BBQ Chicken Pizza

BBQ Chicken Pizza

Once again, I'm trying to work with that college budget of $0, so I'm using up what I already have. I had some dough in my refrigerator from Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day, marinara sauce, and BBQ sauce, so I thought I'd make some pizza. I used to work at Cosí and one of our seasonal items was a BBQ chicken pizza. I kept telling everyone how it was soooo gooooood and they should definitely try it. One day it hit me: I had never myself tasted the pizza. It just smelled so good coming out of the oven that I thought I had tried it. Anyhow, I finally made one and I can confirm that BBQ Chicken Pizza is delicious.

BBQ Chicken Pizza

Recipe...

1) Preheat the oven to 550℉ with a pizza stone on one of the racks. (500℉ will work, too, if your oven doesn't go to 550℉- just cook it a bit longer)

2) Using a grapefruit-sized hunk of dough, create a ball by using the palms of your hands to smooth the dough from the top, pulling toward the bottom. Flatten the dough, using your fingertips, loose fists and/or a rolling pin.

3) Coat a pizza peel or edgeless cookie sheet with cornmeal. Set the flattened pizza dough on top. Remove any excess cornmeal by shaking or brushing with pastry brush.

4) Combine marinara sauce and BBQ sauce about 1:1. Spread some on the pizza dough, being careful not to over-sauce. Sprinkle cheese, like gouda or mozarrella. Add some cooked chicken breast, cubed. Sprinkle some red onion pieces on top.

5) Slide pizza onto the pizza stone with a sliding/flicking motion. Cook for 5-8 min. Check the pizza's progress. Cook another 5 minutes, if needed, until it looks delicious and the crust is golden.

P.S. Sorry about the not-so-good picture. End of the semester makes me start using my phone to take pictures. :/