BBQ Chicken Pizza with Chicken Crust
Made with my super-simple ground chicken pizza crust and topped with your favorite pizza toppings, this BBQ pizza is an easy way to sneak in a little extra protein or make a delicious gluten-free pizza!
Ingredients
For the chicken crust
- 1 lb ground chicken
- 1 egg
- 1/4 cup shredded parmesan cheese
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- 1 tsp sea salt
- 1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper
For the Pizza -These are just the toppings I used for my pizza, because they are my favorites! But feel free to use any of your favorite toppings in addition to or in place of the ones listed below.
- 1/2 cup BBQ sauce of choice homemade or store-bought
- 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
- 1 tomato diced
- 1/2 red onion diced
- 1 cup roasted diced sweet potato
Instructions
- If you’re planning to use roasted sweet potato as one of your pizza toppings, prep your sweet potato and get it cooked before starting on the rest of the pizza.
- Preheat your oven to 400 degrees F.
- In a large bowl, combine the ground chicken, egg, parmesan cheese, garlic powder, and dried oregano. Mix well.
- Line a large baking sheet or pizza pan with parchment paper.
- Then place the chicken mixture onto the prepared baking sheet, and using your hands, shape your crust(you can wear gloves for this step if you like). Shape the chicken mixture into a circle or square roughly 10 inchs in size and roughly 1/4 of an inch thick.
- Place your crust into the oven and bake for 20-25 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through and the edges of the crust are a light golden brown.
- Remove the crust from the oven and allow it to cool momentarily before topping.
- Drizzle the BBQ sauce over the top of the pizza crust and spread it out as evenly as possible over the whole crust with the back of a spoon.
- Then top your pizza with the diced tomato and red onion, followed by the roasted sweet potato.
- Finally, sprinkle the shredded cheddar cheese over the top, and return the pizza to the oven.
- Bake for 12-15 minutes or until the cheese is melted and the sauce is bubbly.
- At this point, I always like to switch my oven to broil and broil my pizza for 1-2 minutes or until the melted cheese is golden brown on top. But you can easily skip this step.
- Remove the pizza from the oven and allow it to cool for 5-10 minutes before cutting and serving.
- Enjoy!
Notes
Any leftover pizza can be stored in an airtight container or wrapped tightly in plastic wrap in the fridge for up to 3 days. Leftover barbecue chicken pizza can easily be reheated in the oven.
As I mentioned above, feel free to use any of your favorite BBQ pizza toppings in addition to or in place of the ones I used. Some of my other favorite toppings are: pineapple, pepperoni, pickled jalapenos, bacon, and even spinach!
You can also use a blend of cheeses or your favorite kind of cheese in place of the cheddar cheese. Pepper jack cheese, Gouda cheese, and mozzarella cheese are all delicious!
I have seen people make chicken pizza crust using 1 lb. of raw chicken breast, and combining it with the other crust ingredients in a food processor to create a ground chicken texture. But personally, I’ve never done it, so I can’t really offer any directions or help with that.
I’m sure you could also swap ground turkey for the ground chicken, but personally, I’ve never done so.
Nutrition
Calories: 539kcalCarbohydrates: 27gProtein: 38gFat: 32gSaturated Fat: 15gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 9gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 200mgSodium: 1533mgPotassium: 964mgFiber: 2gSugar: 15gVitamin A: 5743IUVitamin C: 6mgCalcium: 505mgIron: 2mg
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