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BBQ Chickpea Pizza

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This vegetarian BBQ Chickpea Pizza is loaded with smoky barbecue sauce, fresh sliced pepper and onion, ooey gooey mozzarella, and perfectly seasoned BBQ chickpeas. It's a quick and easy, yet super hearty weeknight dinner the whole family will enjoy!

Ingredients

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BBQ Chickpeas:

Instructions

  1. Heat oven to 550 degrees.
  2. Split dough in two balls. Stretch dough across a lightly floured surface, gently forming it into two round crusts about 12-14 inches wide. 
  3. Dust two sheet pans with cornmeal or use this awesome pizza pan. Transfer crusts to the pans. 
  4. Par-bake crusts for about 4-5 minutes.
  5. Divide sauce evenly between the two crusts, spreading it in an even layer.
  6. Divide cheese, peppers, and onions between the two crusts.
  7. In a small bowl combine chickpeas, BBQ sauce, garlic powder, and chili powder along with a couple pinches of salt and pepper.
  8. Divide chickpeas between the two pizzas. 
  9. Bake pizzas for 10-12 minutes. Then broil for 1-2 minutes until the cheese starts to get dark golden brown.
  10. Drizzle with BBQ sauce and garnish with fresh chopped cilantro. 

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Notes

You can easily cut this recipe in half and just make one pizza if you're feeding a smaller crowd. Or use half the ingredients for one pizza one night and save the rest for another quick and easy pizza dinner later in the week! I like to write my recipes so that they use up all the ingredients - rather than leaving you with half a can of chickpeas and half a pepper.

If your family is sensitive to spice, omit the chili powder from the recipe. This will cut down on the heat. If your family is into cumin, that would be a great substitute for the chili powder in this recipe too. It adds a delicious earthy, nutty flavor.

Let the fresh-baked BBQ chickpea pizza sit for a few minutes after removing it from the oven. This will allow the barbecue sauce to cool a bit and help everything hold together better. Piping hot barbecue sauce is a sure-fire way to burn your tongue and make a mess of this delicious pizza. A few minutes of patience will allow for a much more enjoyable eating experience!

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