Easy BBQ Chicken Pizza

This super easy meal combines two family favorites, barbecue chicken and pizza!
BBQ chicken pizza is perfect as a weeknight meal or for Friday pizza night!

Easy Pepperoni Rolls

With football season coming to a close, it's time to start thinking about all of the Big Game
parties coming up soon and what you plan to make to eat to celebrate your favorite team.
I've teamed up again with my favorite blogger friends in one final collaboration to
bring you more delicious Big Game recipe ideas.  Be sure to check out all of their links
below for appetizers, entrees, desserts and more!

Zucchini Pizza Bites

My parent's garden is going strong and my mom has been supplying me tons of zucchini.
I have been freezing zucchini for soup this fall and making veggie quesadillas and
chocolate chip zucchini bread too.  I love zucchini so much and would love for you to send
me your favorite zucchini recipes!

Roasted Vegetable Pizza

My favorite way to fix veggies is to roast them in the oven.  Oven roasting really seems to bring out the flavor and it's a great way to use up those leftovers hiding out in your crisper.  I just throw them all together on a cookie sheet, toss them with olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
My favorite combination is zucchini, grape tomatoes, onion and green pepper.  Corn is really good too if you have it. Yum.

Did you know that Crisco now has their own line of olive oil?

As part of the Foodbuzz Tastemake Program, I received these three bottles of Crisco Olive Oil to try.
I was really excited to get them because I use olive oil a lot.  And free stuff is always fun!

Since I love roasted veggies so much, I decided to try them on pizza.  What a great decision that was!
So good!  Of course I had to make half of it pepperoni for our picky teenager.  Like veggies might kill her or something :)

Oven Roasted Veggie Pizza

Assortment of fresh veggies (I used broccoli, grape tomatoes, onion and green pepper here)
Olive oil
Freshly ground salt and pepper
2 cups grated cheese (I used a combination of mozzarella and cheddar)
Freshly grated parmesan cheese
Your favorite pizza sauce
Your favorite pizza crust (I use this one a lot)

Prepare your pizza crust.
Place your veggies in a bowl and toss with olive oil.  Lay them on a cookie sheet and sprinkle with freshly ground salt and pepper.  Place them in a 425 degree oven for about 15 minutes or until veggies are crisp tender.  Remove from oven.
Spoon pizza sauce over crust.  Top with veggies and grated cheeses.
Bake in a 425 degree oven for 10-15 minutes or until cheese is melted and bubbly and crust is golden brown.

BBQ Chicken Pizza

Did you make my BBQ Shredded Chicken in the crock-pot yet?
If you did and are wondering what to do with any leftovers ~ make pizza!

Just top your favorite pizza crust with BBQ Chicken, red onion and cheese or add your favorite toppings. Looks like I added green pepper to this one too.

I am constantly trying new recipes for pizza crust, but here is one of my favorites:

Really Simple Pizza Dough
recipe from Smitten Kitchen

Makes enough for one small, thin crust pizza. Double it if you like your pizza thick and bready.
1 1/2 cups flour (can replace up to half of this with whole wheat flour)
1 teaspoon salt
3/4 teaspoon active dry yeast
1/2 cup lukewarm water (may need up to 1 or 2 tablespoons more)
1 tablespoon olive oil

Stir dry ingredients, including yeast, in a large bowl. Add water and olive oil, stirring mixture into as close to a ball as you can. Dump all clumps and floury bits onto a lightly floured surface and knead everything into a ball.
If you are finding this step difficult, one of the best tricks I picked up from my bread-making class is to simply pause. Leave the dough in a lightly-floured spot, put the empty bowl upside-down on top of it and come back in 2 to 5 minutes, at which point you will find the dough a lot more lovable.

Knead it for just a minute or two. Lightly oil the bowl (a spritz of cooking spray perfectly does the trick) where you had mixed it and dump the dough in, turn it over so all sides are coated, cover it in plastic wrap and leave it undisturbed for an hour or two, until it has doubled in size.
Dump it back on the floured counter, and gently press the air out of the dough with the palm of your hands. Fold the piece into an approximate ball shape, and let it sit under plastic wrap for 20 more minutes.

Sprinkle a pizza stone or baking sheet with cornmeal and preheat your oven to its top temperature. Roll out the pizza, toss on whatever topping and seasonings you like.
Bake it for about 10 minutes until it’s lightly blistered and impossible to resist.

Note - If you want a really quick and healthy crust - use a whole wheat tortilla. 

Thats what I do when I'm starving and don't want to take the time to make pizza crust :)

Happy Friday!