BBQ Chicken Pizza
(from elchallis’s recipe box)
Prep time: 20 minutes
Cook time: 15 minutes
Serves 8 people
Ingredients
- For the Crust:
- 13/4 – 21/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 envelope Fleischmann’s Pizza Yeast
- 11/2 teaspoons sugar
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 2/3 cup very warm water (120° to 130°F)
- 3 Tablespoons olive oil
- For the Toppings:
- 11/2 cups cooked, shredded chicken
- 1/2 cup + 2 Tablespoons barbecue sauce, divided
- 4 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled
- 1/4 red onion, thinly sliced
- 2 green onions, thinly sliced
- 1 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese
Directions
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Preheat oven to 425°F.
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Combine 1 cup flour, yeast, sugar and salt in a large bowl. Add water and oil. Mix together until well blended; about 1 minute.
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Gradually add ½ cup flour until soft dough ball is formed; will be slightly sticky. Add additional flour if needed to form dough ball.
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Knead on a floured surface, adding additional flour if needed, until smooth and elastic; about 4 minutes. With floured hands, press dough out to fill a greased pizza pan, or roll dough into a 12-inch circle and transfer to a greased pizza pan.
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Mix together the shredded chicken and 2 Tablespoons of barbecue sauce.
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Spread ½ cup of the barbecue sauce over the pizza dough. Top with chicken, bacon, onions and cheese.
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Bake on the bottom oven rack for 12 to 15 minutes until the cheese is bubbly and the crust has browned.