Barbecue Chicken Pizza

1 lb pizza dough
cornmeal
1/2 cup BBQ sauce
2 tablespoons shredded smoked Gouda cheese
2 cups mozzarella shredded
1/2 small red onion, sliced into 1/8 in pieces
2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro

Recipe for two, 9-inch pizzas. Same ingredients can be used for one, 13-inch pizza.

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.

Use a large spoon to spread 1/4 cup BBQ sauce evenly over the surface of the prepared dough within the rim. Sprinkle 1 tablespoon smoke Gouda cheese over the sauce. Cover with 3/4 cup shredded mozzarella.

Distribute half the chicken pieces evenly over hte cheese. Place 1/2 the red onion over the surface. Sprinkle and additional 1/4 cup mozzarella over the top of the pizza. Bake until the crust is crisp and golden and the cheese at the center is bubbly, 8 to 10 minutes at 500 F.


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