This chicken mini pizza recipe is loaded with shredded chicken in barbecue sauce, tomatoes, red onion, and melty cheese. Thanks to the English muffin base, it is ready in less than 20 minutes.
These mini pizzas are so easy. Without a classic pizza crust, they require zero rolling and proving. There's also no need for a fussy pizza stone or anything like that.
Utterly delicious and fully family-friendly - English muffin pizza is a great food for picky kids' parties.
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- 🛒 Ingredients For This Mini Chicken Pizza Recipe
- 🥘 How To Make Chicken Mini Pizzas
- 📋 Tips For The Best Chicken Mini Pizza Recipe
- Tools You'll Need
- Topping Ideas For Chicken Mini Pizza Recipe
- Storage Instructions
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This post will teach you how to make the easiest and quickest chicken barbecue pizza. An individual pizza like this is easy to prep and great for kids, so let's get into it.
If you love this recipe, you'll love these BBQ chicken sliders, too.
🛒 Ingredients For This Mini Chicken Pizza Recipe
Here's what to gather to make these easy chicken pizzas:
- Chicken: Choose cooked chicken for this recipe. Leftover chicken works great and is quick to use. Any type of cooked chicken, like boiled, fried, or grilled, is perfect. Shred or dice it into cubes a
- Cheese: For chicken pizza, choose from Colby Jack, Mozzarella, Gouda, Cheddar, or Triple Cheddar. These cheeses melt well and taste great.
- English muffins: English muffins make mini pizzas easy and quick. You don't need to make separate pizza dough unless you want to. You can also use white sourdough bread, brioche buns, burger buns, or flatbread.
- Oregano: Dried oregano is great for sprinkling on pizza. Try Italian herb mix, basil, tarragon, marjoram, or cilantro.
- BBQ sauce: Use any favorite BBQ sauce to flavor the pizzas. There's no one best BBQ sauce for pizza.
- Red onion: Raw red onion adds crunch and color. If you don't have red onion, you can use yellow onion, but it will have a stronger flavor.
- Tomatoes: Grape or cocktail tomatoes are meaty and perfect for pizzas and loaded with lycopene. Cut cocktail tomatoes into larger cubes. You can also use larger tomatoes like beefsteak.
🥘 How To Make Chicken Mini Pizzas
- Prepare the chicken. If using rotisserie chicken from the store, it’s already cooked. Otherwise, boil, fry, or grill the chicken. It won’t take long.
- Use a kitchen thermometer to check if the chicken is done. At its thickest point, it should reach an internal temperature of 165°F.
- In a large bowl, mix the cooked chicken with the barbecue sauce recipe.
- Arrange the cut English muffins on a baking sheet. Top them with the chicken mixture, tomatoes, onions, and cheese.
- Put the baking sheet in a preheated oven at 425°F. Bake for 5-10 minutes, until the cheese is melted and the crust is golden brown.
- Remove the pizzas from the oven and sprinkle each with oregano and barbecue sauce. Enjoy your chicken barbecue pizzas!
📋 Tips For The Best Chicken Mini Pizza Recipe
- Use plenty of cheese: Add lots to each mini pizza. Don't be shy—use at least two layers to ensure they are cheesy and delicious.
- Add extra sauces: The recipe is simple, but you can add a layer of pizza sauce or pesto sauce for extra flavor.
- Test the muffins: English muffins are thick and can hold many toppings. If unsure, make one test pizza to see how much it can hold before adding the toppings to the rest.
- Food Safety: Make sure the chicken reaches an internal temperature of 165 °F (73.9 °C) to be safe.
Tools You'll Need
- Kitchen Thermometer - One of the most essential things for cooking any meat, poultry or fish meal!
- Baking Sheet
- Parchment Paper
- Mixing Bowl
Topping Ideas For Chicken Mini Pizza Recipe
This recipe is perfect as is, but here are some ideas to customize the recipe:
- Add Italian sausage like pepperoni, salami, or other cured meat sausages
- Top with fresh or pickled jalapenos.
- Sliced green onions or shallots are delicious on top
- Spread a layer of sweet canned corn
- Add crispy bacon crumbles
- Garlic oil - freshly roasted garlic paste to spread on the pizza before baking is so good!
