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The Best Homemade BBQ Chicken Pizza

If you love BBQ sauce, pizza, and caramelized onions, you’ve just found your pizza match made in heaven. Follow my recipe for the dreamiest pizza experience that I made on a fresh gluten-free crust!
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings 2 Servings
Calories 677 kcal

Equipment

  • 1 Skillet for melting butter and caramelizing onions
  • 1 Pan for searing chicken
  • 1 Pizza stone or baking sheet for baking pizza

Ingredients
  

Ingredients

  • 3 tablespoons Butter to melt down all that onion goodness real nice
  • 1 White onion thinly sliced to get caramelized perfectly soft and sweet
  • 1 Chicken breast about ¾ pound, seasoned for that smoky, spicy kick
  • ¾ cup BBQ sauce sticks to the chicken and brings tang and sweetness
  • 1 teaspoon Smoked paprika the star player for smoky deep flavor
  • ¼ teaspoon Ancho chili powder if you can handle a little heat, otherwise skip it
  • ¼ teaspoon Sea salt to pull the flavors together real well
  • 1 Pizza dough you can make it or snag store-bought dough for ease
  • 2 cups Shredded mozzarella cheese to get all melty and stretchy on top
  • Ranch dressing for garnish, creamy counters tang so good
  • Cilantro for freshness and a little green pop to finish it off

Instructions
 

Instructions

  • Grab a skillet and melt your 3 tablespoons of butter over medium heat. Toss in those thinly sliced onions. Keep stirring now and then, waitin’ for them to caramelize up like a sweet golden brown treat. This takes about 15 minutes.
  • Season the chicken breast with smoked paprika, ancho chili powder, and salt. Tack that seasoned chicken into a pan on medium heat, searin’ each side about 6-8 minutes till fully cooked through.
  • Rest the chicken a few, then shred it up with two forks. Preheat your oven to around 475°F or follow dough package instructions. Roll out your pizza dough on a dusted surface to your fave thickness.
  • Pop the dough onto your pizza stone or baking sheet ready for toppings. Slather on the BBQ sauce over the dough, don’t hold back. Scatter the shredded chicken over, then your gorgeous caramelized onions. Top with mozzarella cheese.
  • Bake for 15-20 minutes till cheese bubbles and crust turns golden brown. Watch for those little visual signs, crust edges crisp and cheese stretch all melty. Cool a few minutes before drizzling creamy ranch all over and sprinkling fresh cilantro.

Notes

Serve with additional BBQ sauce and ranch dressing for dipping if desired.