This homemade barbecue pizza recipe tastes like a gourmet pizza, but is so easy you can make it at home. Barbecue Chicken Pizza is a delicious twist on the traditional pizza that’s become so popular you can find it in the store’s freezer section…but if you make it yourself, you control the flavor and can keep the ingredients healthy.

Craving something fun, cheesy, and a little smoky? This Barbecue Chicken Pizza is your answer! It’s loaded with tender chicken pieces swimming in tangy barbecue sauce, gooey mozzarella, sharp red onion slices, and optional jalapeño kicks for a bit of heat. Think all the best parts of BBQ chicken piled onto a crispy homemade crust — basically pizza night done right.

This recipe is super easy to throw together and always a crowd-pleaser. Whether it’s a chill weeknight dinner or hanging out with friends, this one’s a winner. Grab your dough and let’s get this pizza in the oven!

Barbecue Chicken Pizza Substitutions

Pizza Dough – You can use our Homemade Pizza Dough, your favorite pizza dough, or even a pre-cooked pizza crust.

Barbecue Sauce – I use my Homemade Sweet and Spicy Barbecue Sauce, but you can use your favorite sauce even if it is jarred sauce.

Chicken – The recipe calls for cooked chicken cut into cubes, but you can use shredded chicken if you wish.

Onion – I like slices of red onion, but you can used diced white onion or sliced green onion. You can even leave the onions off, if you don’t like them.

Peppers – You can substitute diced bell peppers for a less spicy pepper or leave the peppers off.

Barbecue Chicken Pizza Recipe

Ingredients:

Enough pizza dough for a large pizza
1/2 cup barbecue sauce
1-1/2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
3/4 cup cooked chicken cut into 1/2″ cubes
1/4 cup sliced red onions
1 jalapeno, sliced in rounds (optional)

Directions:

1. Prepare pizza dough according to directions. Roll it out on a greased pizza pan or pizza stone.

2. Preheat the oven to 425

3. Spread the barbecue sauce on top of the pizza dough.

4. Top with shredded cheese.

5. Add the chicken, onions and jalapenos.

6. Bake for 8-12 minutes or until cheese is melted and begins to brown.

7. Broil for 2 minutes.

8. Remove from the oven and let stand a few minutes before slicing and serving.

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Barbecue Chicken Pizza

Discover how to create the ultimate Barbecue Chicken Pizza at home with just a few healthy ingredients and great flavor.

Course Dinner, Lunch, Main

Cuisine American

Keyword Barbecue Chicken Pizza Recipe

Prep Time 20

Cook Time 14

Total Time 34

Servings

Author Editor

Ingredients

▢ Enough pizza dough for a large pizza
▢ 1/2 cup barbecue sauce
▢ 1-1/2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
▢ 3/4 cup cooked chicken cut into 1/2" cubes
▢ 1/4 cup sliced red onions
▢ 1 jalapeno sliced in rounds

Instructions

Prepare pizza dough according to directions. Roll it out on a greased pizza pan or pizza stone.
Preheat oven to 425
Spread barbecue sauce on top of the pizza dough.
Top with cheese.
Add chicken, onions and jalapenos
Bake for 8-12 minutes or until cheese is melted and begins to brown.
Broil for 2 minutes.
Remove from oven and let stand a few minutes before slicing and serving.