Smoked BBQ Chicken Pizza with Bacon
Pizza is always a crowd pleaser and this recipe is no different. BBQ sauce, smoked chicken, smoked bacon, caramelized onions, cherry tomatoes and a splash of ranch to top it off. All these toppings mixed together in the perfect bite will make your taste buds sing.
Equipment
- Smoker, Pizza Stone (Optional)
Ingredients
- 1 Pre-made Pizza Dough
- 1/2 Pound Bacon
- 2 Whole Chicken Breasts
- 1 Medium Sweet Onion
- 1 Cup BBQ Sauce Use Your Favorite Brand
- 1 Handfull Cherry Tomatoes
- 1 Bag Pizza Cheese
- 1/2 Cup Ranch Use Your Favorite Brand
Instructions
Pizza Toppings Prep
- Place chicken and bacon on the smoker. Cook chicken until internal temp is 165 degrees. Cook bacon to your liking. Cooking them on the smoker is optional. You can cook them on the stovetop or in the oven but cooking them on the smoker will add more smokiness to the entire pizza. Once chicken is done, slice the chicken into 1/4 inch pieces. Once the bacon is done, crumble into pieces. Cut up the onion into small pieces. Place in a pan on the stove with some olive oil and cook on low/medium until slightly translucent. Slice cherry tomatoes into thirds.Place all ingredients to the side.
Pizza Prep
- Place pre-made pizza dough on a cutting board. Spoon on your favorite bbq sauce and spread evenly across the entire pizza dough.Sprinkle bacon evenly on top of bbq sauce across the entire pizza dough.Spread caramelized onions evenly on top of bbq sauce and bacon across the entire pizza dough.Spread cheese evenly across the entire pizza dough and toppings.Spread chicken evenly on top of cheese across the entire pizza dough.Spread sliced cherry tomatoes evenly across the entire pizza.
Smoke Pizza
- Preheat smoker to 400 degrees.Place pizza directly on rack. (If your smoker rack isn't seasoned, make sure to grease it. Also, if you decide to use home made pizza dough, make sure to use a pizza stone. You will have better results and crispier crust.)Cook on 400 degrees until cheese is bubbling. Usually 12-18 minutes.
Rest
- Place pizza on baking sheet or cutting board and let rest for 5 minutes.Slice and enjoy!
