Buffalo Chicken Pizza
Make a big batch of my Slow Cooker Buffalo Chicken and win at life! Especially when you use it up to make this easy cheesy Buffalo Chicken Pizza! Only 30 minute and WAY better than delivery.
Life is busy enough, no need to add extra work when it comes to cooking. I love making up big batches of shredded chicken or better yet shredded buffalo chicken that I can use to make meals later without a lot of hassle.
By utilizing a store bough pizza crust and a few simple ingredients, you can make this delicious pizza at home in under 30 minutes instead of calling for delivery. And this pizza is so much better than any discount delivery option.
Choosing a pizza crust:
I’m a big fan of these store bought frozen pizza crusts because I can keep them on hand and I love the texture and flavor. They come in plain and several other flavors and work perfectly for a quick last minute pizza night.
Other options include an already rolled out store-bought crust, a frozen cauliflower crust or a homemade from scratch crust (here’s my favorite). The options are pretty endless from the crust you choose to the toppings when making pizza.
How to make buffalo chicken pizza:
The various here are probably as many as the types of crust you could use, but this is my favorite base recipe that you can dress up any way you want.
- Ranch dressing for the sauce
- Shredded buffalo chicken
- Shredded Italian cheese blend
- Fresh mozzarella for an added bonus
Recipe tips:
- This recipe calls for setting the oven at 425 degrees F. The hotter the oven, the faster the pizza cooks and the crispier it will be. Play around with it to get your favorite result.
- You can pre-bake the crust for 2-3 minutes before adding toppings to ensure your pizza doesn’t get soggy
- Drizzle with additional buffalo wings sauce if desired for even more spice
If you make a lot of pizza at home, you absolutely need one of these rocker style pizza cutters. Life changing.
Buffalo Chicken Pizza
Ingredients
- 1 pound frozen pizza dough
- 1 tablespoon cornmeal optional
- 1/4 cup ranch dressing
- 1 cup shredded buffalo chicken
- 4 oz shredded Italian cheese blend
- 2 oz fresh mozzarella sliced
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees
- Spray pizza pan lightly with nonstick spray
- Optional for crispier crust: sprinkle cornmeal evenly over pan
- Stretch out dough and place over pan, use fingers to gently work the dough to all edges of the pan without leaving any holes
- Spread ranch dressing over dough to within about a quarter inch of the edges
- Spread chicken evenly over the dough and top with cheeses
- Bake in oven for 12 - 14 minutes or according to instructions on store bough dough until dough is lightly browned and crispy and cheese is bubbly
Notes
- This recipe calls for setting the oven at 425 degrees F. The hotter the oven, the faster the pizza cooks and the crispier it will be. Play around with it to get your favorite result.
- You can pre-bake the crust for 2-3 minutes before adding toppings to ensure your pizza doesn't get soggy
- Drizzle with additional buffalo wings sauce if desired for even more spice
- If using another crust option follow instructions to determine baking time and temp for best results
Please don’t use ranch dressing. Here in Buffalo, we only use bleu cheese. I have been making this pizza for years and use bleu cheese dressings. I also put celery pieces on it
Do you put the celelery on before cooking the pizza?
Made this Friday night and making it again tonight. We loved it !!! Will always make this recipe instead of ordering out. Super easy and you can be creative with it. It’s a keeper for sure ! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️😀
Hooray!!
Do you thaw your chicken first?
Yes, I always thaw my meat before placing it in the slow cooker.