This homemade air fryer BBQ chicken pizza is going to knock your socks off! It’s completely made from scratch, and perfect for family night!
recipe overview
Like I already said – YOU are in control with this recipe. We have provided the basic ingredients to make the perfect homemade pizza, but you can change the toppings & protein as much as you like!
If you like making food from scratch, give our Air Fryer Turkey Burger (from scratch) a try! Super simple ingredients with simply super results! What could be wrong with that?!
Another delicious dessert made from scratch is Air Fryer Peanut Butter Cookies! Perfect all year round, these buttery cookie bites cook up in no time, in your trusty air fryer!
list of ingredients
Pizza Dough ingredients:
- Water – Water is needed to bind the dry ingredients
- Sugar – To tenderize and add shelf life to your dough
- Dry yeast – Without yeast, your pizza dough would not rise!
- All-purpose flour – You can’t make dough without flour!
- Olive oil – Oil added to your dough helps to improve the texture and the taste!
- Salt – Without salt, your pizza dough would be extremely bland and would not hold its shape!
Pizza Toppings:
- BBQ sauce – The base ingredient! (Well, the base on our base, anyway!)
- Shredded mozzarella cheese – Pizza needs cheese, and the meltier the better!
- Purple onions – Your pizza needs a sweet onion to balance out the flavor. And purple onions are nice & colorful too!
- Cooked chicken breast -You can’t have BBQ chicken pizza without the chicken!
what to serve with our BBQ pizza!
Are you thinking of a picky meal? Try some Air Fryer Frozen French Fries!
Air Fryer Onion Rings work well, too, and are easy to make from scratch!
A healthier option side dish is our Air Fryer Buffalo Cauliflower! Perfect if you have some resistance from family members when it comes to getting some extra veggies on the table!
how to store leftovers
Refrigerate in an airtight container within 2 hours of cooling and your leftovers will last for up to 4 days!
freezing to serve later?
Absolutely! Put this pizza in an airtight container and it will last in the freezer for up to two months.
tips and tricks
Pro Tip: This recipe can be made in the air fryer unit with a basket or the air fryer oven. If you are using the air fryer oven, use the middle rack and select the “Air Fry” function.
Pro Tip: Check your food as it cooks. Each air fryer runs a bit differently. Sometimes airfrying is a trial-and-error process. Check your food as it cooks to learn your air fryer better! When cooking a new recipe or food items be sure to check your food often to help avoid over/under cooking.
Homemade Air Fryer BBQ Chicken Pizza
Equipment
- 1 Pizza pie pan big enough to hold 8" pizza base and allow for expansion
Ingredients
Pizza Dough
- 1 ½ cup water warmed to 110ºF/43ºC
- 2 tsp sugar
- 2 ¼ tsp dry yeast
- 3 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 2 tsp salt
Pizza Toppings
- 1 cup bbq sauce divided
- 2 cups mozzarella cheese shredded & divided
- ½ cup purple onions diced & divided
- 2 cups chicken breast cooked, diced & divided
Instructions
Pizza Dough
- Add to a large bowl your warm water, and yeast. Stir and mix. Allow your yeast to proof for about five minutes.
- After the five minutes, add in your sugar, flour, olive oil, and salt. Mix until fully incorporated.
- Knead with the dough hook for about five minutes on medium speed if using a stand mixer. If using your hands, transfer the dough ball to a lightly floured flat surface and knead for about 10 minutes.
- Transfer your dough ball to a lightly oiled bowl. Cover with a clean towel for 2 hours, or until doubled in size.
Pizza Assembly
- Once the dough has doubled in size, transfer to a lightly floured surface. Divide your dough ball into two sections. Preheat the air fryer to 380ºF/193ºC.
- Roll your dough using a rolling pin until it is 8 inches in diameter. Using 1 tablespoon of butter, grease your pie pan. Transfer your pizza dough to your pan. Press to flatten down on the bottom of the pan.
- In the preheated air fryer, cook your dough on 380°F/193ºC for 4 minutes.Remove, and then top your dough with 1/4 cup BBQ sauce, 1/4 cup cheese spread evenly, 1/4 cup of chicken, 1/8 cup onions. Then add 1/4 more cup of cheese on top. Cook for another 6 minutes.
- Repeat steps 2 to 5 with the rest of the dough.Serve and enjoy!
