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We eat a lot of chicken around here and this summer we’ve certainly developed an affinity for Beer Can Chicken, or Beer Butt Chicken – whatever title floats your boat. It’s simple, incredibly flavorful and makes a great weekend meal. We typically make two small chickens so we’ll have plenty of leftovers to use in other meals throughout the week. The leftover chicken is perfect for a quick chicken noodle soup, chicken salad and of course – barbecue chicken pizza.
Not only are we really into chicken, we also love homemade pizza. There’s nothing better than a counter filled with a variety of pizza toppings and a bowl overflowing with a batch of homemade pizza dough. It’s a great way to get the family involved in cooking and everyone can make their own pizza, so there aren’t any topping wars – which is always a bonus.
One of our favorite pizza creations is this Barbecue Chicken Pizza. We use our favorite store bought barbecue sauce, leftover chicken and plenty of cheese to create a wonderfully flavor pizza that certainly rivals any of our local pizza joints.
If you don’t have leftover chicken, pick up a a rotisserie chicken from your local market to save yourself some time, or simply bake or grill up a couple of chicken breasts.
Whether you’re looking for a quick lunch or a great pizza to accompany your Friday night movie, this Barbecue Chicken Pizza is a great twist for a weekend classic.
What are your favorite pizza toppings?
Barbecue Chicken Pizza
Ingredients:
1 store bought pizza crust or refrigerated crust (I used 1lb of homemade crust)
1/2 cup barbecue sauce
1 cup cooked and shredded chicken
1/2 cup thinly sliced red onion
1 orange bell pepper; diced
1-3/4 cups (7 oz.) Sargento® Monterey Jack Shredded Cheese
Chopped cilantro; to taste (optional)
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 475 degrees F. Place pizza crust on foil-lined baking sheet.
2. Spread barbecue sauce on pizza crust. Add shredded chicken, onion, and bell peppers on top of the barbecue sauce. Top with cheese.
3. Bake 12 to 15 minutes or until crust is deep golden brown. Cut into squares; garnish with cilantro.
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This looks great! Thanks for sharing. I too love homemade pizza. It is the best! :)
Beer butt chicken is our FAVORITE!! It is so easy and perfect every time.
Great use of the leftovers :)
This looks great! I’ll have to give this a try this week!
This looks absolutely fantastic!! Definitely going to make it one of these days! Homemade pizza is the best!
I hear so many people talk about bbq chicken pizza, but I’ve never made it. Now I have no excuse not to.
:)
ButterYum
WizKid would LOVE this!!!
The kid would role in BBQ sauce if I let him I think and Pizza is his second fav food – next to Sushi of all things.
eh…he’s eclectic for 13. ☺
Looks delicious!! I actually made bbq chicken pizza the other night! Still working on leftovers :)
I see the brand of barbecue sauce that you like the best, but is there a particular flavor of their sauce you like best? Which do you use for your pizza? I can’t wait to try making this pizza myself! Thanks!
Denise-
We typically use the sweet and spicy or original. Thanks so much for stopping by!
-Jamie
Absolutely delicious! I love making bbq pizza–I tend to use Virginia Gentleman BBQ sauce–it’s perfect for the pizza!
I would almost always say my favorite pizza toppings are ham and mushroom, but recently we made chicken curry pizza with mushroom, and I can’t get it out of my head! I also truly love a simple margarita pizza.