Barbeque Chicken Pizza

Ingredients :

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

1 Tablespoon. olive oil

2 Tablespoon. favorite BBQ sauce

For the Pizza:

1 recipe Thin Crust Dough Cornmeal, semolina, or flour for handling

½ cup favorite BBQ sauce (a spicy−sweet sauce works best)

2 Tablespoon. shredded smoked Gouda cheese

2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese

¼ small red onion, sliced into 1/8−inch pieces

2 Tablespoon. chopped fresh chopped fresh cilantro

Direction :

To make BBQ Chicken:

In a large frying pan, cook the chicken in olive oil over medium−high heat until just cooked  5 to 6 minutes.  Do not overcook. Set aside in the refrigerator until chilled through. 

Once chilled, coat the chicken with 2 Tablespoon. BBQ sauce; set aside in the refrigerator.

To make the pizza:

Place the pizza stone in the center of the oven and preheat to 500 degrees F. for one hour before cooking pizzas. Use a large spoon to spread ¼ cup BBQ sauce evenly over the surface of the prepared dough within the rim.  Sprinkle 1 Tablespoon smoked Gouda cheese over the sauce. 

Cover with ¾ cup shredded mozzarella.  Distribute half the chicken pieces evenly over the cheese (approximately 18 pieces).   Place approximately 18 to 20 pieces of red onion over the surface.  Sprinkle an additional ¼ cup mozzarella over the top of the pizza. 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.  When the pizza is cooked, carefully remove it from the oven; sprinkle 1 Tablespoon. cilantro over the hot surface.  Slice and serve