Name: Pizzas: BBQ Chicken Naan
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: olive oil spray; 4 slices naan; sweet barbecue sauce; 2 cups cheddar jack cheese (shredded); 1½ cup chicken (leftover, grilled, roasted or rotisserie (see notes)); 4 slices bacon (cooked until slightly crispy, chopped); 1/2 red onion (thinly sliced vertically); cilantro (chopped, for serving (optional))

Pizzas: BBQ Chicken Naan

BBQ Chicken Naan Pizzas make dinner unfussy. Naan is spread with sweet barbecue sauce and topped with chicken, red onion and cheddar jack before baking until golden brown. Serves 4 in about 35 minutes. It’s Friday. You

Serves 4 servings

Prep 25 minutes

Cook 10 minutes

Total 35 minutes

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BBQ Chicken Naan Pizzas make dinner straightforward. Naan is spread with sweet barbecue sauce and topped with chicken, red onion and cheddar jack before baking until golden brown. Serves 4 in about 35 minutes.

It’s Friday. You (like me) have cooked all week and most likely don’t want to make anything complicated. When I’m in lazy cooking mood, my go-to recipe is naan pizzas.

As you know, this blog is no stranger to naan pizzas. In a pinch, naan is the reliable vessel for your go-to pizza toppings. The bottom gets nice and crisp (with little to no flop!) and is the reliable thickness, not too thick nor too thin.

In the past, I’ve made pesto, caesar, buffalo chicken and even a lamb margherita. However, today we’re making a bbq chicken version. Because YUM and why not?

To Make These BBQ Chicken Naan Pizzas Gather:

naan bread – I like the roasted garlic variety, but any will do! You can even make kitchen-made!
sweet barbecue sauce
shredded cheddar jack cheese – never use pre-shredded cheese because it doesn’t melt as good.
chopped cooked chicken – I like thighs, but use what you’ve got.
cooked and chopped bacon
half a red onion
cilantro

Preheat your oven to 400℉ (200℃).

Lightly spray a rimmed baking sheet and lay down two of the naan bread. Spoon desired amount of sweet barbecue sauce over top.

Spread it evenly, leaving roughly a 1/2 inch edge.

Top each pizza with some of the cheese, chopped cooked chicken, bacon, red onion and a little extra cheese. Drizzle with a little extra of the barbecue sauce before slipping the pizzas onto the middle rack of your preheated oven.

Bake for 10 to 12 minutes or until the edge is golden and crisp. Sprinkle with minced cilantro before slicing and serving.