BBQ Chicken Pizza Recipe

For your next pizza night, you have to try this recipe for a tasty BBQ Chicken Pizza!  Packed full of flavor and easy to make, this pizza will be a hit with the whole family! You can have this yummy pizza on the table in less than 30 minutes!

Friday night is pizza night in our house! It’s way to easy to order a takeout, but it’s easy and quick to make your own tasty pizza at home! This is a great recipe to get everyone involved in making the pizzas for a fun family night in!  I can’t wait to hear what you thought of this yummy treat!

How to make BBQ Chicken Pizza

• Prep the pizza stone/pan: Preheat the oven to 425 degrees. Once heated, place the pizza stone or pan in the oven.
• Prep the crust: Place the pizza crust on a large piece of parchment paper. If the crust is still in dough form, roll out the dough.
• Add the toppings: Spread a thin layer of barbecue sauce on the pizza crust. In a bowl, combine the remaining barbecue sauce and chicken. Then, add on the toppings in this order: 1 1/2 cups of cheese, red onion, BBQ chicken, remaining 1/2 cup cheese.
• Bake: Remove the pizza pan or stone from the oven. Slide the pizza onto the pan and bake for 10-15 minutes until the cheese is melted and bubbly and the crust is crispy on the outside and cooked through (if using pizza dough). Finish with a sprinkle of fresh cilantro.

BBQ Pizza Sauce

A good barbecue sauce recipe takes hours to make, so I highly recommend that for this BBQ Chicken Pizza Recipe, you use a store bought sauce.. They are packed full of flavor and it means that you can whip up this pizza in no time at all!  Use your favorite barbecue sauce or try one of these;

• Trader Joe’s Kansas City BBQ Sauce
• Bull’s Eye Original
• Hunt’s Original
• Jack Daniel’s Original No.7 BBQ Sauce

What chicken should I use in this BBQ Chicken Pizza recipe?

Shredded chicken is best to use in this recipe, and chicken breast is preferable.  You can make your own shredded chicken by baking or grilling a couple of breasts and then use two forks to shred it. If you have an Instant Pot or pressure cooker, you can also make shredded chicken in that – check out this recipe for how to do that! You can also use rotisserie chicken for ease.

What pizza base should I use?

For us, pizza night is easy, so we opted for a store bought crust, there are some really great options out there and you can pick them up literally anywhere. You can of course make your own – check out this recipe for an amazing homemade crust! 

Top tips for making BBQ Chicken Pizza

• Use free range / organic chicken breast with no antibiotics.
• Use your favorite BBQ Sauce.
• Serve your pizzas straight out of the oven.
• To reheat any leftovers, place them in a hot, preheated oven on a baking tray or pizza stone.

Be sure to check out these other easy chicken recipes!

Easy Chicken Piccata Recipe

Garlic Lemon Roasted Chicken (Easy Roast Chicken Recipe)

Easy Southwest Chicken Bake

Slow Cooker White Chicken Chili Recipe

If you have tried this BBQ chicken pizza recipe, or any other recipe on my blog, then please rate it and let me know how it turned out in the comments below

4.82 from 11 votes

BBQ Chicken Pizza Recipe

Prep: 15 minutes

Cook: 15 minutes

Total Time : 30 minutes

Servings: 4 people

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Ingredients

• ▢ 1 large pizza crust*
• ▢ 2 cups cooked chicken shredded*
• ▢ 1/2 cup barbecue sauce
• ▢ 1/4 cup sliced red onion
• ▢ 2 cups shredded smoked gouda mozzarella cheese, or a combo of both
• ▢ 1/2 cup cilantro chopped

Instructions

• Prep the pizza stone/pan: Preheat the oven to 425 degrees. Once heated, place the pizza stone or pan in the oven.
• Prep the crust: Place the pizza crust on a large piece of parchment paper. If the crust is still in dough form, roll out the dough.
• Add the toppings: Spread a thin layer of barbecue sauce on the pizza crust. In a bowl, combine the remaining barbecue sauce and chicken. Then, add on the toppings in this order: 1 1/2 cups of cheese, red onion, BBQ chicken, remaining 1/2 cup cheese.
• Bake: Remove the pizza pan or stone from the oven. Slide the pizza onto the pan and bake for 10-15 minutes until the cheese is melted and bubbly and the crust is crispy on the outside and cooked through (if using pizza dough). Finish with a sprinkle of fresh cilantro.

Notes

* Basically, any type of crust will work, including pre-baked pizza crust, pre-made refrigerated pizza dough, homemade pizza dough, or pre-made cauliflower pizza crust.

** Some easy options include a store-bought rotisserie chicken, chicken breasts or thighs cooked in the Instant Pot or slow cooker, or any leftover chicken you have on hand.

Nutrition Facts

BBQ Chicken Pizza Recipe

Amount Per Serving

Calories 805 Calories from Fat 333

% Daily Value*

Fat 37g57%

Saturated Fat 21g131%

Cholesterol 165mg55%

Sodium 1757mg76%

Potassium 388mg11%

Carbohydrates 66g22%

Fiber 2g8%

Sugar 16g18%

Protein 52g104%

Vitamin A 800IU16%

Vitamin C 1.5mg2%

Calcium 803mg80%

Iron 4mg22%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Author: Becky Hardin

Course:Main Course

Cuisine:Italian

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