BBQ Chicken Pizza

I’m stuck on a particular post for my 30 Things series. So I decided to put up a recipe that I did last week.

I love chicken pizza. This is a recipe for BBQ Chicken Pizza. You can use store bought pizza dough but I find it only takes maybe 15 more minutes of time to make my own, plus I like to make it healthier so I make wheat pizza dough.

Here is the recipe for the wheat pizza dough. I doubled it and froze half of it to use for later.  This is the original recipe:

1 package active dry yeast

1 cup warm water

2 cups whole wheat flour

¼ cup wheat germ

1   teaspoon salt

1   tablespoon honey (which I was out of, so I used 1 tablespoon of sugar).

1.  Preheat oven to 350 degrees F

2.  In a small bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. Let stand until creamy, about 10 minutes.

3.  In a large bowl combine flour, wheat germ and salt. Make a well in the middle and add honey and yeast mixture. Stir well to combine. Cover and set in a warm place to rise for a few minutes.

4.  Roll dough on a floured pizza pan and poke a few holes in it with a fork.

5.  Bake in preheated oven for 5 to 10 minutes, or until desired crispiness is achieved.

Tip: to help the dough rise, heat a cup of water in the microwave for a few minutes. Take out the water and put the dough in the microwave to rise.

For the Pizza:

1 cup cooked chicken (I used leftovers from a whole crock pot chicken: http://www.pistachioproject.com/2013/01/whole-chicken-in-crock-pot.html)

½ cup bbq sauce

¼ cup red onion, chopped in half slices

¼ cup cilantro (optional, I hate cilantro)

1 cup mozzarella cheese

1.   Increase heat in oven to 425 degrees F.

2.   Spread the bbq sauce on the dough.

3.   Lay a thin layer of cheese over the sauce. Add chicken, onion, cilantro, and top with the rest of the mozzarella cheese.

4.   Bake for another 15 minutes or until cheese is melted.

Variations I would like to try later: Use a different type of cheese, like gouda. Add chopped bacon. I LOVE the Hot Hawaiian from Mackenzie River Pizza so I’d like to try adding jalapenos and pineapple.