BBQ Chicken Pizza
This BBQ Chicken Pizza is the perfect homemade pizza for pizza night! Made with homemade BBQ sauce, shredded chicken, melty mozzarella and gouda cheese, and red onion, it’s flavorful, cheesy, and surprisingly easy to make. The crispy crust and sweet, smoky BBQ sauce make every slice irresistible.
Ingredients
BBQ Sauce
- 1 1/2 cup ketchup
- 1/2 cup peach cider vinegar
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/2 cup dark brown sugar
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
Pizza
- 1 1/2 lbs pizza dough
- 3 tablespoons olive oil divided
- 12 ounces cooked chicken breast
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
- 3/4 cup shredded gouda cheese
- 1/4 cup red onion thinly sliced
- Parsley to garnish
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 F. Place a large, greased baking sheet in the oven (a hot baking sheet helps when cooking the pizza).
- Make the BBQ sauce. Add all sauce ingredients to a large saucepan over high heat. Bring to a low boil and then reduce the heat to low. Let simmer for 20 minutes until the sauce has thickened, stirring occasionally. Set aside.
- Using a fork, shred the chicken. Toss the shredded chicken with 1 cup of the prepared BBQ sauce and set aside.
- On a floured surface, roll out the pizza dough with a rolling pin until the dough is about 1/4-inch thick. Drizzle 2 tablespoons of olive oil on top of the dough, followed by 1/2 cup of the prepared BBQ sauce, and spread evenly.
- Add the shredded BBQ chicken on top, followed by the shredded mozzarella cheese, gouda cheese, and red onion. Drizzle with remaining 1 tablespoon of olive oil.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 12-15 minutes, or until the crust is cooked through and the cheese is melted. Broil for a few minutes until the cheese begins to brown, watching carefully that it doesn’t burn.
- Remove pizza from the oven, let cool, and cut into slices.