Easy Homemade BBQ Pizza
Happy Friday! You all know our family has a long standing weekly tradition called Family Friday. It was created by my mom when I was little where every Friday we ate pizza (either homemade or delivery) and watched a movie together. It helped give us all something to look forward to during the week. It was a deep tradition that morphed into something so much more. Sure pizza and a movie is simple, but to our family it holds so much more weight. When I became a mom ten years ago I couldn’t wait to start the same Family Friday tradition with my own family. And we did! At the time we lived around the corner from this incredible pizza place. We walked there every Friday for dinner and watched a movie with Ryan. Those memories are burned into my brain and are so happy for me.
Now a days it looks very similar except we’ve been making our pizza at home. And of course Mila requires popcorn now, no way around that! Though when our bellies are full and we are all on the couch, I close my eyes and imagine Ryan sitting snuggly with us.
That is the thing about traditions. No matter how large or small they carry so much goodness with them. They allow us to feel and honor what was. All the while forcing us to stop, put the rest of the world on hold, to soak in what truly matters.
So tonight we are, yes making pizza! I thought I’d share our easy BBQ Chicken Pizza with you in case you’d like to try it with your own family.
BBQ Chicken Pizza
*Find our recipe for Homemade Pizza Dough HERE*
What You Need; Pizza Dough, 1/2 cup of your favorite BBQ sauce, shredded mozzarella cheese, thinly sliced red onion, shredded chicken, chopped cilantro, grated Parmesan cheese
What You Do
-First roll out your pizza dough and place it on a pizza baking pan, pizza stone, or lightly oiled baking sheet. Pre-heat your oven pending on what kind of dough you are using. Follow the baking instructions on the package or our Homemade Pizza Dough recipe.
-Shred two chicken breast. I am using chicken that I’ve cooked with just olive oil, salt, and pepper. You can use left overs, store bought, or cook your own chicken ahead of time! TIP I like to shred my chicken in our stand mixer for the perfect consistency! It works like a charm every time!
-Use your favorite BBQ sauce and add it to your pizza dough. Use a spoon and evenly spread a layer of sauce all over!
-Add a layer of mozzarella cheese, shredded chicken, red onion, cilantro, and top it all with a layer of Parmesan cheese. I also like to swirl on more BBQ sauce on the top too! Keep in mind you can swap ingredients in and out here. Make it your own and to your family’s liking! Here is how I make ours every time …
-YUM! Now bake according to the directions on the package if you are using store bought pizza dough or the baking directions from our Homemade Pizza Dough recipe and ENJOY!
