Neapolitan Style BBQ Chicken Pizza Recipe
This Neapolitan style BBQ Chicken Pizza is the perfect combination of BBQ flavors including grilled chicken, red wine BBQ sauce, and two types of cheeses. It's the perfect portions for your outdoor pizza oven.
Servings: 1 12-inch pizza
Cost: $8.00
Equipment
- 1 IR Thermometer (To measure the temperature of the pizza stone)
Ingredients
- 1 pizza dough (About 275 - 310 grams for a 12-inch pizza)
- ¼ cup Red Wine BBQ Sauce (You may need to add more if the dough is larger)
- ½ cup cooked chicken, diced or shredded
- ¼ cup fresh mozzarella cheese, drained and pulled into small pieces
- ¼ cup sharp cheddar cheese, shredded (mild or extra sharp also work)
- ¼ cup thinly sliced red onion
- ¼ cup diced tomatoes
- 2 tablespoons diced cilantro, for garnish
- 1 teaspoon finishing salt, like Maldon
Instructions
- Prepare the Pizza Oven: Preheat your pizza oven targeting the pizza stone temperature between 700 and 750 degrees Fahrenheit. The internal heat level of the oven will be around 900 - 950 degrees F.
- Form Dough: Dust wooden pizza peel with flour. Using your hands, gently press the room temperature dough on the pizza peel out form the center of the dough stretching the pizza out. Move the pizza slightly in a circle to evenly form. As the pizza gets wider, use your knuckles to slowly stretch the dough from the outer edges until it's 11 to 12-inches in diameter. Dust more flower if needed and be sure that if you shake the peel that the dough moves easily.
- Build Pizza: Start with a layer of the BBQ sauce first. Then add the shredded chicken followed by the cheeses. Top with onions and tomatoes. Using a flick of your wrist slide the pizza off the wooden pizza peel into the pre-warmed pizza oven when the stone measures 700 degrees with an IR Thermometer. Turn the pizza every 12-15 seconds using the pizza turning peel until all the edges are cooked.
- Serve: Remove the pizza from the pizza oven and then place on a cutting board. Dust with the cilantro and finishing salt. Cut into slices and serve.
Notes
Cooking Modifications:
Oven: Place a large pizza stone on the middle rack and set the oven at 550 degrees. Let preheat and warm for 20 minutes to get the stone up to temperature. Place the pizza on the center of the stone and bake for 5 minutes. Then, using a pizza turning peel, rotate the pizza 180 degrees (most ovens the back is hotter). Bake for another 5 minutes or until the crust is golden and the cheese is melted.
On A Grill: If you are grilling this pizza on a traditional grill then it's best to follow our Grilled BBQ Chicken Pizza recipe cooked at 500 - 550 degrees Fahrenheit.
Pellet Grill: Or if you have a pellet grill then you can set up your pizza stone on an upper rack and follow our pellet grill pizza instructions.
Nutrition
Calories: 1424kcal | Carbohydrates: 222g | Protein: 62g | Fat: 33g | Saturated Fat: 13g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 103mg | Sodium: 3982mg | Potassium: 513mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 51g | Vitamin A: 898IU | Vitamin C: 12mg | Calcium: 387mg | Iron: 12mg
