BBQ Chicken Grilled Pizza
Use your favorite barbecue sauce and your favorite smoked cheese to personalize these easy chicken pizzas.

Prep Time:
35 mins
Total Time:
37 mins
Servings:
four 10- to 12-inch pizzas (6 to 8 servings)
Ingredients
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Homemade Pizza Crust *(see Recipe Center)
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1/2 of a medium red onion, thinly sliced and separated into rings
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1 tablespoon olive oil
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12 ounces skinless, boneless chicken breasts, cut into thin, bite-size strips or chicken tenders, halved
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3 cloves garlic, minced
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2/3 cup purchased barbecue sauce
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1/3 cup bottled banana pepper rings
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Olive oil
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8 ounces smoked mozzarella, smoked Gouda or provolone cheese, shredded (2 cups)
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4 ounces Asiago or Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese, finely shredded (1 cup)
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8 medium basil or arugula leaves, torn or cut into thin strips
Directions
1.
Prepare Homemade Pizza Crust.
2.
For topping: In a large nonstick skillet, cook onion in 2 teaspoons of the hot oil over medium-high heat about 3 minutes or until crisp-tender; remove onions from skillet with a slotted spoon. Add 1 teaspoon oil, the chicken and garlic to skillet; cook and stir until chicken is no longer pink, about 4 minutes. Stir in barbecue sauce. Heat through. Transfer to a bowl; cover and keep warm. Add banana pepper rings to onion; set aside.
3.
For pizza: Remove pizza dough circles from freezer, discarding waxed paper and brush tops with some olive oil.
4.
For a charcoal grill, carefully slide 2 of the pizza dough circles, oiled side down, onto a lightly oiled rack of an uncovered grill directly over medium-hot coals. Grill for 1 to 2 minutes or until dough is puffed in some places and starting to become firm. Carefully turn the crusts with tongs, transferring them from rack to the back of a baking sheet. Working quickly and carefully, brush oil over grilled top of crust.
5.
For each pizza, sprinkle with 1/2 cup of the smoked mozzarella and 1/4 cup of the Asiago. Top with 1/4 of the chicken mixture and 1/4 of the onion mixture. Transfer the pizzas from the baking sheet to the rack. Grill for 1 to 1 1/2 minutes more or until cheese is melted and crust is crisp. Remove pizzas from grill. (For a gas grill, preheat grill. Reduce heat to medium-hot. Place dough circles on grill rack over heat. Cover and grill as above.)
6.
Repeat grilling with remaining 2 dough parts and toppings. Transfer pizzas to a cutting board. Top with basil. Serve immediately. Makes four 10- to 12-inch pizzas (6 to 8 servings).
Note
You may substitute four 10- to 12-inch packaged prebaked pizza crusts.
Nutrition information
Calories 669, Total Fat 30 g, Saturated Fat 12 g, Cholesterol 83 mg, Sodium 1036 mg, Carbohydrate 63 g, Fiber 3 g, Protein 35 g. Daily Values: Vitamin A 0%, Vitamin C 11%, Calcium 39%, Iron 26%.
Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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