Saturday, April 2, 2022

Smoked BBQ Blue Cheese Chicken Pizza

So we have been wanting to make pizza on the Traeger smoker but always thought we needed a pizza tray or something!!  BUT NOPE!!  This was SO delicious and tastes like it took forever!!


Ingredients:
1 ball of pizza dough
4 tablespoons olive oil
1/2 cup yellow onion, minced
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 cup ricotta cheese
2 tablespoons heavy cream
1/4 teaspoon oregano
kosher salt and ground pepper
2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese (about 8oz)
3 cups cooked chicken, shredded
1/2 cup store bought sweet and spicy BBQ sauce
3/4 cup sliced banana peppers, drained
3/4 cup crumbled blue cheese, about 3oz
3 green onions, chopped
red pepper flakes, optional

Bring your store bought or risen pizza dough to room temperature if it has been refrigerated.  Drizzle 2 tablespoons of the olive oil on pan and then gently press and poke the dough onto a pan with your fingers.  Let it rise -- cover with plastic wrap and set in a warm area of the kitchen to rise for another 30 minutes or until it has doubled in height.

Preheat Traeger or grill to 450 degrees.

While the dough is rising, heat the remaining tablespoon of olive oil in a saute pan over medium heat.  Cook the onion until translucent, about 4 minutes.  Add the garlic to the pan and cook for 1 minute, stirring so it doesn't burn.

Remove from the heat and transfer to a medium size bowl to cool.  Stir in the ricotta cheese, heavy cream, oregano, and 1 tablespoon of olive oil.  Season with salt and pepper.

Lay the dough on the grill for 5 minutes to cook one side.  Remove to from the grill and flip the dough so that the grilled side is facing up.  This is the side you'll put sauce and toppings on.  The bottom side should be the raw side.

Within a 1 inch border of the edge, gently press the middle of the dough down a bit.  Spread the ricotta cheese mixture on the dough leaving a 1 inch border.  Top with Mozzarella cheese.

Toss the chicken breast with BBQ sauce in a small bowl.  Distribute the chicken, banana peppers, and half of the blue cheese evenly over the pizza.

Bake for 10-15 minutes or until the bottom is crisp and cheese has melted.  Top with the rest of the blue cheese and green onions.  Cut and Serve!

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