Thursday, February 26, 2009

BBQ Chicken Pizza

This was a first attempt at homemade pizza for me but I thought it turned out really good and BBQ Chicken Pizza is one of my favorites.

Crust:
1 pkg. or 1 Tbsp. Active dry yeast
1 cup warm water
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. sugar
2 Tbsp. oil
2 1/2 - 3 c. flour
1 Tbsp. honey (I used this because of the dough recipe Keri posted previously because I wanted the taste but this dough recipe seemed less time consuming).

Dissolve yeast in warm water with sugar. Stir in remaining ingredients. Beat vigorously about 20 strokes with a mixer (I used my KitchenAid). Allow dough to rest 5-10 minutes. Roll onto lightly greased pan. I had visitors so mine rose longer than 5 minutes and it was really thick, next time I wouldn't let it rise quite so long but 5-10 minutes would be about right.

Topping:
1-2 boneless skinless chicken breast
1 garlic clove, minced
1 tbs. olive oil
1 red onion, sliced in thin strips
½ c. barbeque sauce (I added a little honey BBQ sauce because I had it on hand and thought it added a good flavor)
8 ounces shredded mozzarella cheese

I like my chicken tender so I cooked the chicken in a crockpot until it was done (about 3 hours). Shred or cut chicken into thin, small strips.
Sauté chicken with garlic and onion in olive oil for about 1 minute then add the 1/2 c. BBQ sauce and stir until chicken is coated. Cool slightly.

Spread a thin layer of bbq sauce on the pizza dough. Cover with aa little less than half of the cheese. Top with chicken and remaining cheese. Many people like pineapple on their BBQ chicken pizza so I think this is the point you would add that as well, but I like it without the pineapple. I also forgot the onion but will definitely do it next time, I like the flavor and texture it adds.
Bake at 500 for 8-10 minutes or until cheese is bubbly. Be sure to watch it, I took ours out at 8 minutes and it was slightly overdone.

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