Honey BBQ Chicken Bacon Pizza

Fresh made dough with a honey BBQ sauce base, Cajun seasoned diced chicken breast, bacon, and red onions with sharp cheddar and mozzarella cheeses.

This honey BBQ chicken pizza recipe is a flavorful and savory pizza that is perfect for those who enjoy a combination of sweet and savory flavors. The pizza crust is soft and chewy with a slight hint of Italian seasoning, which pairs well with the bold flavors of the toppings. The honey BBQ sauce is sweet and tangy, with a touch of heat from the hot pepper sauce. It’s a perfect complement to the smoky bacon and Cajun-spiced chicken. The red onion adds a mild sweetness and crunch to the pizza, while the shredded mozzarella and sharp cheddar cheeses provide a creamy and rich texture. This pizza is a delicious combination of flavors that come together in a perfect balance of sweet and savory.

Ingredients

Pizza Crust

  • 1 cup of warm water 105-110 degrees
  • 1 tablespoon white sugar
  • 1 tablespoon active dry yeast
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning

Honey BBQ Sauce

  • 1/2 cup organic ketchup (no fructose)
  • 2 tablespoons honey
  • 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 teaspoon dry mustard powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon liquid smoke
  • 1 teaspoon hot pepper sauce

Toppings

  • 1 pound thick cut bacon, diced
  • 2 chicken breasts, diced
  • 1 red onion, diced
  • 8 ounces mozzarella cheese
  • 4 ounces sharp cheddar cheese
  • 2 tablespoons Cajun seasoning

Instructions

Pizza Crust

  1. Add the warm water, sugar, and yeast to a mixing bowl and stir. Let it sit about 5 minutes or it becomes frothy.
  2. Add the olive oil, flour, and salt. Mix together with a dough hook about 5 minutes until the dough becomes sticky, adding flour a tablespoon at a time as needed to firm up the dough to become elastic. Add the Italian seasoning while mixing the dough.
  3. Form the dough into a ball and leave in the mixing bowl to rise about 15 minutes while preparing the sauce and toppings.
  4. Roll the dough out on a lightly floured surface. Brush a pizza pan with oil and form the dough in the pan.

Honey BBQ Sauce

  1. Stir ingredients together in a saucepan and simmer on low heat until slightly thickened.
  2. Remove from heat to let cool.

Toppings

  1. Dice the bacon and chicken breasts into bite size pieces.
  2. Add the bacon and chicken to a skillet and heat to med-high. Let cook covered about 5 minutes.
  3. Add the Cajun seasoning and stir in. Cook about 5 minutes more until the chicken is cooked and bacon is becoming crisp.
  4. Dice 1 red onion.
  5. Shred the cheddar and mozzarella cheese.

Assembly

  1. Spread the honey BBQ sauce evenly over the dough.
  2. Add half of the shredded cheddar cheese.
  3. Add the chicken and bacon.
  4. Add the red onion over top.
  5. Add the shredded mozzarella and the other half of the cheddar.

Preheat oven to 400 degrees and bake for 25 minutes or until the cheese is golden brown.

Add the warm water, sugar, and yeast to a mixing bowl and stir. Let it sit about 5 minutes or it becomes frothy.

Add the olive oil, flour, and salt. Mix together with a dough hook about 5 minutes until the dough becomes sticky, adding flour a tablespoon at a time as needed to firm up the dough to become elastic. Add the Italian seasoning while mixing the dough.

Form the dough into a ball and leave in the mixing bowl to rise about 15 minutes while preparing the sauce and toppings.

Roll the dough out on a lightly floured surface. Brush a pizza pan with oil and form the dough in the pan.

Stir the sauce ingredients together in a saucepan and simmer on low heat until slightly thickened. Remove from heat to let cool.

Dice the bacon and chicken breasts into bite size pieces.

Add the bacon and chicken to a skillet and heat to med-high. Let cook covered about 5 minutes.

Add the Cajun seasoning and stir in. Cook about 5 minutes more until the chicken is cooked and bacon is becoming crisp.

Dice 1 red onion.

Spread the honey BBQ sauce evenly over the dough.

Add half of the shredded cheddar cheese.

Add the chicken and bacon.

Add the red onion over top.

Add the shredded mozzarella and the other half of the cheddar.

Preheat oven to 400 degrees and bake for 25 minutes or until the cheese is golden brown.