Copycat BBQ Chicken Pizza (California Pizza Kitchen’s style)
Self-rising flour does the heavy lifting here, with plain nonfat greek yogurt rounding it out. An American dinner that takes 30 minutes, start to finish. Each serving lands at 360 calories with 32g of protein, so it eats like a much heavier meal. Naturally high-protein, it scales cleanly if you are cooking for more than one.
360 calories
32g protein
34g carbs
9g fat
5g fiber
Vs the original (California Pizza Kitchen): the chain version runs 620 cal with 22g protein per serving. Ours: 360 cal with 32g protein — a saving of 260 calories.
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups Self-rising flour
- 1 cup Plain nonfat Greek yogurt
- 8 oz Cooked chicken breast
- 1/3 cup Sugar-free BBQ sauce
- 1 cup Part-skim mozzarella
- 2 oz Smoked gouda
- 1/4 Red onion
- 1/4 cup Fresh cilantro
- 1 tsp Olive oil
Steps
- Heat the oven to 500°F with a steel or heavy sheet pan inside — a screaming-hot surface is what makes the bottom crackle.
- Mix the flour and yogurt into a shaggy dough, knead 2 minutes, and rest 10 so it relaxes and stretches thin.
- Roll into a 12-inch round on parchment, then brush with the olive oil.
- Bake the bare crust 5 minutes so the center stays crisp instead of going soggy under the sauce.
- Spread the BBQ sauce to the edges, then layer the mozzarella, gouda, chicken, and red onion.
- Bake 8 to 10 minutes until the cheese bubbles and the crust is deep golden at the rim.
- Scatter the cilantro on after baking so it stays bright, rest 3 minutes, and cut into 4 slices.
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