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By Shawn Williams
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May 22, 2020, Updated Mar 14, 2024
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Buffalo chicken pizza is the greatest thing that’s ever happened to me. Oh, and marrying my wife, Patty too. When my friends and I order pizza out we don’t even speak about it—it’s just mutually understood thatwe’re getting “buff chick.”
Now I really prefer homemade buffalo chicken pizza. In my opinion, it’s perfect in every way because it’s so easy to make with very simple ingredients. There’s nothing on this pizza that shouldn’t be. Let’s keep the creamy blue cheese on the side, people.
Can’t get enough buffalo sauce? It’s ideal as a dip on game day, or go rogue and stuff it into dough for some quick rangoons. And if you actually don’t love buffalo, how about a classic pizza Margherita?
Table of Contents
- How to Make Buffalo Chicken Pizza
- No Red Sauce?
- How to Make Buffalo Sauce with Hot Sauce
- How to Use a Pizza Stone
- More Buffalo Chicken Recipes
- Buffalo Chicken Pizza Recipe
How to Make Buffalo Chicken Pizza
I keep buffalo chicken pizza simple. Grilled (or crispy) chicken, fresh mozzarella, red onions, buffalo sauce, and optional jalapenos. I started experimenting with fresh sliced mozzarella and I really like the result. It’s fresh and feels fancier.
Top your rolled out dough with a thin layer of buffalo sauce, followed by sliced mozzarella, grilled chicken, red onion, and jalapeno. It’s the perfect gourmet buffalo chicken pizza. The chicken must be fully cooked before you bake it.
No Red Sauce?
Correct. Buffalo sauce replaces any form of tomato or pizza sauce on this pie. If you find a nice mild buffalo sauce (I like Frank’s Red Hot Wing Sauce), it won’t create an inferno in your mouth. If you don’t have any buffalo sauce on hand you can make your own by adding melted butter into regular hot sauce. Traditional red sauce just doesn’t jive.
How to Make Buffalo Sauce with Hot Sauce
1/2 cup medium regular hot sauce with 1/4 cup melted butter should do the trick. It’s pretty amazing how it transforms into the beautiful taste of buffalo sauce.
How to Use a Pizza Stone
I cook all of my pizzas using a pizza stone. I heat the stone up for one hour in the oven at 500°F before baking. Slide the pizza in using a well-floured pizza peel and bake for 10-15 minutes for the perfect finish every time. You can read more about this method and how to makebetterpizza at home here.
More Buffalo Chicken Recipes
Buffalo Chicken Mac and Cheese Recipe
Buffalo Chicken Calzone Recipe
Honey Buffalo Wings Recipe
Buffalo Chicken Dip
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5 from 1 vote
Buffalo Chicken Pizza Recipe
By: Shawn Williams
Servings: 4
Prep: 1 hour hr
Cook: 15 minutes mins
Total: 1 hour hr 15 minutes mins
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Buffalo chicken pizza made with grilled (or crispy) chicken, fresh mozzarella, red onions, and buffalo sauce.
Ingredients
- 18-20 ounces pizza dough
- 1 8 ounce chicken breast cut into bite-sized cubes, fully cooked
- 6-7 1/4 inch slices fresh mozzarella, 8 ounce ball
- 1/2 cup buffalo sauce
- 1/2 red onion, thinly sliced
- sliced fresh jalapeno
- 1/3 cup flour, for crust
- Pinch of salt
- Ranch/blue cheese dressing on the side for serving
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 500°F and place the pizza stone in the oven and let preheat for one hour.
Meanwhile, cut the chicken into bite-sized cubes and cook on medium heat in a small oiled saucepan or skillet. Fully cook until golden, remove from the heat, and drizzle with 2 tablespoons of buffalo sauce until lightly covered. Set aside.
Roll out the dough into a 12-inch crust. Sprinkle evenly with a little salt.
Place a small handful of flour onto the pizza peel and spread evenly to prevent the dough from sticking to the pizza peel.
Transfer the dough onto the peel. Evenly coat with buffalo sauce leaving a ½ inch crust. Add the chicken, fresh mozzarella, and finish with sliced red onion and optional jalapeno slices.
Slide the finished pizza onto the pizza stone and bake for 10-15 minutes or until the crust is golden brown. Be sure to carefully watch the oven because all ovens will cook at different rates. Sometimes it will only take 10 minutes to fully cook. Remove from the oven, let cool, and serve.
Notes
Test your jalapenos before topping your pizza. Some are HOT while others are very mild.
You can substitute chicken breast for crispy chicken if you prefer.
Nutrition
Serving: 2slicesCalories: 579kcalCarbohydrates: 70.4gProtein: 40.6gFat: 13.9gSaturated Fat: 6gCholesterol: 66mgSodium: 974mgFiber: 2.8gSugar: 0.6g
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Additional Info
Course: Dinner
Cuisine: American
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