This pizza will blow all take out and frozen pizzas out of the water! Your family will devour this and ask for more! The dough is easy to make and the pizza is even easier! You've just got got try this.
You might also these pizzas, like this Smoked Sausage Pizza or Air Fryer Mini Pizzas, these little minis are a perfect kid snack!
BBQ Chicken-Bacon Pizza With Whole Grain Crust ~ The Perfect Family Night Meal
A very delicious meal to gather the family around the table. This will become something you make for dinner from here on out, this could even work well with BBQs for the kiddos and picky eaters! You're welcome.
Whole Grain Pizza Crust
adapted from King Arthur Flour 200th Anniversary Cookbook
Ingredients Needed:
- warm water (about 95°F)
- sugar
- Red Star Yeast
- olive oil
- King Arthur All Purpose Flour
- King Arthur Flour Flax Meal
- Pizza Dough Enhancer
- salt
How To Make:
Add warm water to a large bowl. Stir in sugar, yeast, and oil.
Allow to set 5 minutes or until yeast starts to bubble.
Stir in 1 cup of flour.
Add salt and stir.
Add 1 additional cup of flour, flax meal, and pizza dough enhancer.
Stir in additional flour ½ cup at a time until dough is formed and pulls away from bowl.
Pour onto a floured surface and knead for 2 minutes, adding additional flour as needed.
Allow dough to rest for a few minutes.
Now is a great time to wash and grease your bowl.
Continue kneading dough about 3 minutes or until dough is no longer sticky.
Place dough in greased bowl and cover with a flour sack towel and place in a warm spot with no drafts.
When dough has doubled in size, punch it down and divide in half.
Roll each piece into about a 11 to 12 inch circle and place in a well seasoned cast iron skillet or on a greased or lined baking sheet.
Preheat oven to 475° F.
BBQ Chicken-Bacon Pizza
Ingredients Needed:
- Whole Grain Pizza Crust from above
- cooked and cubed chicken breasts
- barbecue sauce (preferably sweet)
- shredded mozzarella cheese
- shredded cheddar cheese
- cooked and crumbled bacon
- chopped green onions
How To Make:
In a medium bowl add chicken and barbecue sauce and toss to coat.
Pour half over each pizza crust.
Top each with 2 cups of mozzarella and 1 cup of cheddar cheese.
Sprinkle ½ cup bacon over each pizza and top with ¼ cup green onions.
Bake at 475°F for 15 to 20 minutes or until cheese is melted and bubbly and crust is browned and cooked through.
Remove from oven and allow to cool 5 minutes before slicing.
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BBQ Chicken-Bacon Pizza with Whole Grain Crust
A very delicious meal to gather the family around the table. This will become something you make for dinner from here on out.
Ingredients
Whole Grain Pizza Crust
- 1 ¾ cup warm water (about 95°F)
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 tablespoon (or packet) Red Star Yeast
- ¼ cup olive oil
- 3 ½ - 4 cups King Arthur All Purpose Flour
- ½ cup King Arthur Flour Flax Meal
- 2 tablespoons Pizza Dough Enhancer
- 1 tablespoon salt
For Chicken-Bacon BBQ Pizza
- Whole Grain Pizza Crust from above
- 4 cups cooked and cubed chicken breasts
- 2 cups barbecue sauce (preferably sweet)
- 4 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
- 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
- 1 cup cooked and crumbled bacon
- ½ cup chopped green onions
Instructions
- For Whole Grain Crust; Add warm water to a large bowl.
- Stir in sugar, yeast, and oil.
- Allow to set 5 minutes or until yeast starts to bubble.
Stir in 1 cup of flour. - Add salt and stir.
- Add 1 additional cup of flour, flax meal, and pizza dough enhancer.
- Stir in additional flour ½ cup at a time until dough is formed and pulls away from bowl.
Pour onto a floured surface and knead for 2 minutes, adding additional flour as needed. - Allow dough to rest for a few minutes.
- Now is a great time to wash and grease your bowl.
Continue kneading dough about 3 minutes or until dough is no longer sticky. - Place dough in greased bowl and cover with a flour sack towel and place in a warm spot with no drafts.
- When dough has doubled in size, punch it down and divide in half.
- Roll each piece into about a 11 to 12 inch circle and place in a well seasoned cast iron skillet or on a greased or lined baking sheet.
- Preheat oven to 475° F.
- For Chicken-Bacon Pizza; In a medium bowl add chicken and barbecue sauce and toss to coat.
- Pour half over each pizza crust.
- Top each with 2 cups of mozzarella and 1 cup of cheddar cheese.
- Sprinkle ½ cup bacon over each pizza and top with ¼ cup green onions.
- Bake at 475°F for 15 to 20 minutes or until cheese is melted and bubbly and crust is browned and cooked through.
- Remove from oven and allow to cool 5 minutes before slicing.
Notes
*I cooked my pizzas one at a time, if you bake them at the same time, switch racks half way through baking.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
10Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 1293Total Fat: 30gSaturated Fat: 11gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 16gCholesterol: 100mgSodium: 2028mgCarbohydrates: 193gFiber: 7gSugar: 22gProtein: 57g
Nutritional calculations are estimated and may not be accurate.
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