BBQ Chicken Pizza

Ingredients:



BBQ Chicken Pieces

• 10 oz. boneless/skinless chicken breasts, cut into 3/4 inch cubes


• 1 Tbs. olive oil


• 2 Tbs. favorite BBQ sauce

For the Pizza:

• 1 recipe Thin Crust Dough


• Cornmeal, semolina, or flour for handling


• 1/2 cup favorite BBQ sauce (a spicy−sweet sauce works best)


• 2 Tbs. shredded smoked Gouda cheese


• 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese


• 1/4 small red onion, sliced into 1/8−inch pieces


• 2 Tbs. chopped fresh chopped fresh cilantro

Method:

1. In a large frying pan, cook the chicken in olive oil over medium−high heat until just cooked, 5-6 minutes. Do not overcook.


2. Set aside in the refrigerator until chilled through.


3. Once chilled, coat the chicken with BBQ sauce; set aside in the refrigerator.
   

To make pizza:

1. Place the pizza stone in the center of the oven and preheat to 500 degrees F. for one hour before cooking pizzas.
   


2. Use a large spoon to spread BBQ sauce evenly over the surface of the prepared dough within the rim.
   


3. Sprinkle smoked gouda cheese over the sauce.
   


4. Cover with 3/4 cup shredded mozzarella.
   


5. Distribute the chicken pieces evenly over the cheese.
   


6. Place the pieces of red onion over the surface.
   


7. Sprinkle an additional 1/4 cup mozzarella over the top of the pizza.
   


8. Transfer the pizza to the oven; bake until the crust is crisp and golden and the cheese at the center is bubbly, 8 to 10 minutes.
   


9. When the pizza is cooked, carefully remove it from the oven; sprinkle 1 Tbs. cilantro over the hot surface.
   


10. Slice and serve.