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BBQ Chicken Pizza

April 12, 2018 By betsy 3 Comments

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Bbq chicken pizza featuring a crispy crust topped with sweet and spicy bbq sauce, juicy chicken, and finished with crispy cabbage, red onions, carrots and cilantro. A fun twist on an American classic. Even pizza purists will go crazy for this exciting combination. 

BBQ Chicken Pizza topped with shredded cabbage, thinly sliced red onions, shredded carrots and cilantro leaves

I thought starting the week with some pizza might be a good thing. Strangely enough, I’m not usually a big pizza fan. What?!?! I know, right? It’s really pizza sauce that I don’t love (I’ll eat it if it’s put in front of me, but I would never choose to order it) so non-traditional pizzas like this BBQ chicken pizza with tangy slaw are more my speed.

You know, I write a LOT of really positive stuff on this blog, but today is Monday, and I already mentioned that I don’t like pizza, so I think I’ll just start this week out by unloading a list of all the things I don’t like. It’s like the opposite of The Great List. Brace yourself.

cutting board with box grater and yellow handled knife. Bowl with thinly sliced cabbage, carrots and red onions. Cooked bbq chicken pizza on the right hand side

In terms of food I also don’t like bananas, mayo, olives, beets, almond milk, mangoes, ketchup, lamb, and chardonnay.

Bbq chicken pizza being topped with cabbage, carrots and red onions

In life, I could do without people who don’t use their turn signals, paper straws, bedazzled adult jeans, lateness, time wasters, snow, cobwebs across a sidewalk, bad parking, complainers, litter, garden pests, junk mail, rude people, and technical difficulties.

Who’s with me?

BBq chicken pizza with a slice removed and on the side. Pizza cutter also on the side

Phew! That felt great! Now that I’ve released all my irritations, I feel ready to tackle this week head on starting with some BBQ chicken pizza. I’ve found this exercise to be strangely therapeutic. Perhaps I’ll continue it (personally, not on the blog) in the future. Sometimes you’ve just got to vent and let it all out in order to make room for some good stuff in your day.

“You will find that it is necessary to let things go; simply for the reason that they are heavy. So let them go, let go of them. I tie no weights to my ankles.”  ― C. JoyBell C.

BBQ Chicken Pizza Recipe
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BBQ Chicken Pizza

Mix up your pizza game with this light and spicy BBQ Chicken Pizza recipe

Course Main Course
Cuisine Pizza
Prep Time 45 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Servings 8 servings
Calories 171 kcal

Ingredients

  • 12 ounces refrigerated fresh pizza dough
  • 1/3 cup unsalted ketchup
  • 1/4 cup lower-sodium marinara sauce
  • 3 tablespoons water
  • 1 tablespoon honey mustard
  • 1 teaspoon ground ancho chile pepper
  • 1 teaspoon lower-sodium Worcestershire sauce
  • 3/4 teaspoon smoked paprika
  • 3/4 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
  • 3 ounces shredded skinless boneless rotisserie chicken breast
  • 2 teaspoons cornmeal
  • 3 ounces reduced-fat sharp cheddar cheese grated (about 3/4 cup)
  • 2 teaspoons cider vinegar
  • 2 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil
  • Dash of sugar
  • 1/4 cup thinly sliced green cabbage
  • 1/4 cup thinly sliced red onion
  • 3 tablespoons grated carrot
  • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
  • 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper

Instructions

  1. Remove dough from refrigerator. Let stand at room temperature, covered, for 30 minutes.
  2. Place a pizza stone or heavy baking sheet in oven. Preheat oven to 500° (keep pizza stone or baking sheet in oven as it preheats).
  3. Combine ketchup and next 8 ingredients (through onion powder) in a small saucepan; bring to a simmer. Reduce heat; cook 6 minutes. Combine 2 tablespoons ketchup mixture and chicken in a small bowl; toss to coat.
  4. Roll dough into a 14-inch circle on a lightly floured surface; pierce liberally with a fork. Carefully remove pizza stone from oven. Sprinkle cornmeal over stone; place dough on stone. Spread remaining sauce over crust, leaving a 1/2-inch border. Arrange chicken mixture over dough. Sprinkle with cheese. Bake at 500° for 9 minutes or until crust and cheese are browned.
  5. Combine vinegar, oil, and sugar in a medium bowl, stirring with a whisk. Stir in cabbage, onion, and carrot; toss to coat. Top pizza with cabbage mixture, parsley, and red pepper. Cut into 8 wedges.
Nutrition Facts
BBQ Chicken Pizza
Amount Per Serving (1 g)
Calories 171 Calories from Fat 45
% Daily Value*
Fat 5g8%
Sodium 55mg2%
Carbohydrates 21g7%
Sugar 1g1%
Protein 8g16%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

 

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Comments

  1. Emily says

    May 25, 2016 at 12:28 am

    I loved your list! My friend always says “that sure is an expensive car to come without turn signals” HA. This pizza looks delicious, I hope to try it soon!

    Reply
  2. Emily @ Always Emily H. says

    April 13, 2018 at 10:14 am

    I am with you on mayo, ketchup, chardonnay and time waster. Those are all the WORST!

    Reply
    • betsy says

      April 13, 2018 at 11:19 am

      yaaaaassssss!!!!!

      Reply

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