Best BBQ Chicken Pizza
An easy BBQ chicken pizza recipe made with homemade pizza dough, a tangy BBQ sauce, leftover rotisserie chicken, and topped with crispy bacon pieces.
Servings 2
Calories 1060kcal
Equipment
- Kitchen Scales
- Measuring Spoons
- Measuring Jug
- Mixing Bowl
- Pizza Stone
Ingredients
- 270 g Strong White Bread Flour
- 7 g Fast Action Dried Yeast
- ½ teaspoon Salt
- ½ teaspoon Sugar
- 2 tablespoon Olive Oil
- 160 ml Tepid Water
- 3 tablespoon BBQ Sauce
- 200 g Cooked Chicken chopped into pieces or shredded
- 6 Streaky Bacon Rashers cooked and chopped
- 75 g Mozzarella grated
- 50 g Cheddar Cheese grated
Instructions
- Place the flour, yeast, salt, and sugar in a large bowl. Mix with a spoon.270 g Strong White Bread Flour, 7 g Fast Action Dried Yeast, ½ teaspoon Salt, ½ teaspoon Sugar
- Pour in the olive oil and tepid water. Mix in with a spoon then use your hands to bring the dough together.2 tablespoon Olive Oil, 160 ml Tepid Water
- Knead the dough for 1 minute on a lightly floured work surface before placing it back in the bowl (covered with clingfilm or plastic wrap) to prove for 45 minutes at room temperature (you could speed up proving by putting the bowl in a warm place like an airing cupboard). Pro Tip - you can use a stand mixer with a dough hook attachment to knead the dough (on a low speed setting), but I like doing it by hand!
- Preheat the oven to 240°c (220 fan).
- Roll the dough out on a lightly floured surface or cutting board to roughly 30 cm diameter and place on a pizza stone or baking tray. Leave to rest for 5 minutes whilst you get the toppings ready.
- Spread the BBQ sauce over the base.3 tablespoon BBQ Sauce
- Top with the cooked chicken and bacon pieces.200 g Cooked Chicken, 6 Streaky Bacon Rashers
- Sprinkle with the grated cheeses.75 g Mozzarella, 50 g Cheddar Cheese
- Bake in the oven for 8-10 minutes until the cheese has melted.
Notes
Expert Tips:
- If you don't have strong bread flour in your pantry, make my easy plain flour pizza dough instead!
- If you don't have time to make your own pizza dough, cut that step out and buy a ready-made pizza base!
- Instead of rolling the pizza dough out with a rolling pin, place the dough on your pizza stone or baking tin and stretch it out with your hands.
- For an authentic rustic pizza base, sprinkle a little coarse semolina onto the baking tray or pizza stone before placing the dough on top.
- A drizzle of extra-virgin olive oil before baking gives it an extra luxurious feel.
- For an extra crispy base, use a pizza peel (paddle) to transfer the pizza to the oven and place it directly on a preheated pizza stone or baking tray.
- The ingredients quantities in this recipe make 1 large pizza (30cm diameter) or you could make 2 smaller pizzas if you prefer.
- Add sliced red onion to the pizza for extra flavour.
- Make the pizza on ready-made flatbreads or naan bread to save time.
- Swap the BBQ sauce for tomato paste or classic pizza sauce.
- Make a cauliflower crust pizza to lower the carbs.
- Add other favourite toppings such as sliced red peppers, sweetcorn, mushrooms, or pepperoni.
- Sprinkle with fresh herbs like chopped coriander (cilantro) before serving.
Nutrition Facts
Best BBQ Chicken Pizza
Amount per Serving
Calories
1060
% Daily Value*
Fat
43
g
66
%
Saturated Fat
15
g
94
%
Polyunsaturated Fat
5
g
Monounsaturated Fat
19
g
Cholesterol
132
mg
44
%
Sodium
1481
mg
64
%
Potassium
424
mg
12
%
Carbohydrates
108
g
36
%
Fiber
3
g
13
%
Sugar
8
g
9
%
Protein
57
g
114
%
Vitamin A
548
IU
11
%
Calcium
399
mg
40
%
Iron
3
mg
17
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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