BBQ Chicken Pizza

Aside from my canned veggies that never made it into my cart last week, another item evaded my grasp. I forgot to look at the first grocery store. At the second, I stood in the refrigerator section staring at different kinds of doughs for a good 10 minutes before giving up. Same thing at the next store; and by the time I reached the fourth I'd decided to just go with regular old pizza dough. So, where the heck do you find phyllo dough?!

This BBQ chicken pizza I made last night was actually supposed to be BBQ Chicken Pasagna. I ended up purchasing the Pillsbury pizza dough, thinking perhaps I could make it work the way the phyllo would have. After rolling it out onto the cookie sheet, however, I realized it wasn't possible. So, pizza it was! And for the record... thin crust pizza roll is absolutely terrible to work with! I couldn't get it rolled out right. Maybe next time I'll try making my own?

Here's what you'll need:
1 can pizza dough
1/3 bottle of bbq sauce
1.5 lbs boneless skinless chicken breast
1/4 onion, diced
2c mozzarella cheese
1/2 c Parmesan cheese
2tbsp evoo
1 tbsp garlic powder
salt and pepper to taste



Prepare dough according to package instructions. This one had me pre-bake at 5 minutes at 400 degrees.



Dice up chicken breast. If you find yourself struggling with slippery chicken, pop it into the freezer for 3 minutes or so. It'll come out firmer and easier to cut. Add to pan with 2 tbsp EVOO and cook until lightly browned, about 5 minutes.



Dice up the onion as well and once the chicken is starting to brown, toss it into the pan. Cook until chicken is cooked through and onion is tender. Add garlic powder, salt, pepper, and bbq sauce.



Spread chicken mixture on top of pre-baked pizza crust. Top with cheese. Bake at 400 degrees for 6-10 minutes (or per package instructions).







Servings 6; Calories 578.5; Fat 17g; Carbs 61.5g; Fiber 4.1g; Protein 44.8g


This girl is headed home to Michigan to visit some friends and family for the next couple days, so don't expect much in the way of blog updates. If you have any yummy recipes you'd like for me to modify or give a try, go ahead and mail them to me at made_to_order_recipes@yahoo.com. I'm always up for a challenge. Happy Cooking!