Bbq Sauce For Pizza Recipe

Mixing elements of a traditional tomato-based sauce and a sweet, spicy, and savory barbecue sauce makes an excellent base for grilled pizza.

Joshua Bousel is a Serious Eats old-timer, having started sharing his passion for grilling and barbecue recipes on the site back in 2008. He continues to develop grilling and barbecue recipes on his own site, The Meatwave, out of his home base of Durham, North Carolina.

I once competed in two different contests over three days—the first being a grilling comp and the second a barbecue one. While I may gain more fame and glory on the barbecue side (here's to wishful thinking), I do find the grilling competitions more fun, since the categories are constantly changing—I was challenged to pizza, chicken wings, apple dessert, and salmon—and there's more room to cook to your own tastes.

Easy Bbq Chicken Pizza Recipe

For the pizza category, I wanted to devise a pie that would play up to the judge's tastes for barbecue, and in doing so, I took a step back and wondered if barbecue sauce is really the right base for a barbecue pizza—maybe having barbecue on it was enough.

I couldn't make up my mind between yes and no here, and decided to let that indecisiveness guide me in creating a unique barbecue pizza sauce that features the deep tomato flavor and texture of a good pizza sauce, but also comes with a sweet and tangy barbecue kick.

So I took my standard barbecue sauce recipe and tinkered with the amounts and ingredients in order not to overdo anything, then added in more tomato sauce than usual, and a fair amount of tomato paste as well.

Easy Bbq Chicken Pizza

It achieved exactly what I set out to create—a rich tomato base starts it off tasting like a solid pizza sauce, but then comes in waves of vinegar, sweetness, and spice that create a light barbecue sauce flavor. It was excellent on pizza, with just enough tilt to the barbecue side without being overstated or dominating, allowing the toppings to stand out.

*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2, 000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

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Bbq Chicken Pizza Recipe

This pizza has been on my list of things to make for a long time, now. It all started back when Game of Thrones was in its first season. You see, back then, there was only one person in my group of friends who had HBO. So, every Sunday, we all gathered ’round their television with a pizza and a few beers.I don’t know whose idea it was to order this particular pizza, but all I can say is, thank goodness we did. We dubbed that inaugural pie, “Barbecue Chicken Sex Pizza” (as in, “Better Than”), and it became a Sunday night tradition henceforth.Well, a few things have changed since then. One, I stopped watching Game of Thrones (forgive me, GoT fans), and two, I started making my own pizza.

If you’ve never made pizza from scratch, please don’t be intimidated. It is easy as pie. Pizza pie. It takes a bit more planning ahead than ordering out, but all of the components can be prepped ahead of time — the dough, the sauce, the toppings — and once all is said and done, the assembly and cooking time is comparable to delivery. It’s also a million times cheaper, and can be made exactly the way you like it, with ingredients you know and trust.

For me, one of the biggest reasons for making this pizza at home was the barbecue sauce. As much as I love the Sweet Baby Ray’s brand that the pizza place uses, it was hard to overlook the fact that the first ingredient is high fructose corn syrup. Delicious, but gross. That alone was plenty of motivation to come up with my own recipe. For all you Sweet Baby Ray’s lovers out there, this stuff is damn close (and dare I say, even better) than the original… and you probably already have all the ingredients on hand to make it.

Bbq Chicken Pizza (easy Recipe!)

T-Hubs and I like to play a little game with Neko (the dog), in which we let him sniff two different food items, and then let him choose between them to see which he likes more. For example, we might offer him a milkbone dipped in bacon grease, and a small chunk of cheese. He gets to sniff, we set them down, and then we say “okay, go ahead” and he takes the one he wants, while we pick up the reject.

Just for kicks, I decided to try this with my barbecue sauce. I let him sniff two milkbones — one with Sweet Baby Ray’s on it, and one with my homemade version. I also booped a little of the sauce onto his nose so he could taste them before making his final decision. I set the two bones down, and without a second thought he chose mine. A fluke? I repeated the test, and again, he chose mine.

I’m not gonna lie, this made me exceedingly happy. Who knew I would be getting a chef’s helper when we got a puppy?

Saucy Barbecue Chicken Pizza

(In case that story doesn’t convince you, I also did a blind tasting with T-Hubs. I didn’t boop any on his nose, but he also chose the homemade sauce over the store bought.)

Armed with this superior barbecue sauce, I was finally ready to tackle the pizza. I’ve made pizza from scratch several times before, so I was pretty confident with my crust and technique… the question was, would this one live up to my high expectations? I could hardly wait the eight minutes the pizza was in the oven to find out.

The answer to that was of course, yes. In fact, it exceeded them. (Full disclosure, I made two of these pies and they were both gone in a matter of minutes, with not a slice remaining.) Homemade pizza has spoiled me to any other kind. You just can’t beat that level of freshness, and once you’ve made it a few times, you’ll wonder why you never did it sooner.

Barbecue Pizza Sauce Recipe

What’s your favorite type of pizza? I’ve got some extra dough hanging out in my fridge, so let me know in the comments below.

1.   In a saucepan over medium heat, combine all ingredients. Let cook for 4-5 minutes, or until thickened to desired consistency. (Keep in mind the sauce will continue to thicken as it cools — if it thickens too much, thin with a little water or more pineapple juice).

2.   Taste, and adjust the level of heat if necessary. Let cool, then store in an airtight jar in the fridge for up to a couple of weeks. Smother on everything.

Georgia Earle's Bbq Chicken Pizza Recipe

1.   In a bowl or glass measuring cup, stir together the warm water, olive oil, honey, and yeast. Set aside for 5-10 minutes, or until the yeast is nice and frothy.

2.   In a large bowl, whisk together both of the flours, salt, and garlic powder. Make a well in the middle.

3.   Pour the yeast mixture into the center of the well, and stir the liquid around with a fork, slowly working in more and more of the flour from the edges of the bowl.

Copycat Bbq Chicken Pizza Recipe

4.   Once the flour is mostly incorporated, transfer the dough to a lightly floured surface, dust your hands with a bit of flour, and knead for 8-10 minutes, or until the dough is smooth and elastic.

5.   Transfer the dough to a lightly oiled bowl, and turn to coat. Cover loosely with a damp cloth, and set in a warm place for 1-2 hours, or until doubled in size.

6.   Gently sink your fist into the dough, pressing out as much air as possible. The dough is ready to use, or can be stored in the fridge for up to a few days, or frozen for future use. If frozen, thaw the dough in the fridge the night before. When ready to use, remove the dough from the fridge, and divide into balls (recipe makes enough for three to four medium pizzas). Again, press as much air out of the dough as possible, then roll / stretch the dough 10-15 minutes prior to baking.

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*I grilled my chicken, but feel

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