BBQ chickpea pizza
A crisp sheet pan crust spread with tangy barbecue sauce and topped with saucy chickpeas, melted mozzarella and red onion, a meatless take on the BBQ chicken pizza everyone orders.
- 35 min total
- 15 min hands-on
- Anyone can make this
- Serves 4
- About $2.01 a serving
- 620 calories
- Vegetarian
Dolly says: Most of the time here is hands-off, so you can sit down while it cooks.
Ingredients
For 4 servings.
- 1 pizza dough
- 1 can chickpeas, drained, rinsed and patted dry
- ½ cup bbq sauce, divided
- 1½ cups shredded mozzarella
- ½ red onion, thinly sliced
- 2 tbsp cilantro, chopped (optional)
From your pantry
- 1 tbsp olive oil
Each serving has about 620 calories, 26 g protein, 88 g carbs and 18 g fat, and costs about $2.01 at typical US grocery prices. Both are estimates from what the recipe uses.
Missing something?
- No shredded mozzarella? Provolone slices work.
- No red onions? White onions or yellow onions work.
- No cilantro? Fresh parsley works.
Steps
Tap an underlined word for a quick explanation.
the oven to 425°F and rub a with the oil.
Preheat. Preheating means turning the oven on before you start, so it’s fully hot when the food goes in. Food that starts in a cold oven cooks unevenly and doesn’t brown the same.
How you’ll know: The oven beeps or its light clicks off, usually 10 to 15 minutes after you turn it on.
Sheet pan. A sheet pan is a flat metal baking tray with a low rim all the way around. The rim catches juices, and the wide surface lets food spread out and brown.
How you’ll know: Everything fits in one layer with a little space between the pieces.
Unroll or stretch the dough onto the pan and press it out toward the edges.
Dolly’s tip: If it keeps shrinking back, let it rest 5 minutes and try again. Relaxed dough stretches easily.the crust 6 to 8 minutes, until it just starts to turn .
Bake. Baking means cooking in the oven with dry heat all around the food. It cooks evenly from every side, so you can mostly leave it alone.
How you’ll know: It’s golden on top and passes the recipe’s check, like a clean toothpick or the right temperature.
Golden brown. Golden brown is the color of good toast, somewhere between yellow and light brown. It means the outside is cooked and crisp but not burnt.
How you’ll know: It looks like toast and smells toasty; dark brown with a bitter smell means it went too far.
Timer: 7 min
Meanwhile, the chickpeas with 2 tablespoons of the barbecue sauce.
Toss. Tossing means gently lifting and turning food so everything gets coated, like pasta in sauce or vegetables in oil. It coats every piece evenly without mashing anything.
How you’ll know: Every piece looks glossy or evenly coated, with no dry spots hiding underneath.
Spread the rest of the sauce over the crust, then scatter the mozzarella, chickpeas and red onion over it.
10 to 12 minutes, until the crust is and the cheese bubbles.
Bake. Baking means cooking in the oven with dry heat all around the food. It cooks evenly from every side, so you can mostly leave it alone.
How you’ll know: It’s golden on top and passes the recipe’s check, like a clean toothpick or the right temperature.
Golden brown. Golden brown is the color of good toast, somewhere between yellow and light brown. It means the outside is cooked and crisp but not burnt.
How you’ll know: It looks like toast and smells toasty; dark brown with a bitter smell means it went too far.
Timer: 11 min
Scatter the cilantro over the top, then cut into squares.
Plan this in Dollop, and get the grocery list
Dollop puts this dinner on a night that suits your week, lists only what you still need to buy, and walks you through each step while you cook.
