Hawaiian BBQ Chicken Pizza

jfm0830

I made the Hop's Hawaiian BBQ Chicken Pizza from the Big Green Egg website recipe section. I will let the pictures tell the story, but I will mention 1 thing to watch out for. WARNING: The recipe calls for you to cook the pizzas at 500-600 degrees for 12-15 minutes. I normally cook my pizzas at 700 degrees and they take 4:20. So I knew at 600 degrees even the 12 minute time was WAY, WAY too long. If I had left the pizzas in that long I would have had 2 things that looked like hockey pucks, not pizzas. I checked at 5 minutes and kept them on for 30 seconds more. 




The first step was to grill up some thin boneless skinless chicken breasts. I seasoned them with DP Raging River Rub and some olive oil. The were direct grilled on the Big Green Egg CI grill grate. During the last minute I brushed them with BBQ sauce.






I rolled out 2 whole wheat pizza crusts.






The Egg was stabilized at 600 degrees and was set up with the plate setter supporting the Double tier swing rack and with 2 Big Green Egg pizza stones. I partially baked the crusts for about 1 minute per side.






The two partially baked crusts are back in the kitchen, where I had the toppings measured out and ready to go.






First came the BBQ sauce which replaced the traditional pizza sauce.






Next came the grilled chicken breasts which had been diced.






...followed by diced ham...






....Then some diced pineapple...






...And finally some shredded mozzarella and sharp cheddar cheese.






I'm glad I followed my instincts and checked on these pizzas at 5 minutes, and not 12 minutes as the recipe said. They were done.












These were very tasty pizzas. I really like this style pizza, which I first tried at a California Pizza Kitchen restaurant 20 years ago or so. They are a great change of pace from traditional Italian pizza and my addition of a whole wheat crust gave it a more robust and rustic flavor. 

Jim

Scottborasjr

I'll go ahead and take two pies and pick them up here in about an hour. Nicely done!! Those look fantastic.

tonyled

those look great!!!

i make the same minus the ham.  i wish i could get the hang of dough though i opt for the premade stuff from trader joes

johnkitchens

Very nice! 

Grillin_beers

Nothing beats pizza off of the egg.  It always impresses everyone.  I've had three friends go buy eggs after a pizza night at my house.  

jfm0830

Grillin_beers said:

Nothing beats pizza off of the egg.  It always impresses everyone.  I've had three friends go buy eggs after a pizza night at my house.  

Agreed. My dealer has a customer appreciation event in the spring and again at the end of the summer. They always have some pizza coming off one of the demo Eggs. I enjoy eavesdropping  on the folks who are trying their first slice of pizza off the Egg. Pizza has an across the board appeal and folks who may be unsure about getting into BBQ have an "aha" moment when they see what great pizzas they can make.

theyolksonyou

At the risk of repeating myself, money every time!

Eggpharmer

That looks great! Mind sharing the dough recipe? Been looking for a good whole wheat crust. Thanks.

jfm0830

Thanks for all the kind words and for checking out the post. 

@Eggpharmer The recipe I used is out of a grilled pizza cookbook so I can't really share. This recipe from King Arthur Flour is similar, but doesn't have the yellow cornmeal that the recipe I used does.