Barbecue Pineapple, Jalapeño and Feta Pizza
Vegetarian barbecue pizza topped with sweet pineapple, spicy jalapeño and salty feta! This pizza is totally irresistible and so easy to make at home.
Updated by Kathryne Taylor on September 2, 2024
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For what this pizza lacks in class, it makes up for in good taste. Wait, no, that doesn’t work. Let’s try again. This barbecue pizza is my much classier arugula pesto pizza’s spunky little sister. She rocks mini skirts and drinks bourbon and you just can’t help but love her.
This pizza reminds me of fun times working at a bar after college. The barbecue chicken pizza was a popular menu item so I soon discovered the joy of barbecue sauce on pizza. Its concentrated sweet and vinegary flavor plays nicely with bubbly cheese and sweet and spicy toppings. It’s so wrong and so right at the same time.
I got all nostalgic the other day when I came across a pineapple and jalapeño pizza. I thought those flavors deserved more representation on the blog than just tortilla pizzas, so! here we are with homemade barbecue pizzas.
I totally believe that pizza making should be a fun, relaxed affair (especially when it comes to barbecue pizza), so feel free to take some shortcuts when it comes time to making this pizza. My whole wheat pizza dough recipe comes together super quickly in a food processor, but I won’t judge if you buy store-bought pizza dough (I like Trader Joe’s whole wheat dough).
You can also save some prep work by buying pre-cut, fresh pineapple and slicing it into little bite-sized pieces (that’s what I did). When it comes to barbecue sauce, I suggest a tangy sauce with classic barbecue flavor. You probably can’t go wrong with a Kansas City-style sauce (just check the label to make sure there are no crazy ingredients inside). I think this pizza would make a great Halloween dinner! Eat a Reese’s for me, please.
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Baking steel c/o Sur la Table (the super hot surface makes for crisp, bubbly pizza crust)
Rosle Pizza Cutter
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Barbecue Pineapple, Jalapeño and Feta Pizza
Vegetarian barbecue pizza topped with sweet pineapple, spicy jalapeño and salty feta! This pizza is totally irresistible and really easy to make at home. Recipe yields two 11-inch pizzas.
Ingredients
- 1 batch easy whole wheat pizza dough, seasoned generously with freshly ground black pepper
- ½ cup barbecue sauce
- 2 cups (8 ounces) grated low-moisture, part-skim mozzarella cheese
- ⅓ pound (1 cup sliced) fresh pineapple chunks, sliced into ¼-inch thick, bite-sized pieces
- ¼ to ⅓ cup pickled jalapeños (feel free to eyeball based on how spicy you want your pizza)
- ½ cup (2 to 3 ounces) crumbled feta
- 3 tablespoons finely chopped red onion
Optional garnishes
- Red pepper flakes, a light sprinkling of chopped fresh cilantro, more barbecue sauce or a smoky hot sauce
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 500 degrees Fahrenheit with a rack in the upper third of the oven. If you’re using a baking stone or baking steel, place it in the oven on the top rack.
- Prepare dough through step 5 (my only suggested change is to season the flour mixture generously with freshly ground pepper before turning on the food processor).
- Evenly spread ¼ cup barbecue sauce over each pizza. Divide toppings evenly over the two pizzas, beginning with grated mozzarella, followed by sliced pineapple, pickled jalapeños, crumbled feta and chopped onion.
- Bake pizzas individually on the top rack until the crust is golden and the cheese is golden and bubbly, about 12 minutes (or significantly less, if you’re using a baking stone/steel—keep an eye on it). Transfer pizza to a cutting board, slice and serve with desired garnishes on the side.
Notes
Pizza dough preparation tips: This crust turns out especially golden and bubbly if you bake it on a hot pizza stone or pizza steel instead of a baking sheet. I roll out the pizza on parchment paper, cut to size, then scoot it onto the pizza steel using a cookie sheet. The pizza will bake much faster on a hot surface, so keep an eye on it and reduce the baking time accordingly. I hear this dough works great on the grill, too!
Nutrition
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Wow thank you again for knocking my socks off!
I’m not a big BBQ person but this pizza was amazing!
Added extra jalapeño and used a honey BBQ for sweetness.
THANK YOU!
My husband and I love these little pizzas! When I first tried them years ago I made the dough. But now I use pita bread! Same toppings, I bake at 400 until crisp.
Thank you for all the recipes, saved my life when I switched to a vegetarian diet.
Great to hear you loved it, Angela! I appreciate your review.