Barbecued Chicken Pizza

Submitted by greysangel

"I modified this recipe that originally appeared in Sunset magazine. Use your favorite pizza dough for the crust..I personally love either a Neoplitan thin crust or Eating Well's whole wheat crust both of which I'll post separately!"

 

• Ready In: 40mins
• Ingredients: 15
• Yields: 6 slices

ingredients

• 1 medium red onion, thinly sliced (apprx 1 cup)
• 3 garlic cloves, smashed and cut fine
• 2 slices your favorite turkey bacon, diced
• 1⁄2 lb chicken breast, cubed
• 1 large red pepper, sliced
• 1 large green pepper, sliced
• fox point seasoning, to taste
• dried chipotle powder, to taste
• fresh black pepper, to taste
• 1⁄4 cup canned green chili
• 2 ounces reduced-fat cream cheese
• 1⁄3 cup your favorite barbecue sauce
• 1⁄2 cup reduced-fat Mexican cheese blend
• chopped fresh cilantro (optional)
• thin pizza crust, of your choice

directions

1. Preheat oven to 400 and heat pizza stone if using one.
2. Heat large nonstick pan and saute onions and garlic with bacon
3. Add chicken and saute until chicken is cooked through.
4. Add peppers and seasonings.
5. Add chilies, cream cheese and bbq sauce reducing heat and stirring until cheese is melted and "sauce" is blended
6. For a crispy crust, pre bake crust for 10 minutes before loading it with toppings
7. Add chicken mixture and top with cheese and cilantro if desired. Bake until cheese is melted (apprx 15 minutes).

Reviews

[pferde01]

Loved, loved this recipe!! I made a few changes -- omitted the chiles and red peppers because of my personal tastes and used reduced fat crescent roll mixture for the dough. Great flavor and low fat!