BBQ Pulled Pork Pizza
Homemade BBQ pulled pork and caramelized onions will be your new favorite pizza toppings after you taste a bite of this recipe.
Equipment
Ingredients
The Base
- 1 pound pizza dough*
- ¼ cup flour for dusting
- ½ cup Sweet Baby Ray's Barbecue Sauce
- 1½ cups shredded mozzarella cheese
- ½ cup shredded mild cheddar cheese
The Toppings
- ⅓ pound pulled pork*
- ½ cup caramelized onions*
- ¼ cup Sweet Baby Ray's Barbecue Sauce plus extra for drizzling
- 1 jalapeno diced
The Crust
- 1 tablespoon butter melted
- Garlic powder
- Onion powder
- Sea salt
Instructions
- Begin by preparing the toppings. In a medium skillet over medium heat, combine pulled pork, caramelized onions, and 1/4 cup barbecue sauce. Stir to combine and cook until warmed through, about 4-5 minutes. Set aside.
- In a medium bowl, stir together mozzarella and cheddar cheeses until combined and set aside. Gather diced jalapeno and set aside.
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Scoop some flour into a bowl and set it next to your working area. Lightly dust a large baking sheet with flour, spreading it around evenly. Then dust your palms with flour and stretch the dough, using both hands, until it is roughly the size of your pan. Use additional flour as necessary to prevent the dough from sticking to your hands.*
- Lay your stretched dough in the pan and lightly flour the bottom surface, reaching a hand gently underneath it, to prevent the dough from sticking to the pan.
- Spoon up to a 1/2 cup of barbecue sauce onto the dough a little at a time, spreading it around with the back of a spoon. Continue until the dough is covered with a thin layer of sauce, leaving about a 1-inch border for the crust.
- Next, sprinkle handfuls of the cheese blend onto the pizza. We recommend starting from the edges and working in towards the center, using a lighter hand, and then adding more cheese where needed to fill in the gaps.
- Top the pizza with the pork and onion mixture and diced jalapenos, then drizzle with additional barbecue sauce.
- Finally, season the crust. Lightly brush the crust with melted butter, then sprinkle with garlic powder, onion powder, and sea salt.
- Bake for approximately 18 minutes, or until crust is golden and cheese is bubbly and lightly browned. Let cool for at least 2 minutes before slicing.
- Gently loosen pizza from the pan with a metal spatula, then slice, serve, and enjoy!
Notes
Pizza dough: Feel free to use any kind of pizza dough for this recipe - fresh or frozen (or even homemade if you're feeling ambitious!). Our favorite store-bought dough is the Whole Foods brand. Just remember to leave the dough out for about 1-2 hours before working with it so that it reaches room temperature.
Pulled pork: It's super easy to make delicious pulled pork at home if you have a slow cooker! Try our recipe here for easy slow cooker pulled pork.
Caramelized onions: For a fun twist on a classic, try our Beer-Caramelized Onions found here in our Pub Burger recipe!
Stretching the dough: For some helpful tips and more detail on stretching the dough, check out our Buffalo Chicken Pizza recipe!
Baking pizza: Pizza can be finicky and cooks at different rates depending on the hydration level of your dough, your oven's actual temperature, and other factors. We recommend keeping an eye on your pizza as it cooks and using visual cues to tell when it's done - use our time estimates as a rough guide.
Nutrition
Calories: 303kcal | Carbohydrates: 46g | Protein: 11g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 25mg | Sodium: 899mg | Potassium: 105mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 16g | Vitamin A: 269IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 109mg | Iron: 2mg