About a year ago, my friend and I went to a new pizza place called Yolo. It is near her apartment in Astoria. We did not having any expectations. We were very hungry and wanted to try a new place. Little did we know, we were going to be introduced to such a delicious pizza. I love all of the ingredients on the pizza but, I had never tasted the them in one bite….it was delicious! Ever since then, we have ordered the pizza a few times, and of course…I had to remake it at home. How does BBQ chicken, goat cheese, and arugula sound? Last night I made this pizza for my boyfriend and I. He loved it! You can play around with the ingredients below. You can add as little or as much on the pizzas as you like. Please try it, its so simple and you will love it!
Ingredients (Personal Size Pizza, distribute evenly on each)
Pizza Dough Cut in Two (I get mine already at Whole Foods or the local pizza place)
Flour for dough
Cooked Chicken (cut into small pieces)
BBQ Sauce ( As much as you like)
Goat Cheese (As much as you like)
Baby Arugula
1 Garlic Clove Minced
3 Basil Leaves Chopped
1/2 Cup Scallions Chopped
1/2 Cup Shredded Mozzarella
Extra Virgin Olive Oil for Drizzling
Pinch Salt/Pepper
(Cooking time described below is for Two 6×6 Personal Pizzas-You will need to add some time for larger pizzas)
Let the pizza dough sit at room temperature for 20 minutes. Preheat the oven to 425 Degrees. Shape each piece of dough into a ball. Spread some flour over the area. With your fingers, begin to carefully stretch out the dough into a disk. Lift the dough and begin to pull carefully , and let it stretch until it is your desired size. Drizzle pan with a little bit of olive oil. Bake the dough for 10 minutes until the dough is golden brown, and a bit crispy.
Then it is time to add your tasty ingredients! Mix the cooked chicken with BBQ sauce. Brush the two pizza doughs with olive oil (not too much). Evenly distribute each ingredient on each of the personal size pizzas. Spread the minced garlic clove, spread BBQ chicken, goat cheese, shredded mozzarella, scallions, basil leaves, drizzle some extra BBQ sauce on top, and sprinkle a pinch of salt and pepper. Bake the pizzas for another 10 minutes on 425 until the cheese is melted and the dough is very crispy.
Top with fresh baby arugula and enjoy!
What ingredients do you love to taste on pizza?? I love to read your thoughts. 
Hey! Just found your blog via FoodBuzz. I’ll definitely start following more regularly – I’m hopefully moving to NYC next year, so I’ll be checking out your restaurant reviews!
P.S. – that pizza looks sooo delicious! I would’ve never thought to try goat cheese with BBQ chicken.
Hi Katharine, Thank you for the comment! If you move to NY please contact me and I will be happy to give you suggestions! I just came back from a delicious meal at Max in Tribeca. It has very classic-comfort Italian dishes (and it is inexpensive for a good NY meal). I will be sure to follow your blog as well
This looks like a great pizza! What I love on pizza depends on my mood- sometimes I am all about traditional pepperoni and tomato sauce, but I also love white pizza with goat cheese and mushrooms and caramelized onions!
Hi Deborah, My pizza ingredients also depends on my mood. I always look a simple with tomatoes and basil. That goat cheese with caramelized onions sounds delicious.
This is a fresh, mouthwatering pizza. I love the use of greens on top.
The arugula on top adds such a nice taste to the pizza. I am a big fan of arugula! Thanks for sharing your thoughts Kristi