- Artichokes - grilled or as is from the bottle
- Top with pan-fried spinach that's been seasoned with a little chili.
- Try blue cheese cubes or crumbled feta on top once the little pizzas have been baked.
Storage Instructions
- 🍱To Store: Place leftover mini chicken pizzas in an airtight container and refrigerate them for up to 3 days.
- 🥶Freezing: Wrap each mini pizza tightly in plastic wrap, then place them in a freezer bag or container. Freeze for up to 2 months.
- 🍕To Thaw: Thaw frozen mini pizzas safely by placing them in the refrigerator overnight or at room temperature for a few hours.
- 🔥To Reheat: Pop the pizzas in a preheated oven at 350°F for about 10 minutes, or until the cheese is melted and the pizzas are heated through.
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📖Recipe
BBQ Chicken Mini Pizza Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 ½ cup shredded chicken , or rotisserie chicken
- ¾ cup BBQ sauce
- 5 English muffins
- ½ medium red onion, diced
- salt and pepper to taste
- 10 oz Colby jack cheese
- 1 medium tomato, sliced
- ⅛ teaspoon dried oregano and
- a handful of fresh parsley , for garnish
Instructions
- Mix chicken and barbecue sauce in a large bowl.
- Arrange cut English muffins on a baking tray and top with chicken, tomatoes, onions, and cheese. Put in the preheated oven to 425F and bake until cheese is melted (about 5-10 minutes).
- Remove from oven and sprinkle each pizza with oregano, a drizzle of barbecue sauce and enjoy!
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Notes
- Chicken preparation: Ensure the chicken is cooked before adding it to the pizza. Boiled, fried, grilled, or leftover rotisserie chicken all work well. Shred or dice the chicken as desired.
- Cheese: Use plenty of shredded cheese for a deliciously gooey cheesy pizza. Layer the cheese evenly to ensure every bite is filled with cheesy goodness.
- Toppings: Customize your mini pizzas with your favorite toppings, such as tomatoes, red onions, pepperoni, bell peppers, mushrooms, or olives. Just be mindful not to overload the toppings to prevent the muffins from becoming soggy.
- Barbecue sauce: Use your favorite barbecue sauce to add flavor to the chicken. You can also experiment with other sauces, like pizza sauce or pesto, for different flavor variations.
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🤷 Chicken Mini Pizza Recipe FAQS
Just whizzing through this article? Here are some key takeouts:
Yes, the chicken should be cooked before adding it to the pizza. Use boiled, fried, grilled, or leftover chicken. Pulled chicken, cubed chicken, or store-bought rotisserie chicken are all great options.
In many American places, cheese goes under the toppings, but you can do both! For a double-cheese BBQ chicken pizza, put one layer of cheese on the bottom and another on top of the toppings. Just don't use too much, especially on mini pizzas, or they might get soggy.
For different flavors, use pizza sauce or pesto sauce.
Yes, swap the chicken for beans or vegan meat alternatives to make the pizza vegetarian.
Colby Jack, shredded mozzarella cheese, Gouda, Cheddar, or Triple Cheddar all melt well and work great on these pizzas.
Rita
Easy and quick barbecue chicken pizza recipe!
Samantha Wright
Absolutely love this mini chicken pizza recipe! It's perfect for busy weeknights. Quick, easy, and delicious. Thanks for sharing, Rita!
Eliza Barnes
Sounds great. Do you think it would work with turkey as well?
Rita
Yes, turkey is a great choice!
Samantha Wright
Eliza, absolutely! Turkey would be a delicious substitute. Enjoy!
Rita
Thank you Samantha!
mikej
made this for my roommates and it was a hit. easy recipe to follow. might add more toppings next time tho.
Rita
Thank you Mikey!
Karen_P
Amazing recipe. Made it precisely like it said and they came out perfect ! So Delicious !!!
Rita
Thank you Karen!
TommyGuns
This recipe was phenomenal, easy and super delicious with BBQ sauce! Success!
Rita
Thank you Tommy!
Jessie_K
This was beyond! Much simpler than I thought – I made for a large group of people and it was loved by everyone. Served with sweet potato fries and a side salad. Delish!
Rita
Thank you Jessie, I'm glad you liked it and thank you for your comment!