California Pizza Kitchen’s BBQ Chicken Pizza Recipe – Get the Dish (VIDEO)
If you’ve ever eaten at California Pizza Kitchen, chances are you’ve tried the restaurant’s most signature menu item, its BBQ chicken pizza. The unconventional pie, which was introduced at the opening of CPK’s Beverly Hills restaurant in 1985, became instantly popular and opened the door to the idea of nontraditional toppings on a pizza crust. While the all-American combination of sweet and spicy barbecued chicken, gooey cheese, and hearty pizza crust has been copied all over the world, we went behind the scenes at CPK’s test kitchen to learn exactly what goes into the original. See how it’s made, then get the recipe below.
CPK’s BBQ Chicken Pizza
From California Pizza Kitchen
The introduction of this pizza at the opening of CPK’s Beverly Hills restaurant in 1985 ignited the craze that is California-style pizza.
Ingredients
For BBQ chicken:
10 ounces boneless/skinless chicken breasts cut into 3/4-inch cubes
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 tablespoons favorite BBQ sauce (we use a spicy-sweet sauce)
For pizza:
2 balls CPK pizza dough or other premade pizza dough
Cornmeal, semolina, or flour for handling raw pizza dough
1/2 cup BBQ sauce
2 tablespoons shredded smoked Gouda cheese
2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
1/4 small red onion, sliced in 1/8-inch pieces
2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
Directions
Make the BBQ chicken: In a large frying pan, cook the chicken in olive oil over medium-high heat until just cooked, 5 to 6 minutes. Do not overcook. Set aside in the refrigerator until chilled through. Once chilled, coat the chicken with 2 tablespoons BBQ sauce; set aside in the refrigerator.
Preheat the oven: Place a pizza stone in the center of the oven and preheat to 500ºF for 1 hour before cooking pizzas.
Construct the pizzas: For each pizza, use a large spoon to spread 1/4 cup BBQ sauce evenly over the surface of the prepared dough within the rim. Sprinkle 1 tablespoon smoked Gouda cheese over the sauce. Cover with 3/4 cup shredded mozzarella.
Distribute half the chicken pieces evenly over the cheese (approximately 18 pieces). Place approximately 18 to 20 pieces of red onion over the surface. Sprinkle an additional 1/4 cup mozzarella over the top of the pizza.
Transfer pizza (or pizzas; the 2 pizzas may be prepared simultaneously if you are careful in placing the pizzas at opposite corners of your pizza stone) to the oven; bake until crust is crisp and golden and the cheese at the center is bubbly, 8 to 10 minutes. When pizza is cooked, carefully remove it from the oven; sprinkle 1 tablespoon cilantro over the hot surface. If necessary, repeat with remaining ingredients for a second pizza. Slice and serve.
Makes 2 BBQ chicken pizzas.
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HOW DO YOU MAKE THE DOUGH BIOTCH
The pizza taste very nice
lost my wallet w it cpk cash cards. not registered. don't
believe should profit on me jus tlike that. i disclaim
giving you legal advice. it LOOKS like if i can produce
proof of purchase i should have a claim in "quantum meruit,"
not that that matters as u.s. laws totally corrupted.
i don't miss not going to cpk cause the store i used was
next to the church of ann coulter calling guys faggot falsely
producing donald trump male insecure god complex vigilante
malignant narcissist.
all just opinion of course.
i'm only human. i won't shed a tear when cpk fails
…again.
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very good idea
that doesnt look so good imo.
this girl is so fake and obnoxious
Goeda cheese, I was laughing cause as a Dutchtman that sounds really weird xD
very good n seems very tasty. i've also made in my video. pls check and tell if there is any mistake.
Thank you for all the tips! Love California Kitchen Pizza!
Host did well
Is it 🅱 O N E L E S S
Can I get a boneless pizza
where is brandi no offence
thanks to the recipe
I loved your video 😄
No hate people but i like Brandi so much better 😊😊😊
can I use beer instead of BBQ sauce?…
Where did I put my gardein?
l hate her. l want Brandi