Barbecue Chicken and Mozzarella Pizza With Red Onion

This is a nice easy pizza recipe that can be preparedevening to make pizza. The smoky grilled chicken
in less than half an hour. Use your favorite brand andadds a lot of extra flavor. And the work of preparing
flavor of barbecue sauce to give the pizza your ownthe chicken for the pizza is already done.
personal touch. Red onions can be a little harsh, soBarbecue Chicken and Mozzarella Pizza with Red
slice them very thin. Cooking will take some of theOnion
bite out of the onion. A white or sweet onion wouldIngredients:
work well here, as would green onions. Stick to1 (12-inch) Pre-Baked Pizza Crust
grated, dry mozzarella for best results.1 cup Barbecue Sauce
To make it more interesting and flavorful, increase2 Chicken Breasts, cooked, diced
the amount of sliced red onion to 1 cup, slowly10 ounces Mozzarella Cheese, shredded
caramelize them over very low heat, adding just a1/2 cup Red Onion, thinly sliced
touch of water or stock to deglaze the pan, every1/2 cup Green Pepper, chopped
so often if necessary. Continue cooking until thePreparation:
onions are browned and soft. The slow cooking1. Preheat the oven to 450 degrees.
draws out the natural sugars and adds great flavor.2. Using a spoon, spread the barbecue sauce evenly
Instead of placing them on the pizza before cooking,over the entire crust.
add them to the pizza as it rolls out of the oven.3. Sprinkle over the crust the diced chicken, red onion
While the recipe just says to cook and dice theand green pepper.
chicken breasts, a really nice way to cook it is to grill4. Sprinkle the mozzarella cheese evenly over the
the chicken. Perhaps throw a couple extra chickentop.
breasts on the grill next time you light up the5. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes, or until the mozzarella is
backyard barbecue and use the chicken the nextmelted.