Description
This Buffalo-Style Chicken Pizza is a quick and easy recipe featuring a crispy crust topped with tender, buffalo sauce-coated chicken and melted mozzarella cheese. Finished with cool ranch or blue cheese dressing and fresh green onions, it delivers a perfect balance of spicy, tangy, and creamy flavors for a satisfying meal or snack.
Ingredients
Scale
Base
- 1 pizza crust (store-bought or homemade, gluten-free if desired)
Buffalo Chicken
- 1 cooked chicken breast, shredded or cubed
- 2 tablespoons melted butter
- 1/4 cup buffalo sauce
Toppings
- 1 to 1 1/2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
- Blue cheese dressing or ranch dressing, for drizzling
- 2 tablespoons sliced green onions
- