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These BBQ Chicken Pizza crescent rolls are everything you love about pizza night, rolled into a flaky, handheld bite that comes together in under 20 minutes. They are an easy, crowd-pleasing snack right alongside our loaded tater tot nachos, perfect for game day, parties, or a fun weeknight dinner.
With just five simple ingredients and store-bought crescent dough, these disappear off the platter every single time.
BBQ Chicken Pizza Quick Look
- 🕒 Prep Time: 5 minutes
- 🌡️ Cook Time: 12 minutes
- ⏳ Total Time: 17 minutes
- 🍽️ Serving: 4 servings
- ⚡ Calories: 216kcal
- 🌶️ Flavor Profile: Smoky, sweet, and cheesy with flaky buttery dough
- ✋ Difficulty: Easy, on par with our baked ham and swiss sliders
Quick Answer
Toss shredded rotisserie chicken with BBQ sauce, then pinch crescent dough triangles into rectangles. Top each with BBQ chicken, colby jack cheese, red onion, and cilantro, roll them up, and place seam side down on a baking sheet. Bake at 375 degrees for 9 to 12 minutes until golden for an easy, handheld BBQ Chicken Pizza in crescent roll form.
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Why This Recipe Works
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- Crescent dough is the shortcut. Store-bought dough bakes up flaky and golden, so you get pizza-night flavor with almost no work.
- Rotisserie chicken saves time. Already cooked and tender, it means these come together in minutes with no extra cooking.
- BBQ sauce brings the flavor. Tossing the chicken in BBQ sauce gives every bite that smoky-sweet BBQ chicken pizza taste.
- Handheld and party-perfect. Rolling them up makes a mess-free, grab-and-go snack that is ideal for game day and gatherings.
- Just five ingredients. A short, simple ingredient list makes these easy to throw together any time a craving hits.
Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- They are ready in under 20 minutes, perfect for game day next to our hot honey chicken.
- All the smoky, cheesy flavor of BBQ chicken pizza in a fun, flaky handheld package.
- Just five simple ingredients and store-bought crescent dough make them a total breeze.
Key Ingredients
Just five simple ingredients turn into the easiest handheld pizza around. Here is what each one does.
- Crescent Roll Dough: Store-bought crescent dough is the ultimate shortcut, baking up buttery, flaky, and golden in minutes with zero effort.
- Shredded Rotisserie Chicken: Already cooked and tender, it makes these come together fast. Toss it in BBQ sauce for all that smoky-sweet pizza flavor.
- BBQ Sauce: The signature flavor of any good BBQ chicken pizza. Use your favorite, sweet, smoky, or spicy.
- Colby Jack Cheese: Melty and mild, it gets gooey inside the crescent and ties everything together, much like the cheese pull in our
- baked ham and swiss sliders
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- Red Onion and Cilantro: The classic BBQ chicken pizza toppings that add a little bite, freshness, and color.
See recipe card for exact quantities.
Variations and Substitutions
These BBQ Chicken Pizza crescents are easy to customize. Here are a few ways to switch them up.
- Use mozzarella, cheddar, or pepper jack in place of the colby jack cheese.
- Add cooked crumbled bacon or diced jalapenos for a smoky, spicy kick.
- Swap the BBQ chicken for buffalo chicken and serve them like our copycat grilled chicken club.
- Make a bigger spread and pair them with our baked ham and swiss sliders for a party platter.
How to Make BBQ Chicken Pizza
- In a bowl, toss the shredded rotisserie chicken with enough BBQ sauce to coat it well, as saucy as you like.
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Separate the crescent dough and pinch two triangles together to form a rectangle. Top each with a portion of the BBQ chicken, colby jack cheese, red onion, and cilantro.
- Roll each one up into a little package and place them seam side down on an ungreased baking sheet.
- Bake for 9 to 12 minutes, until puffed and golden brown. Serve warm and enjoy.
Recipe Tips & Tricks
- Pinch the seams well. Press the crescent dough triangles together firmly so the filling stays tucked inside.
- Do not overfill. A modest amount of filling per roll keeps them from bursting open in the oven.
- Seam side down. Place them seam side down on the sheet so they stay sealed as they bake.
- Use warm chicken. Slightly warm rotisserie chicken soaks up the BBQ sauce better than cold.
- Watch for golden brown. Pull them when the dough is puffed and deeply golden for the flakiest texture.
- Serve with extra sauce. A little BBQ sauce or ranch on the side is perfect for dipping.
Serving Ideas and Suggestions
Serve these BBQ Chicken Pizza crescents warm with extra BBQ sauce or ranch for dipping, right alongside our loaded tater tot nachos for the ultimate game day spread.
They make a fun party platter with our hot honey chicken and a few cold drinks, or a quick weeknight dinner with a simple salad.
Store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days, then reheat in the oven or air fryer to bring back the flaky crispness. They are also great packed in lunches the next day, much like our
leftovers.
BBQ Chicken Pizza FAQs
You can toss the chicken in sauce and prep the toppings ahead, then assemble and bake when ready. For the flakiest results, bake them fresh rather than assembling and refrigerating the raw dough for too long.
Shredded rotisserie chicken is the easiest and most flavorful option, but any cooked, shredded chicken works. Leftover grilled or baked chicken breast is a great way to use up what you have.
Yes. Puff pastry makes them extra flaky, and refrigerated biscuit dough gives a softer, breadier texture. Crescent dough is the classic choice for that buttery, flaky pizza-pocket feel.
Keep leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days. Reheat in a 350 degree oven or the air fryer for a few minutes to crisp the dough back up. Avoid the microwave, which can make them soft.
Yes. Let the baked crescents cool completely, then freeze in a single layer before transferring to a freezer bag for up to 2 months. Reheat from frozen in the oven until warmed through and crisp.
They are great with a crisp green salad, coleslaw, fresh veggies and dip, or a platter of other game day snacks. Extra BBQ sauce, ranch, or blue cheese on the side make perfect dippers.
Hosting a crowd? Pile these next to our loaded tater tot nachos for the easiest game day spread.
BBQ Chicken Pizza Crescent Rolls
Ingredients
- 1 can crescent roll dough
- 1 Cup shredded rotisserie chicken tossed in your favorite bbq sauce to your saucy liking
- 1 Cup shredded colby jack cheese
- 1/4 red onion sliced thin
- 1/4 Cup cilantro leaves
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375. Pinch two crescent rolls together, place 1/4th each of the chicken, cheese, onion and cilantro. Roll up to make a little package, place on a ungreased sheet try.
- Bake 9-12 minutes until golden brown, serve and enjoy!
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