This Barbecued Chicken Pizza is so super easy to make, and it’s a family favorite too!
I love that this pizza calls for only seven ingredients. That makes it an easy weeknight dinner! My son used to request this for dinner all the time when he was little. He picked off the onion, but he loved everything else. This is one of my favorites to order at a pizza place. I know it’s not traditionally Italian, but it’s a good Americanized pizza!
Ingredients needed:
- cooked chicken
- barbecue sauce
- ball of pizza dough
- extra virgin olive oil
- mozzarella cheese
- red onion
- fresh cilantro
How to make Barbecued Chicken Pizza:
The complete, printable recipe is at the end of this post.
In a medium bowl, mix the barbecue sauce with the chicken and allow it to marinate for a few minutes, or even up to 24 hours.
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Roll the fresh pizza dough onto parchment paper or a pizza stone (no cookie sheet). Lightly brush the olive oil on the dough, leaving about a 1-inch edge. Sprinkle the mozzarella cheese on top. Evenly distribute the barbecue chicken on top of the cheese. Scrape any extra barbecue sauce onto the dough too. Top with red onions and garnish with cilantro.
Bake the pizza on the middle or top rack for 9 to 13 minutes, or until the cheese is fully melted and the crust is golden.
Let the pizza cool for a few minutes before cutting and serving. Serve with extra, warmed barbecue sauce for dipping, if you’d like. Enjoy!
Tip about Pizza Dough:
There are several options for what kind of pizza dough to use. You can always make homemade pizza dough. And then there’s always the “tube” pizza dough that you can pop out of a can. Many grocery stores sell balls of fresh pizza dough, and that’s the route I recommend. Alternately, you can visit a pizza place and ask them to sell you a ball of their pizza dough. They’ll most likely be happy to do that!
The Best Pizza Recipes:
- Chicago Style Deep Dish Pizza
- Weight Watchers Pizza
- Pulled Pork Pizza
- Meatball Pizza
- French Bread Pizza
Barbecued Chicken Pizza
Ingredients
- 1 cup diced, cooked chicken
- ½ cup barbecue sauce
- One 16-ounce ball of pizza dough
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 1¼ cups shredded mozzarella cheese
- ½ cup chopped red onion
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, combine the chicken and barbecue sauce and allow to marinate for a few minutes, or even up to 24 hours.
- Preheat the oven to 400°F.
- Roll the fresh pizza dough onto parchment paper or a pizza stone (no cookie sheet). Lightly brush olive oil on the dough, leaving about a 1-inch edge. Sprinkle the mozzarella cheese on top.
- Evenly distribute the barbecue chicken on top of the cheese. Scrape any extra barbecue sauce onto the dough too. Top with onions and garnish with cilantro.
- Bake the pizza on the middle or top rack for 9 to 13 minutes, or until the cheese is fully melted and the crust is golden.
- Remove the pizza from the oven. Let cool a few minutes, then cut and serve.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
