If you love barbecue chicken pizza, you'll love these barbecue chicken calzones! Ready in less than 30 minutes, they're stuffed with bbq chicken, bacon, cheese, and baked to perfection. And did we mention they are super kid-friendly?
BBQ Chicken Pizza is one of our favorite meals, so we took all the deliciousness and wrapped it in a calzone to make it even more kid-friendly!
These Barbecue Chicken Calzones are a perfect meal for those crazy nights when there isn’t much time to cook. They only take 30 minutes to throw together from start to finish.
They’re so easy to make – plus, you can have your kids join in on the fun (and then maybe they’ll be more likely to eat them, right?).We love that calzones are the perfect size for little hands – and dippable (which is always a win in our family). If you like these, you’ll love ourQuick and Easy Calzonesor ourMini Spinach Calzones.
Our favorite BBQ Sauces:
One of our most-asked questions is what BBQ Sauce we love to use with these. We love Stubbs (this isn’t sponsored, it’s just a favorite). It’s a much healthier option with only 25 calories per two tablespoons, and only 4 grams of sugar per serving.
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How to make barbecue chicken calzones:
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.Fry the bacon in a large skillet over medium-high heat until crisp (you can also use bacon bits or pre-cooked bacon if you’re in a hurry). Remove bacon from pan, blot with paper towels and crumble.
Add onion and shredded chicken to a pan with olive oil. Saute over medium heat until onion is tender.Stir in 1/2 cup barbecue sauce and remove from heat.Mix in crumbled bacon.
Flatten out biscuit dough on a greased cookie sheet.Spread a teaspoon of barbecue sauce on each biscuit.
Divide the chicken mixture between the biscuits, spreading on only half of each biscuit and keeping 1/2 inch away from the edge.
Sprinkle cheese and cilantro over top of each biscuit.Fold biscuits in half and press the edges together with a fork to seal (this is a great step that the kids can help with, too!).
Bake for 12-14 minutes, or until golden brown.Serve with additional barbecue sauce for dipping.
Related Recipe: Our Quick and Easy Calzones are the perfect weeknight dinner for busy nights! Get the recipe HERE.
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Serves: 8
Barbecue Chicken Calzones Recipe
If you love barbecue chicken pizza, you'll love these barbecue chicken calzones!
Prep Time 8 minutes mins
Cook Time 12 minutes mins
Total Time 20 minutes mins
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Ingredients
- 6 strips of bacon
- ½ cup diced red onion
- 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts cooked and shredded
- 1 Tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- 16 ounces barbecue sauce 1 bottle, divided
- 16.3 ounces refrigerated biscuit dough 1 package
- 1 cup shredded Mozzarella cheese
- 2 Tablespoons fresh cilantro chopped
Instructions
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.Fry bacon in a large skillet over medium-high heat until crisp.Remove bacon from pan, blot with paper towels and crumble.
Add onion and shredded chicken to a pan with olive oil. Saute over medium heat until onion is tender.Stir in 1/2 cup barbecue sauce and remove from heat.Mix in crumbled bacon.
Flatten out biscuit dough on a greased cookie sheet.Spread a teaspoon of barbecue sauce on each biscuit.Divide the chicken mixture between the biscuits, spreading on only half of each biscuit and keeping 1/2 inch away from the edge.
Sprinkle cheese and cilantro over top of each biscuit.
Fold biscuits in half and press the edges together with a fork to seal.
Bake for 12-14 minutes, or until golden brown.
Serve with additional barbecue sauce for dipping.
Notes
- You can also use bacon bits or pre-cooked bacon if you’re in a hurry.
Nutrition
Calories: 503 kcal · Carbohydrates: 53 g · Protein: 21 g · Fat: 23 g · Saturated Fat: 6 g · Polyunsaturated Fat: 5 g · Monounsaturated Fat: 10 g · Trans Fat: 1 g · Cholesterol: 59 mg · Sodium: 1389 mg · Potassium: 528 mg · Fiber: 1 g · Sugar: 21 g · Vitamin A: 253 IU · Vitamin C: 2 mg · Calcium: 124 mg · Iron: 3 mg
Equipment
Large Skillet
Cookie Sheet
Recipe Details
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
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Jo says:
that sounds fantastic- good idea~
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Mrs. Pancakes says:
little man looked like he totally enjoyed that!
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Lindsay says:
I meant to say, we've been on a chicken kick, I don't know why I said mexican, sorry. :) Looks great though!
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Lynn says:
That sounds really good. I make a barbecue chicken and smoked gouda pizza -- I may have to try turning it into a calzone!
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Heather says:
Yummy!! Can't wait to make this!
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Audrey says:
I had to comment because I actually made it and it was fantastic! I will be making this often!
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Dada says:
it looks good, my mom said she is going to make it today
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Chup says:
Which brand of BBQ sauce did u use?
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Lindsay says:
Just made it - so awesome!! If you aren't so focused on eating healthy, adding a little brown sugar made the sauce sooooo good!
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Michelle says:
This came up in the menu plan this week. One of the steps is to add onion to the pan, but I don't see onions listed in the ingredients. How much and what type of onions do you use?
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Cyd says:
Do you get the Standard Plan? Onion is listed. It's 1/2 cup red onion (diced).
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Hailey says:
Can you freeze these? If so, how would you do it?
About The Author:
Kendra Murdock
Kendra lives in Northern Utah with her husband, Matt, and two cute kids. She loves to workout or relax with show and a treat in her spare time.
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