BBQ Chicken Pizza

By á-3948

My family loves the BBQ Chicken from Papa Murphy's but it's only seasonal. During the off season try making your own :).

Ingredients

• 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts (I used a rotisserie chicken)
• 1 T olive oil, divided
• S&P
• 4 slices bacon chopped (I used Turkey Bacon)
• 1/2 small onion chopped
• 2 cloves garlic
• 1 t dried thyme
• 1/4 cup red wine vinegar
• 1 cup ketchup
• 1 8 oz can tomato sauce
• 1 t dried mustard
• 1 T molasses
• 1 T Worcestershire sauce
• 1 store bought pizza dough (or make your own)
• 1/4 cup chopped cilantro
• 1 shallot sliced thin
• 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat your oven to 425 degrees. Drizzle your chicken with 1/2 T olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Cook for 20 minutes at 425. Meanwhile get started on your BBQ sauce.

In a medium saucepan heat remaining 1/2 T of olive oil over medium heat. Add chopped bacon and cook until crisp. Remove bacon with a slotted spoon to a paper towel. Set aside.

Pour off all but 1 T of bacon fat. Add in your onions and allow to soften, about 5 minutes. Add in garlic and cook for an additional minute or two. Season with salt and pepper and thyme. Deglaze the pan with the vinegar being sure to scrap up all the good browned bits on the bottom.

Next add in your ketchup, tomato sauce, mustard, molasses, and Worcestershire sauce. Turn the sauce down and allow to simmer until your chicken is ready.
Once the chicken is done remove it from the oven and slice it thinly. Lay out your pizza dough and stretch it to fit a baking sheet. Spread a think layer of sauce leaving a one inch border around the dough. Arrange your chicken neatly around the pizza dough. Then arrange shallots evenly around the dough. Sprinkle with chopped cilantro. Top with plenty of cheese and bake at 425 for 17-19 minutes. Top with cooked bacon and more cilantro if desired.

Recipe adapted from Mawhats4dinner.com