BBQ Chicken and Blue Cheese Pizza
This BBQ Chicken and Blue Cheese Pizza combines smoky barbecue sauce, tender chicken, red onion, bell pepper, blue cheese, mozzarella, and tomatoes on a crisp thin crust for a quick, flavorful meal.
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Servings: 12 slices of pizza
Ingredients
- 1 prebaked thin pizza crust 8 to 10 ounces
- 1/3 cup barbecue sauce
- 1 1/2 cups shredded skinless boneless rotisserie chicken breast
- 1/2 cup vertically sliced red onion
- 1/2 cup coarsely chopped yellow bell pepper
- 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1/2 cup 2 ounces crumbled blue cheese
- 1/4 cup reduced-fat shredded mozzarella cheese
- 2 plum tomatoes thinly sliced (about 1/4 pound)
Instructions
Preheat the oven.
- Preheat the oven to 500°F.
Prepare the crust.
- Place the prebaked pizza crust on a baking sheet.
Add the sauce.
- Spread the barbecue sauce evenly over the crust, leaving a 1/2-inch border around the edge.
Add the toppings.
- Evenly distribute the shredded chicken, sliced red onion, chopped yellow bell pepper, red pepper flakes, crumbled blue cheese, shredded mozzarella cheese, and sliced tomatoes over the crust.
Bake the pizza.
- Transfer the pizza to the oven and bake for 10 minutes, or until the cheeses have melted and the crust is crisp.
Slice and serve.
- Remove the pizza from the oven, allow it to rest briefly, then cut it into 12 wedges and serve.
Notes
To make this recipe gluten free, replace the prebaked thin pizza crust with a certified gluten-free pizza crust. Also confirm that the barbecue sauce, blue cheese, mozzarella, rotisserie chicken, and red pepper flakes are labeled gluten free, since some packaged products may contain additives or be subject to cross-contact. If preparing this pizza in a shared kitchen, use clean utensils, baking sheets, and work surfaces to avoid gluten contamination.