BBQ Pheasant Pizza : a new twist on BBQ Chicken Pizza

These pheasant recipes was easy to make and it tasted pretty good. Pheasant pizza is baked with lots of gooey fresh mozzarella cheese, sauteed red onion, smoky bbq sauce, scallion for a touch of color and fragrant cilantro. We hope you will like these appetizer recipes as much as we did. It was delightful healthy recipes!

Servings: 4
Prep Time: 1-2 hours
Cooking Time: 12-15 minutes

Ingredients:
Pizza Dough
- 1 scant tsp. active dry yeast
- 3/4 cup warm water
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 tsp. kosher salt
- 3 tbs. olive oil

Toppings
- breasts of 1 pheasant
- quarter of a red onion, thinly sliced
- 1/2 cup bbq sauce, divided
- 10 ounces of fresh mozzarella cheese
- 1/4 cup pasta/pizza sauce
- 4-5 green onions, white and light green parts chopped
- 1/4 cup of fresh cilantro, chopped


I. Pizza Dough
1. In a small bowl, combine 1 tsp. of yeast and 3/4 cup of warm water. Allow it to sit for 10 minutes.
2. In a large bowl, combine 2 cups of flour, 3/4 tsp. of kosher salt and the yeast/water mixture.
3. Mix the dough while slowly pouring in 3 tablespoons of olive oil. If doing by hand, it helps to have an extra set to help.
4. Stop mixing when everything comes together. Lightly grease the same bowl with olive oil, replace the dough, cover with plastic wrap and allow it to rest for at least 1 hour. You can do this several days in advance.

II. Toppings
1. While dough rests, prepare the toppings. 2 main breasts and 2 tenders
2. Place pheasant breasts into a small container. Lightly sprinkle salt on all sides. Then squirt some bbq sauce to coat all over. Prepare the grill.
3. To make the pizza sauce, combine 1/4 cup of bbq sauce and 1/4 cup of pizza/pasta sauce.
4. Slice fresh mozzarella thinly. Set aside.
5. Chop white and light green parts of green onion.
6. Heat 1 tbs. of olive oil in a pan. Saute sliced red onion for about 5-7 minutes, or until soft and translucent.
Stir often. Or if you're a pro like my brother, you can flip it. But remember, what you lose you must clean.
7. Once grill is ready, cook pheasant breasts for about 5 minutes on each side, or until just cooked through. DO NOT OVERCOOK! Baste with the rest of the bbq sauce. Slice/chop breasts into small pieces.
8. Preheat oven to 500 degrees F.After an hour or two, the dough would've doubled in size.
9. Flatten dough out on a cookie sheet. I found it easiest to use my hands.
Lightly sprinkle some salt over flattened dough. Then spread bbq/pizza sauce mixture over it. We didn't use all of it, but it's up to you. Then top pizza with sliced mozzarella cheese. You can add as much cheese as you want. We went back in afterwards to fill in the spaces. The pheasant comes next. And also the sauteed red onion and chopped green onion. Drizzle leftover bbq/pizza sauce mixture over the top of pizza.
10. Then bake in a 500 degree F oven on the lowest rack for about 12-15 minutes, or until cheese is melted and crust turns golden brown. .
11. Garnish with chopped cilantro and red pepper flakes.