Barbecued Chicken, Cheddar, And Bbq Sauce Pizza

Total Time: 59 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 14 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 cups shredded cooked chicken breasts
• 3/4 cup bottled barbecue sauce
• 22 ounces california-style pizza dough (tony’s pizza dough)
• unbleached bread flour
• 3/4 cup thinly sliced onion
• 1 tablespoon minced garlic
• 1 red bell pepper, halved lengthwise, seeded, deribbed, and cut into thin strips
• 2 cups coarsely shredded sharp cheddar cheese
• 1/4 cup lightly packed fresh cilantro leaves

Recipe

• 1 position an oven rack on the second-lowest level in an oven; place a baking stone on the rack.
• 2 position another rack in the upper third of the oven; preheat oven to 500°.
• 3 make the toppings: in a bowl, toss the shredded chicken with ¼ cup barbecue sauce; set aside.
• 4 have all the other ingredients measured, chopped, and ready to assemble.
• 5 coat a 14-inch pizza screen or perforated pizza pan with cooking spray.
• 6 place dough on a lightly floured work surface; lightly dist the dough with flour.
• 7 using a rolling pin, roll the dough into a 10-inch round without rolling over the edges; lift the dough and check to make sure the dough isn’t sticking to work surface; shake the excess flour from the dough.
• 8 lay dough on prepared pan and gently stretch the dough into a 14-inch round.
• 9 top the pizza: spread the remaining ½ cup barbecue sauce over the dough, leaving a 1-inch border.
• 10 evenly distribute the onion, garlic, and bell pepper over the sauce.
• 11 scatter the chicken evenly over the vegetables; top with the cheese.
• 12 place the pizza in the oven on the upper rack; bake 8-10 minutes, until the crust is crisp and golden brown.
• 13 using a pizza peel, lift the pizza off the pan and place the crust directly on the baking stone (remove pan from oven).
• 14 bake pizza on stone 3-4 minutes, until the bottom of crust is golden brown.
• 15 using the peel, remove pizza from oven and transfer to a cutting board.
• 16 scatter cilantro over the top; slice pizza into wedges and serve immediately.