June 16, 2009

California Pizza Kitchen BBQ Chicken Pizza


The original BBQ chicken pizza introduced in the first California Pizza Kitchen restaurant in 1985. A delicious and
unique dish which includes smoked Gouda cheese.


  • Cornmeal, semolina, or flour for handling
  • ½ cup Bullseye Original barbecue sauce
  • 2 tablespoons shredded smoked Gouda cheese
  • 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
  • Commercial pizza dough or dough mix
  • ½ small red onion, sliced into ½ inch pieces
  • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
  • 1 boneless, skinless chicken breast half
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil


  1. 1. Cook chicken in large frying pan over medium heat for 5-6 minutes. Be careful not to
    overcook. Set aside in
    refrigerator.
  2. 2. Once chicken is chilled, coat with barbeque sauce and set aside.
  3. 3. Follow instructions on the commercial pizza dough or dough mix to prepare enough dough for
    a 10-inch crust.
  4. Form pizza dough into a ball and roll out over a floured sur face until 10 inches wide, round and flat.
  5. 4. Put pizza crust onto a baking sheet and spread remaining barbeque sauce evenly over crust.
  6. 5. Sprinkle 1/2 cup of mozzarella and the gouda cheese over sauce.
  7. 6. Add barbeque chicken, red onion, and cover with remaining 1/2 cup of mozzarella. Add
    cilantro on top of the
    mozzarella.
  8. 7. Bake for 10 minutes or until crust is crisp and golden.
  9. Serves 6-8


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