BBQ Chicken Pizza

We love making homemade pizza on the weekends because it’s easy, cheap, and fun!  I save time by using a rotisserie chicken, but any cooked, shredded chicken will work. (Don’t put raw chicken on your pizza or it will not have enough time to cook through). I used that saved time to make favorite homemade pizza dough, but you could also use store-bought.

How to Make BBQ Chicken Pizza:

• Spread pizza crust dough with a thin layer of BBQ sauce. (I pre-bake my homemade pizza dough for 6 minutes before adding toppings.)
• Add cooked, shredded chicken to a bowl and cover it with 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.

Additional Toppings Ideas:

• Pineapple tidbits
• Bacon
• Blue cheese
• Gouda cheese
• jalapeños

Make Ahead Instructions:

You can prepare bbq chicken pizza up to one day ahead of time. Roll out the dough for the crust and bake for 6 minutes. Layer with toppings, cover well with plastic wrap, and refrigerate until ready to bake.

CHECK OUT ALL MY PIZZA RECIPES:  SOME OF MY FAVORITES INCLUDE:

• White Garlic Chicken and Veggie Pizza
• Loaded Jalepeno Popper Pizza
• Chicken Alfredo Pizza

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Recipe

4.93 from 13 votes

Barbeque Chicken Pizza

Homemade BBQ chicken pizza made with bbq sauce, mozzarella, chicken, red onions and cilantro on perfect homemade pizza crust.

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Author Lauren Allen

Course Main Course

Cuisine American

Servings 4 people

Calories 307

Prep 10 mins

Cook 15 mins

Total 25 mins

Ingredients

  

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• ▢ 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

Instructions

 

• 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.

Notes

Make Ahead Instructions: You can prepare bbq chicken pizza up to one day ahead of time. Roll out the dough for the crust and bake for 6 minutes. Layer with toppings, cover well with plastic wrap, and refrigerate until ready to bake.

Nutrition

Calories: 307kcalCarbohydrates: 15gProtein: 24gFat: 16gSaturated Fat: 8gCholesterol: 84mgSodium: 865mgPotassium: 247mgSugar: 12gVitamin A: 475IUVitamin C: 0.2mgCalcium: 301mgIron: 0.7mg

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*I originally shared this post March 2013. Updated March 2019.