Barbecue Chicken Pizza

Barbecue Chicken Pizza is a delicious and easy recipe for pizza night! Barbecue sauce, chicken, bacon, pineapple, and red onion layered with colby jack cheese!

Sooooo, what’d you do this week?

Did you also freeze because it was ELEVEN DEGREES when you woke up Wednesday morning?

I had to go out in that 11 degree weather because I’ve been procrastinating getting a new military ID for months now but my temporary pass to get onto Fort Hood was going to expire the next day.

And why have I been using a temp pass since October?

When I live on Fort Hood?

I don’t know. It just seemed easier.

Anyway. This entire situation with the Army has been a total nightmare but I didn’t expect to burst into tears in the ID card place because no one understood that yes, my ex-husband is no longer in the army but yes, I still need an ID card and no, I definitely don’t need power of attorney or a printed memo from his old chain of command.

Thankfully a nice man happened to walk by and understood me through my sobs and managed to get my ID done in, like, 3 minutes.

And my new picture is SO much better than the last one and that’s all that really matters to me.

Ingredients

• Pizza dough – use your favorite store-bought or homemade recipe. I love the Trader Joe’s pizza dough.
• Barbecue sauce – pick your favorite barbecue sauce. I usually use something with a bit of spice since we’re adding sweetness with the pineapple.
• Colby Jack cheese – you could use cheddar if you prefer.
• Diced chicken – cook your own or use a rotisserie chicken to make your life even easier.
• Bacon – you are going to cook and crumble it before adding it to the pizza.
• Pineapple – I know people have lots of opinions on pineapple on pizza but it’s perfect on a barbecue chicken pizza.
• Red onion – thinly sliced red onion adds so much to the pizza.
• Olive oil – this is just for brushing the dough.

How To Make Barbecue Chicken Pizza

• Prepare. Stretch pizza dough to desired thickness and shape and place on a cornmeal dusted surface.
• Top. Spread barbecue sauce on dough, leaving about an inch uncovered around the edges. Sprinkle with about half of the cheese. Layer chicken, bacon, pineapple, and onion and sprinkle with the rest of the cheese.
• Brush. Brush uncovered crust with olive oil.
• Bake. Bake at 500F for 12 – 14 minutes until crust is golden brown and cheese is melted.

How Long Is It Good For?

Homemade pizza is good for up to 3 – 4 days in the fridge. Make sure to store it in an airtight container.

You can reheat it in the microwave or if you want it crispy, try a toaster oven.

Can You Freeze It?

You can freeze homemade pizza for up to 3 months. Let it cool completely and then wrap in plastic wrap. Place the wrapped pieces in freezer ziploc bags and freeze.

When you are ready to serve it, let it defrost overnight in the fridge and reheat in the microwave, toaster oven, or toaster.

More Homemade Pizza Recipes

• Fig, Burrata, and Prosciutto Pizza
• BBQ Pulled Pork Pizza
• Mini Pizza Bagels
• Bacon Alfredo Pizza
• White Clam Pizza

Make sure you subscribe to my email list to get all my new recipes delivered right to your inbox!

You can also follow me on Instagram, Facebook, or Pinterest for even more!