Barbecued Chicken, Cheddar, and BBQ Sauce Pizza

Submitted by ratherbeswimmin

"Use a smoky, spicy BBQ sauce."

 

• Ready In: 59mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 2 cups shredded cooked chicken breasts
• 3⁄4 cup bottled barbecue sauce
• 22 ounces california-style pizza dough (Tony’s Pizza Dough)
• unbleached bread flour
• 3⁄4 cup thinly sliced white onion
• 1 tablespoon minced garlic
• 1 red bell pepper, halved lengthwise, seeded, deribbed, and cut into thin strips
• 2 cups coarsely shredded sharp cheddar cheese
• 1⁄4 cup lightly packed fresh cilantro leaves

directions

1. Position an oven rack on the second-lowest level in an oven; place a baking stone on the rack.
2. Position another rack in the upper third of the oven; preheat oven to 500°.
3. Make the toppings: in a bowl, toss the shredded chicken with ¼ cup barbecue sauce; set aside.
4. Have all the other ingredients measured, chopped, and ready to assemble.
5. Coat a 14-inch pizza screen or perforated pizza pan with cooking spray.
6. Place dough on a lightly floured work surface; lightly dist the dough with flour.
7. Using a rolling pin, roll the dough into a 10-inch round without rolling over the edges; lift the dough and check to make sure the dough isn’t sticking to work surface; shake the excess flour from the dough.
8. Lay dough on prepared pan and gently stretch the dough into a 14-inch round.
9. Top the pizza: spread the remaining ½ cup barbecue sauce over the dough, leaving a 1-inch border.
10. Evenly distribute the onion, garlic, and bell pepper over the sauce.
11. Scatter the chicken evenly over the vegetables; top with the cheese.
12. Place the pizza in the oven on the upper rack; bake 8-10 minutes, until the crust is crisp and golden brown.
13. Using a pizza peel, lift the pizza off the pan and place the crust directly on the baking stone (remove pan from oven).
14. Bake pizza on stone 3-4 minutes, until the bottom of crust is golden brown.
15. Using the peel, remove pizza from oven and transfer to a cutting board.
16. Scatter cilantro over the top; slice pizza into wedges and serve immediately.