BBQ Chicken Pizza with a Chewy Pizza Crust

 Ingredients

 For the Pizza Crust:

3 1/3 cups all-purpose flour

2 1/2 teaspoon yeast

3/4 teaspoon brown sugar

1 1/2 cups warm water

1 teaspoon salt

2 tablespoons olive oil

For the Topping:

1 cup barbecue sauce, bottled

1 chicken breast, cut into small cubes

1 pinch of salt

1 pinch of Italian seasoning, or oregano

1 bell pepper, sliced lengthwise

1/2 cup mushrooms, sliced

1/2 cup mozzarella cheese

Cooking method according to shahiya.com

1. For the dough: Stir yeast and sugar in water and stir. Set aside for 10 minutes till mixture is foamy.

2. Meanwhile, add flour, salt and olive oil into a large bowl and mix.

3. Add water mixture to the flour gradually and knead for around 10 minutes. If the dough is sticky, add flour.

4. Put the dough in a lightly oiled bowl, cover with a cloth and place it in a draft place. Let the dough rise until it doubles in size. This should take around 1 hour, leave it for another 20 minutes uncovered and roll.

5. Preheat oven to 425 degrees.

6. For the Topping: Marinade the chicken in 0.5 cup BBQ sauce, a pinch of salt and italian seasoning. Set aside for 10 minutes or you can marinade them overnight.

7. Grill the chicken till no longer pink.

8. Spread 0.5 cup BBQ sauce on the pizza crust, top with chicken, sliced bell pepper, mushroom and mozzarella cheese.

9. Bake pizza for 20 minutes or till crust is golden brown and cheese is melted.

 

H.Zoghib