Barbeque Chicken Pizza

This is our favorite pizza! You can add so much or so little to it and it always comes out perfect. If I have time, I like to make my dough. But there are some really good pre-made pizza crusts. Albertsons has some in there bakery that are really good and so nice to have if you are in a hurry. This is how I make my dough.

31/2-4 cups bread flour, plus more for rolling.

1 teaspoon sugar

1 envelope instant dry yeast

1 1/2 cups water

2 teaspoons kosher salt

3 teaspoons olive oil

Directions:

Combine the bread flour, yeast and kosher salt in the bowl of a stand mixer and combine. While the mixer is running, add the water and 2 tablespoons of the olive oil and beat until the dough forms in to a ball. If the dough is too sticky, add additional flour, if it is too dry, add additional water, 1 tablespoon at a time. Scrape the dough onto a lightly floured surface and gently knead into a smooth, firm ball.

Grease a large bowl with the remaining 2 teaspoons olive oil, add the dough, cover the bowl with plastic wrap and put it in a warm area to let it double in size, about 1 hour. Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and divide it into 2 equal pieces. Cover each with some plastic wrap and let rest for 10 minutes. Roll out dough and decorate your pizza however you desire.

Preheat oven to 400 F.

Barbecue Chicken:

1 cup barbecue sauce (use whatever you have at home)

4 cups shredded mozzarella

2 cups diced Parmesan chicken (recipe is on Parmesan Chicken Farfalle Recipe)

6 strips of bacon cooked and chopped

1 small red onion

2 Tablespoons Feta-cheese

1 small red or green bell pepper chopped into small pieces

Bake for 12-15 minutes. This pizza is also great for leftovers!    

Julie

Oh yes, before I forget, make sure you have some ice-cold root beer to go with this pizza, it really is essential!