California Pizza Kitchen-style Chicken Pizza

Ingredients

 * 10 ounces boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into ¾-inch cubes
 * 1 tablespoon olive oil
 * 2 tablespoons favorite barbecue sauce (we use a spicy-sweet sauce)

BBQ chicken pizza dough

 * cornmeal or semolina or flour, for handling
 * ½ cup favorite barbecue sauce
 * 2 tablespoons shredded smoked gouda cheese
 * 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
 * ¼ small red onion, sliced into ⅛-inch pieces
 * 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro

BBQ Chicken

 * 1) In a large frying pan, cook the chicken in olive oil over medium-high heat until just cooked, 5 to 6 minutes.
 * 2) Do not overcook.
 * 3) Set aside in the refrigerator until chilled through.
 * 4) Once chilled, coat the chicken with 2 tablespoons BBQ sauce; set aside in the refrigerator.

Pizza

 * 1) Place the pizza stone in the center of the oven and preheat to 500°F for one hour before cooking pizzas.
 * 2) Use a large spoon to spread ¼ cup BBQ sauce evenly over the surface of the prepared dough within the rim.
 * 3) Sprinkle 1 tablespoon smoked gouda cheese over the sauce.
 * 4) Cover with ¾ cup shredded mozzarella.
 * 5) Distribute half the chicken pieces evenly over the cheese (approximately 18 pieces).
 * 6) Place approximately 18 to 20 pieces of red onion over the surface.
 * 7) Sprinkle an additional ¼ cup mozzarella over the top of the pizza.
 * 8) Transfer the pizza to the oven; bake until the crust is crisp and golden and the cheese at the center is bubbly, 8 to 10 minutes.
 * 9) When the pizza is cooked, carefully remove it from the oven; sprinkle 1 tablespoon cilantro over the hot surface.
 * 10) Slice.