We made this copycat California Pizza Kitchen BBQ chicken bacon pizza and it was so delish! I was thinking about it the other day and it looks like we eat a lot of pizza because we have so many recipes up for pizza. Mostly this is because my sister will post a pizza recipe and then I post one, but it’s also because our pizza dough makes 4 med pizzas or two larges and since we have a small family when we do make pizza we usually make pizza twice in two weeks so we don’t waste the dough.
Anyway, just something I was thinking about. I hope you all don’t get sick of our pizza creations! 🙂
Our favorite pizza is Margarita. We love the simplicity and freshness of ingredients. It’s what we make almost every time we make pizza. I think we have found another favorite, BBQ chicken with Bacon. It’s so simple, but the flavors have a slight smokiness with sweet to round it all out. The cilantro on top is delicious. A friend was telling me that CPK adds cilantro to theirs and it’s her favorite. I haven’t tried their version, but I did copy them with the cilantro and sure enough I loved the freshness and the flavor of the cilantro on top.
I hope you all will give this a try!!
Can Pizza Dough Be Frozen?
You can freeze pizza dough to use later.
Let the dough completely rise, then divide it into pieces portioned for single pizzas.
Place dough in a freezer bag or airtight container and freeze up to 3 months.
How Do You Reheat Pizza?
Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
Bake pizza for 10 minutes, or until cheese melts.
You can reheat pizza in a skillet.
Heat the skillet to medium high and drizzle a tiny bit of oil in.
Place pizza in the skillet and cover loosely with a lid, or create a dome out of foil, cook for 4-5 minutes.
How Long Does It Take to Cook Bacon In An Oven?
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Place bacon on a rack in a baking sheet.
Bake for 10-20 minutes depending on how chewy or crispy you want your bacon.
Copycat California Pizza Kitchen BBQ Chicken Bacon Pizza
Copycat California Pizza Kitchen BBQ Chicken Bacon Pizza
Ingredients
(makes 2 14" pizzas)
- 1 teaspoon Yeast, dry active
- 1 1/4 Cup Water, warm
- 1 Cup Cake Flour, not self-rising
- 2 1/2-3 Cup Flour, all purpose
- 2 teaspoon Salt, I usually half this
- Olive Oil
For the Blackened Chicken
- 1/4 teaspoon Paprika
- 1 Pinch Salt
- 1/8 teaspoon Cayenne Pepper
- 1/8 teaspoon Cumin, ground
- 1/8 teaspoon Thyme, dried
- Pinch Ground White Pepper
- Pinch Onion Powder
For the Pizza
- BBQ sauce, If you don't want to make your own I suggest using a good BBQ sauce like Sweet Baby Ray's
- 1 Chicken Breast, cooked and shredded (see recipe above)
- 1/3 Cup Gouda, smoked
- 1- 1 1/2 Cups Mozzarella
- 1/4 Red Onion , sliced ridiculously thin
- 2 Pieces Bacon, turkey or regular, cooked and chopped
- 1/4 Bunch Cilantro, chopped
Instructions
For the Crust
- Add yeast to warm water & allow to sit for 10 min.1 teaspoon Yeast, 1 1/4 Cup Water
- In a large bowl, combine flours and salt.1 Cup Cake Flour, 2 1/2-3 Cup Flour, 2 teaspoon Salt
- Add the yeast mixture & stir to form a soft dough.
- Turn the dough onto a lightly floured surface.
- Knead until smooth and elastic, adding more flour as needed.
- Coat a bowl with olive oil.Olive Oil
- Place the dough in the bowl, turning it once to coat with oil.
- Cover and let rise in a warm place. The dough should double in volume (1-1 1/2 hours).
- Flatten the dough and divide in half.
- Shape each piece into a ball & let raise for another hour.
- Add toppings and bake at 425 for 15-20 min.
For the Blackened Chicken
- Mix together the paprika, salt, cayenne, cumin, thyme, white pepper, and onion powder.1/4 teaspoon Paprika, 1 Pinch Salt, 1/8 teaspoon Cayenne Pepper, 1/8 teaspoon Cumin, 1/8 teaspoon Thyme, Pinch Ground White Pepper, Pinch Onion Powder
- Oil the chicken breast with cooking spray on both sides, then coat the chicken breast evenly with the spice mixture.1 Chicken Breast
- Cook in a med-high skillet one minute on each side and finish in a 350 degree oven about 20-30 min.
For the Pizza
- After rolling out the crust place a layer of BBQ sauce on the dough.BBQ sauce
- Sprinkle the chicken, onion and bacon and top with cheeses.1- 1 1/2 Cups Mozzarella, 1/4 Red Onion, 2 Pieces Bacon, 1/3 Cup Gouda
- Bake at 425 for 10-20 min depending on the size you made your pizza. Just watch until the cheesy is bubbly and beginning to brown.
- Remove from oven and sprinkle with cilantro.1/4 Bunch Cilantro
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Laurie
Interested in making this but what is the actual recipe for the sauce?
Jaime
bbq chicken pizza is one of my favorites! this looks so good
{lindy baker cakes}
oh man..looks delish.
Barbara Bakes
What a great combination of flavors!