California Pizza Kitchen's BBQ Chicken Pizza Recipe

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Ingredients

10 ounces boneless skinless chicken breast halves -- cut into 3/4" cubes
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 tablespoons BBQ sauce
pizza crust for 2 9" pizzas
cornmeal
1/2 cup BBQ sauce
2 tablespoons shredded smoked Gouda cheese
2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
1/4 small red onion -- sliced into 1/8" pcs
2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
In a large frying pan, cook the chicken in olive oil over medium-high heat, just until cooked, 5-6 minutes. Do not overcook. Set aside in the refrigerator until chilled through. When chilled, coat the
Prepare pizza stone according to manufacturer's directions.
Prepare dough according to recipe and spread into 9" circle.
Use a large spoon to spread 1/4 c. BBQ sauce evenly over the surface of prepared dough. Sprinkle smoked Gouda cheese over the sauce. Cover with mozzarella.
Distrubute chicken pieces over the cheese. Place onion on top of chicken. Sprinkle an additional 1/4 c. mozzarella over chicken.
Transfer pizza to the oven; bake unti the crust is crisp and golden and the cheese at the center is bubbly, 8 to 10 minutes in a preheated 500 degree oven. When the pizza is cooked, remove from oven a
this recipe is for TWO 9" pizzas, so repeat with remaining ingredients for the 2nd pizza.

Preparation

Step 1

10 ounces boneless skinless chicken breast halves -- cut into 3/4" cubes
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 tablespoons BBQ sauce
pizza crust for 2 9" pizzas
cornmeal
1/2 cup BBQ sauce
2 tablespoons shredded smoked Gouda cheese
2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
1/4 small red onion -- sliced into 1/8" pcs
2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro

In a large frying pan, cook the chicken in olive oil over medium-high heat, just until cooked, 5-6 minutes. Do not overcook. Set aside in the refrigerator until chilled through. When chilled, coat the chicken with 2 T. BBQ sauce. Set aside
Prepare pizza stone according to manufacturer's directions.
Prepare dough according to recipe and spread into 9" circle.
Use a large spoon to spread 1/4 c. BBQ sauce evenly over the surface of prepared dough. Sprinkle smoked Gouda cheese over the sauce. Cover with mozzarella.
Distrubute chicken pieces over the cheese. Place onion on top of chicken. Sprinkle an additional 1/4 c. mozzarella over chicken.
Transfer pizza to the oven; bake unti the crust is crisp and golden and the cheese at the center is bubbly, 8 to 10 minutes in a preheated 500 degree oven. When the pizza is cooked, remove from oven and sprinkle with 1 T. cilantro.
this recipe is for TWO 9" pizzas, so repeat with remaining ingredients for the 2nd pizza.