Copycat California Pizza Kitchen BBQ Pizza
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One of my favorite places to go is the California Pizza Kitchen – it is one restaurant I went to frequently as a kid. One of my favorite dishes was theirย BBQ Pizza Recipe so I decided to make aย Copycat California Pizza Kitchen BBQ Pizza
HOLD UP I have a story for you. It happened around when I was 6 or 7 and my family and myself went to our local California Pizza Kitchen in Studio City, CA.
We were served bread ( you know as most restaurants did or still do) – we finished dinner and got the bill and we were charged $2.00 for the bread!!!
So I do not know if this was a national thing or not ( and if you have any knowledge of this then let me know)
They were suppose to tell us when we sat down that the bread had a surcharge
And this ladies and gentlemen is one of my earliest memories — of course it had to do this money ๐
My family LOVED this pizza — it was SO simple to make …. LIKE seriously easy ๐
This make enough for 4 people and cost under $7 to make! SERIOUSLY
I have tried other BBQ Pizza Recipes but this one really beats them ALL. It really is that smoked gouda cheese it makes the pizza SO gouda! ( bad joke I know)
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California Pizza Kitchen BBQ Pizza Recipe
Copycat California Pizza Kitchen BBQ Pizza
Ingredients
- 5 ounces boneless skinless chicken breasts - cut into strips
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 tablespoons of BBQ sauce for chicken
- Pizza crust - refrigerated ( I used Pillsbury)
- 1 tsp cornmeal
- BBQ Sauce
- 2 tablespoons shredded smoked gouda cheese
- 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
- ¼ cup of small red onion, sliced
- chopped fresh cilantro
Instructions
- Place chicken into a bowl with the 2 tablespoons of BBQ sauce - mix well
- Place oil into a skillet - once hot add chicken and cook until no longer raw - place aside
- Roll out pizza dough onto a parchment paper lined cookie sheet
- Sprinkle cornmeal on uncooked pizza dough
- Bake the dough for the time indicated on the package ( it is usually 7 minutes)
- Take dough out of the oven ( time to make the pizza ๐ )
- Spread BBQ sauce on the pizza sprinkle the 2 cheeses on top
- sprinkle chicken and onions on top of the cheese
- Bake for 10 minutes
- Finish off with cilantro and ENJOY!