Copycat California Pizza Kitchen BBQ Chicken Bacon Pizza
Servings: 10
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
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 455kcal | Carbohydrates: 69g | Protein: 19g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 47mg | Sodium: 1380mg | Potassium: 419mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 31g | Vitamin A: 631IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 220mg | Iron: 2mg