Friday, April 3, 2009

BBQ chicken pizza

One night last week Mallory ordered us pizza from Papa Johns - he ordered a bbq chicken pizza and it was so good! I think I liked it b/c it tasted different. Well I decided to try to make one at home...this is a recipe I found online. We shall see how it turns out! :) I am ready for lighter meals with spring here and summer on the way. I am tired of soups and casseroles - so I am just looking for anything different.

INGREDIENTS

  • 1 tablespoon sesame oil
  • 1 skinless, boneless chicken breast half
  • 1/4 cup barbeque sauce, divided
  • 1/2 cup marinara sauce
  • 1 (16 ounce) package pre-baked pizza crust
  • 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
  • 1/3 cup thinly sliced red onion
  • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro

DIRECTIONS

  1. Heat the sesame oil in a skillet over medium heat. Place the chicken breast in the skillet, and top with 1 tablespoon barbeque sauce. Cook 10 minutes, turn, and top with 1 tablespoon barbeque sauce. Continue cooking 10 minutes, until juices run clear. Cool slightly, and cut into chunks.
  2. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
  3. In a small bowl, mix the remaining barbeque sauce and marinara sauce. Spread evenly over the pizza crust. Sprinkle with mozzarella cheese. Arrange cooked chicken chunks and red onion slices over the top.
  4. Bake 15 minutes in the preheated oven, or until cheese is melted and bubbly. Remove from heat, sprinkle with cilantro, and let sit 10 minutes before slicing.

4 comments:

Joc said...

M and I LOVE bbq pizza. Especially when we can grill it. Let me know how this is- sounds different with the sesame oil...

livinginthemidwest said...

I love bbq pizza too! I've even had it with corn on it. I'm trying to make Friday our pizza nights so next Friday I will have to try this one. I'm just doing the regular pepperoni and mushroom...boooorrrring. :o)

Jess said...

So I made this last night and I added bacon! Yum! Then on Rachael Ray I saw someone make bbq chicken pizza and they added some kind of ranch dressing...interesting! I might try that next!

livinginthemidwest said...

we had the pizza tonight and it was a hit! we did add corn and that was yummy too. good recipe jess!