Pizza Pizza

I've often purchased a brand of frozen pizza that offers a barbeque chicken pizza. It's pretty good, albeit a bit on the small and pricy side. But, as with many things you can buy pre-packaged, there seems to be an adequate home substitute.

This is a barbeque chicken pizza I literally threw together. My contributor already has tried it and liked what he tasted. The really good thing about the recipe is that its very adaptable. So here we go..

BARBEQUE CHICKEN PIZZA
You will need:
1 pizza shell (I used Boboli)
1 to 1 1/2 cups of your favorite barbeque sauce
1 small or 1/2 medium onion
chicken (see comments below)
your favorite kind of shredded cheese

The chicken is probably the most adapatable part. You can use some leftover grilled chicken you made the night before, you can used canned chicken, any kind you want. I just happened to use the prepackaged chicken strips you find in the refrigerated meats section, usually by the "quick meals." In regards to the cheese, you can use any kind you want. Mozerella is of course the "traditional," but I used a mix I had of mozerella, provolone, and parmesan. And as a side tip, I generally like to brush the pizza shell with a bit of olive oil.

Dice and then sautee your onion in a little butter (or butter flavored cooking spray). Add it along with your chicken and barbeque sauce into a saucepan. Add as much chicken as you want, but of course be careful with the amount of bbq sauce, as you will get a messy pizza real fast. Heat the ingredients over medium heat to a simmer.

Pour the mixture on the pizza shell and even it out as much as possible. Cover with your cheese. A good key is to make sure you cover all of the bbq chicken mixture with the cheese, to get a nice "dome" to seal the toppings in. Cook the pizza according to the shell directions (usually at about 450 degrees for 5-10 minutes).

Be sure to allow about 5 minutes to cool. You don't want a burned mouth, do you?

Comments of course welcome!