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BBQ Pizza

Source of Recipe

California Pizza Kitchen


Recipe Link: www.copykat.com

List of Ingredients

3-6 pieces boneless/skinless chicken breasts cut into 1/4" cubes.
1 Tbs olive oil
2 Tbs favorite BBQ sauce (they use spicy-sweet sauce)

FOR THE PIZZA:
1 basic pizza dough
cornmeal, semolina or flour for handling
1/2 C favorite BBQ sauce (once again, spicy-sweet sauce)
2 Tbs shredded smoked Gouda cheese
2 C shredded mozzarella cheese
1/4 C small red-onion, sliced into 1/8" pieces
2 Tbs chopped fresh cilantro


Recipe

In a large frying pan, cook the chicken in olive oil over medium heat until just cooked, 5 to 6 minutes. Do not overcook. Set aside in refrigerator until chilled through. Once chilled, coat the chicken in two tsp BBQ sauce; set aside in the refrigerator.

Place a pizza stone in the center of the oven and preheat to 500 degrees for one hour before cooking pizzas.

Use a large spoon to spread 1/4 C BBQ sauce evenly over the surface of the prepared dough within the rim. Sprinkle 1 Tbs smoked Gouda cheese over the sauce. Cover with 3/4 C shredded mozzarella.

Distribute half the chicken pieces evenly over the cheese (approx. 18 pieces). Place approximately 18 to 20 pieces of red onion over the surface. Sprinkle an additional 1/4 C mozzarella over the top of the pizza.

Transfer the pizza to the oven; bake until the crust is crisp and golden and the cheese at the center is bubbly (about 8 to 10 minutes). When the pizza is cooked, carefully remove it from the oven; sprinkle 1 Tbs. cilantro over the hot surface. Slice and serve.