Copycat California Pizza Kitchen Bbq Chicken Pizza Recipes

CALIFORNIA PIZZA KITCHEN BBQ CHICKEN PIZZA

Steps:

• In a large frying pan, cook the chicken in olive oil over medium-high heat until just cooked, 5 to 6 minutes. Do not overcook.
• Set cooked chicken aside in the refrigerator until chilled through.
• Once chilled, coat the chicken with two tablespoons BBQ sauce. Place it back in the refrigerator.
• Place a pizza stone in the center of the oven and preheat to 500 degrees for one hour before cooking pizzas.
• Sprinkle semolina on a work surface.
• Place half of the pizza dough on the semolina and roll out the dough.
• Use a large spoon to spread ¼ cup BBQ sauce evenly over the surface of the prepared dough within the rim.
• Sprinkle 1 tablespoon Gouda cheese over the sauce.
• Cover with ¾ cup shredded mozzarella.
• Distribute half the chicken pieces evenly over the cheese (approximately 18 pieces).
• Place approximately 18 to 20 pieces of red onion over the surface.
• Sprinkle an additional ¼ cup mozzarella over the top of the pizza.
• Transfer the pizza to the oven and bake until the crust is crisp and golden and the cheese in the center is bubbly, about 8 to 10 minutes.
• When the pizza is cooked, carefully remove it from the oven and sprinkle 1 tablespoon cilantro over the hot pizza. Slice and serve.
• Repeat with the remaining ingredients for a second pizza. The two pizzas may be prepared simultaneously if you are careful in placing the pizzas at opposite corners of your pizza stone.

BBQ CHICKEN PIZZA - CALIFORNIA PIZZA KITCHEN STYLE

Steps:

• To make BBQ Chicken: In a large frying pan, cook the chicken in olive oil over medium-high heat until just cooked, 5 to 6 minutes. Do not overcook. Set aside in the refrigerator until chilled through.
• Once chilled, coat the chicken with 2 tablespoons BBQ sauce; set aside in the refrigerator.
• To make the pizza: Place the pizza stone in the center of the oven and preheat to 500 degrees F for one hour before cooking pizzas.
• Use a large spoon to spread ¼ cup BBQ sauce evenly over the surface of the prepared dough within the rim. Sprinkle 1 tablespoon smoked Gouda cheese over the sauce. Cover with ¾ cup shredded Mozzarella. Distribute half the chicken pieces evenly over the cheese (approximately 18 pieces). Place approximately 18 to 20 pieces of red onion over the surface. Sprinkle an additional ¼ cup Mozzarella over the top of the pizza.
• Transfer the pizza to the oven; bake until the crust is crisp and golden and the cheese at the center is bubbly, 8 to 10 minutes. When the pizza is cooked, carefully remove it from the oven; sprinkle 1 tablespoon cilantro over the hot surface. Slice.

COPYCAT CALIFORNIA PIZZA KITCHEN BBQ CHICKEN PIZZA RECIPE

Steps:

• Sprinkle yeast over warm water in a small bowl and let stand for 5 minutes
• In a mixer, combine flour and salt.
• Drizzle olive oil into the mixer and mix until combined.
• Pour in yeast/water mixture after it has proofed and mix until dough is formed.
• Coat a large mixing bowl with olive oil and form dough into a ball and place inside. Cover bowl tightly with plastic wrap and set aside for 1-2 hours or in the fridge for 2+ hours.
• Preheat oven to 500 degrees F.
• Drizzle and spread olive oil over two baking sheets.
• Split dough in half and roll out onto each pan.
• Lightly brush a little olive oil onto each crust and sprinkle with salt.
• Spread 1/4 cup bbq sauce on each crust.
• Combine cooked chicken with remaining bbq sauce until chicken is coated in sauce.
• Top pizzas with mozzarella, chicken and sliced onion.
• Bake for 12-15 minutes, or until crust is golden brown and cheese is melted.
• Remove from the oven and garnish with cilantro.
• Cut into squares and serve.