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Upside Down BBQ Chicken Pizza

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Upside down BBQ chicken pizza is assembled in a cast iron pan with the toppings placed first and the pizza dough added last. After baking and a short rest, the pizza is flipped, sliced, and served.

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Ingredients You'll Need

This pizza uses diced chicken, BBQ sauce, Gorgonzola cheese, shredded mozzarella, and sliced red onion. Spray oil is used to coat the cast iron pan before the layers are added.

A person holds a slice of pizza with barbecue sauce, red onion, cheese, and chicken, above a wooden cutting board with the remaining pizza. The person wears a white shirt with an Around the Fire Cooking logo.

Pizza dough is placed over the toppings to cover the pan before baking. Season the chicken as directed before cooking it in the pan.

A person with a ring on their left hand rolls out rectangular dough on a wooden surface.

How To Make It

Dice your chicken, put it in a pan on medium heat, season and cook until almost done, set aside. Chop 1/5 onion into thin slices.

Spray oil a cast iron pan and begin layering your pizza upside down. Chicken, then onion, Gorgonzola cheese, shredded mozzarella, bbq sauce and then cover with pizza dough. Put in the oven at 325 for roughly 20-25 minutes before removing and letting rest for 5 minutes.

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Flip, slice and serve.

A person in a white shirt holds a wooden board with a homemade pizza topped with cheese, onions, and dark sauce.

Frequently Asked Questions

What order should I layer the upside down pizza?

Layer the cast iron pan with chicken, onion, Gorgonzola cheese, shredded mozzarella, bbq sauce, and then cover with pizza dough.

What pan should I use for this recipe?

Use a cast iron pan sprayed with oil.

How long does Upside Down BBQ Chicken Pizza bake?

Bake it at 325F for roughly 20-25 minutes, then let it rest for 5 minutes before flipping, slicing, and serving.

When should I add the chicken to the pizza?

Dice the chicken, cook it in a pan over medium heat until almost done, set it aside, and use it as the first layer in the cast iron pan.

Wrapping Up

This upside down BBQ chicken pizza finishes with a flip after its five-minute rest.

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A person sits at a table with an upside-down BBQ chicken pizza topped with cheese, red onion, and barbecue sauce. The image has bold text reading Upside Down BBQ Chicken Pizza with flame graphics.

Upside Down BBQ Chicken Pizza

Print Pin Rate
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 25 minutes
Total Time: 40 minutes
Servings: 6

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup chicken
  • 4 oz bbq sauce
  • 1/4 cup Gorgonzola cheese
  • 1/3 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
  • 1/4 sliced red onion
  • Spray oil

Instructions

  • Dice your chicken, put it in a pan on medium heat, season and cook until almost done, set aside.
  • Chop 1/5 onion into thin slices.
  • Spray oil a cast iron pan and begin layering your pizza upside down. Chicken, then onion, Gorgonzola cheese, shredded mozzarella, bbq sauce and then cover with pizza dough.
  • Put in the oven at 325 for roughly 20-25 minutes before removing and letting rest for 5 minutes. Flip, slice and serve.

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