Did someone say Pizza?! I don’t know about you but I am truly in love with pizza! I could literally eat it every day! It’s the one meal I enjoy on the weekends as my cheat meal. There are so many ways to make pizza with various toppings. Veggies, meatballs, chicken even fruit! Round, square, thick, thin! I prefer thin crust – I like the crispy taste- plus I feel it’s less doughy.
While I am not a fan of BBQ sauce I wanted to give this one a try since I was making the sauce from scratch.
Hint….the leftover sauce I used to top my burgers with the next night for dinner! You could just make a batch of the BBQ sauce alone and keep it bottled in the fridge! Yes – it is that good!
All I did was cut up 3 organic chicken breasts and cook them in the pan with some olive oil, salt & pepper, then added in a few spoonfuls of the BBQ to coat the chicken. Threw in the bag of fresh spinach to wilt, diced red onions and topped it off with freshly grated parm cheese!
I told you I like it thin so the crust that I used I purchased from Whole Foods and is called Top This! It has minimal ingredients, GMO free, grilled already and from a local vendor – SCORE!! It made this recipe even more simple to throw together during the week!
Voila!! Dinner is done! Took about 10-12 minutes to heat everything through in the oven. Super simple and you could pair it with a side salad or some mixed veggies. This night I paired it with a side of steamed broccoli for some extra greens! It was such a hit in my house I have made it a few more times! Pizza craving satisfied!!
Bangin' BBQ Chicken Pizza
Ingredients
- 1 Whole Wheat pizza crust
- ½ cup BBQ Sauce see below
- 2 Tbs shredded parm cheese
- 3 organic chicken breast
- 1 Tbs olive oil
- 2 Tbs chopped red onion
- 1 6 oz bag fresh spinach
- 1 Tbs fresh cilantro
- Salt & Pepper to taste
- BBQ Sauce
- ½ cup tomato paste
- ½ cup water
- ¼ cup Worcestershire sauce
- 2 Tbs pure maple syrup
- 2 Tbs apple cider vinegar
- ¼ tsp garlic powder
- ¼ tsp onion powder
- ¼ tsp sea salt
- 1 tsp pepper
- -Combine all ingredients in a medium bowl and mix well
- -Store leftover in refrigerator in air tight container
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400F
- If using pizza stone, warm it up first in the oven for a few minutes
- Heat oil in non-stick skillet
- Cut up chicken into small bite size pieces and cook in pan over medium-high heat
- Add salt & pepper to taste
- Once cooked through use ¼ cup of the BBQ sauce to coat the chicken pieces
- Add in onions and bag of spinach and cook until wilted
- Take out pizza stone if using
- Place pizza crust on stone or baking sheet
- Top with ¼ cup of BBQ - cover most of the crust leaving the edges clear
- Spread the chicken mixture evenly over the top
- Sprinkle the fresh parm cheese on top
- Bake for 10-12 minutes to heat through
- Sprinkle with cilantro and serve immediately
- Enjoy!!
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