and you’ve inspired me to make it at home now. I’d love it if you’d link this up to my Show & Share Wednesday link party – hope to see you there! http://www.mostlyhomemademom.com/2013/09/show-share-wednesday-55.html
AmieJo says
July 21, 2014 at 8:40 amI want to eat this now. I will be making this sometime soon. Thank you for sharing such a great recipe.
greta says
January 13, 2015 at 7:32 pmWe love barbecue chicken pizza and my daughter’s suggestion was to add apple butter to the barbecue sauce, which made it especially good.
Destiny says
February 14, 2015 at 12:52 pmIs there anyway I can use an already made pizza dough from the store? If so, which kind would be the best for this recipe?
Lauren Allen says
February 16, 2015 at 7:59 amHi Destiny, Sure you can use a pre-made crust! You could use one of the refrigerated pizza doughs–just layer the BBQ Pizza toppings on the raw dough and bake it according to the package instructions. Or you could even use flat bread or a Boboli type of already cooked pizza crust–add the toppings and cook at 500 degrees F for just a few minutes, until the cheese is melted and bubbly.
Abigail says
November 5, 2018 at 12:00 pmCould you freeze this before baking? Any idea how that would work or how it would affect cooking time?
Lauren Allen says
November 17, 2018 at 9:19 amHi Abigail, you could make the crust dough and freeze it. For quality reasons I wouldn’t suggest freezing the assembled pizza.
Sara says
January 17, 2019 at 8:55 amThis has become a staple in our house! One of my kids favorite all time recipes!
Lauren Allen says
January 17, 2019 at 11:24 amMy kids too! I’m happy to hear that–thanks 🙂