Smoked Mozzarella BBQ Chicken Pizza

Ingredients

• 1 batch of your favorite pizza dough
• 2 Tablespoons olive oil
• 8 ounces smoked mozzarella cheese, torn
• 1 heaping cup cooked shredded chicken
• salt and pepper to taste
• 1/4 cup barbecue sauce
• 1/3 cup fresh cilantro, roughly chopped

Instructions

1. 1

   Heat oven to 500° Fahrenheit with a baking stone or pizza steel inside. For best results, let the oven heat 30-60 minutes to get the baking steel nice and hot.

2. 2

   Lay a piece of parchment paper over a large cutting board. Roll or stretch the pizza dough into shape and place it on top of the parchment (this will make it easier to slide in and out of the oven!)

3. 3

   Drizzle a thin layer of olive oil over the dough, then top with torn mozzarella and shredded chicken. Finish with a pinch of salt and a few turns of fresh cracked black pepper.

4. 4

   Slide pizza onto the hot baking steel and bake for 10-15 minutes, until crust is browned and cheese is bubbling. Note: The exact bake time here will depend on your oven, equipment, and pizza dough: Check the pizza every few minutes and pull it out as soon as it looks done!

5. 5

   Use a pair of tongs to carefully pull the cooked pizza out of your oven and back onto the large cutting board. Transfer pizza to a wire cooling rack for 5-10 minutes (this helps the crust stay crispy instead of getting soggy while the pizza cools) then return pizza to the cutting board and slice.

6. 6

   Drizzle barbecue sauce over the top of the pizza, then top with fresh cilantro. Slice and serve immediately.