Flatbread/Pita BBQ Chicken Pizza. Spray a large baking sheet with non-stick baking spray. Flatbread/Pita BBQ Chicken Pizza step by step. Transfer the cooked chicken to a cutting board and let rest while you prepare the pizzas.
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You can have Flatbread/Pita BBQ Chicken Pizza using 9 ingredients and 11 steps. Here is how you cook it.
Ingredients of Flatbread/Pita BBQ Chicken Pizza
- You need 1 pound of chicken breast, cut into 1/2-inch cubes.
- It's of oil.
- It's 1/4-1/2 teaspoon of salt.
- Prepare 1/2 teaspoon of onion powder.
- It's 6 of pita or small, round Middle Eastern flatbreads.
- You need of BBQ Sauce.
- You need bag of shredded mozarella (You won't need all of it.).
- It's 1/2 of red onion, peeled and cut into very thin strips, vertically.
- Prepare of roughly 20 stems cilantro, chopped (I use stems and all.).
Place pita bread on a baking sheet lined with parchment and spread bbq sauce over it. Add the chicken to the pita and sprinkle with mozzarella and red onion, to taste. Tips for making this BBQ Chicken Flatbread Pizza Recipe. The flatbread brand that I used for this flatbread pizza recipe is Stonefire (not sponsored, I just really enjoy the product).
Flatbread/Pita BBQ Chicken Pizza instructions
- Preheat 1 Tablespoon oil in a large pan to high, add chicken to the pan in a single layer. Let it cook undisturbed for 3 or 4 minutes on one side. Then add salt and onion powder, redistribute chicken, ensuring that the uncooked side of each piece is touching the cooking surface, then cook another 4 or 5 minutes until all chicken is opaque and cooked through..
- Add 2 Tablespoons BBQ sauce and mix to incorporate. Turn off heat, let chicken cool, and preheat oven to 435F..
- Toss chopped cilantro and red onions with oil. (About 1 Tablespoon per each.) This will give your cilantro and red onions more of a roasted flavor than if you didn't toss them in oil..
- Lightly brush each pita/flatbread with oil and place them on a baking sheet or sheet pan..
- Spread 2 Tablespoons BBQ sauce on each pita/flatbread evenly..
- Top with mozzarella..
- Followed by the chicken divided in 6 equal portions. (I know there are only 5 here, but the Hubs had eaten one for breakfast. :P).
- Then top with onions. (As you can see, I LOVE onions. :D).
- Then cilantro. (As you can see, I also LOVE cilantro.).
- Then an optional additional sprinkling of mozzarella to hold the toppings in place once the cheese melts..
- Bake for 15 minutes, switching racks halfway to make sure each pan gets the same type and intensity of heat exposure. That's it! Enjoy. :).
The recipe yields two flatbread pizzas. Top each naan flatbread with the remaining BBQ sauce, followed by the cheese, chicken and BBQ sauce mixture, and sliced onion. Place flatbreads on a baking sheet, add reserved BBQ sauce with a brush or a spoon. Add chicken, broccoli (if using) and bacon. Great recipe for Flatbread/Pita BBQ Chicken Pizza.