Grill up fresh chicken thighs and layer them on this BBQ chicken pizza for a change up to traditional pizza night.
What is BBQ Chicken Pizza
Traditional pizzas are made with a tomato-based sauce, mozzarella cheese and toppings. But BBQ chicken pizza uses barbecue sauce instead of tomato sauce and cooked chicken instead of toppings like pepperoni or sausage.
It became super popular when California Pizza Kitchen added it to their menu. Their version includes smoked Gouda cheese, mozzarella cheese and red onions in addition to the sauce and chicken.
While you can use leftover rotisserie chicken or other cooked chicken, this BBQ chicken pizza recipe shows you how to grill chicken thighs fresh.
The recipe was created especially for the Ninja FlexFlame. For other grills, check out this BBQ Chicken Pizza recipe.
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Heat Grill: Set your Ninja FlexFlame function to grill/pizza and the temperature to 450F degrees.
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Season Chicken: Rub olive oil on the chicken and season with rub.
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Cook Chicken: Place the chicken on the preheated grill. Cook for 3-5 minutes per side. Remove from the grill and chop.
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Adjust Grill: Add the pizza stone to the grill. Increase the heat to 500F degrees.
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Make Pizza: Stretch the dough out onto a floured pizza peel. Top with BBQ sauce, shredded cheese, cooked chicken and diced onion.
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Bake: Transfer the pizza to the preheated pizza stone. Bake for 8-10 minutes or until the cheese is melted and the crust is golden brown.
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Serve: Garnish with chopped herbs. Slice and enjoy.
Calories: 277kcalCarbohydrates: 33gProtein: 13gFat: 11gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0.02gCholesterol: 43mgSodium: 665mgPotassium: 107mgFiber: 1gSugar: 8gVitamin A: 146IUVitamin C: 0.3mgCalcium: 102mgIron: 2mg
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Ingredients
- Chicken Thighs: Use boneless skinless chicken thighs. They cook super fast.
- Olive Oil
- Girls Can Grill Chicken Rub: This is to season the chicken before grilling.
- Pizza Dough: You can use store-bought pizza dough or homemade pizza dough. Bring it to room temp so it stretches better.
- Barbecue Sauce
- Mozzarella Cheese
- Smoked Gouda Cheese
- Red Onions
- Cilantro or Parsley
Substitutions: Swap out the cheese with any kind of melty cheese.
See the full recipe card above for servings and a full list of ingredients.
How to cook BBQ Chicken Pizza on the Ninja FlexFlame
Turn the grill on to the grill/pizza setting. Set the temperature to 450F degrees and let it preheat.
- STEP ONE: Season the thighs with olive oil and chicken rub. Grill on the preheated grill for 3-5 minutes per side. Remove from the grill and chop.
Add the pizza stone to the grill and increase the temperature to 500F degrees.
- STEP TWO: Stretch the pizza dough out onto a lightly floured pizza peel. Top with barbecue sauce, shredded cheese, cooked chicken and red onions.
- STEP THREE: Transfer the pizza from the peel to the preheated pizza stone and cook for 8-10 minutes.
- STEP FOUR: The pizza is cooked through when the cheese has melted and the crust is golden brown.
How to serve BBQ Chicken Pizza
Garnish the cooked pizza with chopped fresh parsley or cilantro.
Slice, serve and enjoy!
Storage
Store leftover BBQ chicken pizza in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 3-5 days. Reheat in the microwave or an air fryer.
GCG Pro Pitmaster Tips
- Make sure your pizza dough has been at room temperature for at least 30 minutes, so it stretches
- Don’t over sauce your pizza or it will be hard to shake off the peel
- Garnish with fresh herbs for a nice pop of flavor
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