Loaded BBQ Chicken Pizza<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
If your pizza peel, like mine, was compromised in a move to a new city, or perhaps never existed in the first place, you can heat your pizza stone in the oven, remove it, quickly assemble the pizza right on the stone, and pop it back in the oven. If you don’t have a pizza stone, you can use a baking sheet in its place.<\/p>\n
Ingredients<\/h3>\n\n- pizza dough, recipe follows <\/li>\n
- cornmeal, for sprinkling <\/li>\n
- olive oil, for brushing <\/li>\n
- ~1\/4 cup BBQ sauce, plus more to finish <\/li>\n
- 1 3\/4 cup shredded mozzarella cheese <\/li>\n
- 2 cups shredded, cooked chicken <\/li>\n
- 1 small green bell pepper, thinly sliced <\/li>\n
- 1\/2 small red onion, thinly sliced <\/li>\n
- 1\/2 cup shredded pecornio romano cheese <\/li>\n
- kosher salt & freshly ground black pepper <\/li>\n
- small handful cilantro, chopped <\/li>\n
- 1 scallion, white & light green parts, thinly sliced<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Method<\/h3>\n\n- Prepare the pizza dough as directed below. While it’s rising, place a pizza stone in the oven and preheat to 450 degrees. The longer it preheats, the better!<\/li>\n
- On a floured surface, roll or pat out the dough to fit your pizza stone. If using a pizza peel, sprinkle it with cornmeal and place the dough on top. If using the method mentioned in the notes above, sprinkle the cornmeal directly on the preheated pizza stone and place the dough on there to assemble (make sure all your ingredients are prepped ahead of time and work quickly).<\/li>\n
- Brush the outer edge of the dough with olive oil. Spoon enough BBQ sauce on the dough to coat it generously, leaving an inch or so for the crust. Sprinkle with salt. Top with the mozzarella, chicken, bell pepper, onion, and pecorino. Sprinkle with more salt and freshly ground black pepper. Transfer the pizza to the oven and bake for 15-20 minutes, until the crust is golden brown, cheese is melted, and toppings are cooked.<\/li>\n
- Once out of the oven, top the pizza with the cilantro, scallion, and an extra drizzle of BBQ sauce. Allow to cool 5 minutes before slicing.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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- pizza dough, recipe follows <\/li>\n
- cornmeal, for sprinkling <\/li>\n
- olive oil, for brushing <\/li>\n
- ~1\/4 cup BBQ sauce, plus more to finish <\/li>\n
- 1 3\/4 cup shredded mozzarella cheese <\/li>\n
- 2 cups shredded, cooked chicken <\/li>\n
- 1 small green bell pepper, thinly sliced <\/li>\n
- 1\/2 small red onion, thinly sliced <\/li>\n
- 1\/2 cup shredded pecornio romano cheese <\/li>\n
- kosher salt & freshly ground black pepper <\/li>\n
- small handful cilantro, chopped <\/li>\n
- 1 scallion, white & light green parts, thinly sliced<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Method<\/h3>\n
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- Prepare the pizza dough as directed below. While it’s rising, place a pizza stone in the oven and preheat to 450 degrees. The longer it preheats, the better!<\/li>\n
- On a floured surface, roll or pat out the dough to fit your pizza stone. If using a pizza peel, sprinkle it with cornmeal and place the dough on top. If using the method mentioned in the notes above, sprinkle the cornmeal directly on the preheated pizza stone and place the dough on there to assemble (make sure all your ingredients are prepped ahead of time and work quickly).<\/li>\n
- Brush the outer edge of the dough with olive oil. Spoon enough BBQ sauce on the dough to coat it generously, leaving an inch or so for the crust. Sprinkle with salt. Top with the mozzarella, chicken, bell pepper, onion, and pecorino. Sprinkle with more salt and freshly ground black pepper. Transfer the pizza to the oven and bake for 15-20 minutes, until the crust is golden brown, cheese is melted, and toppings are cooked.<\/li>\n
- Once out of the oven, top the pizza with the cilantro, scallion, and an extra drizzle of BBQ sauce. Allow to cool 5 minutes before slicing.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n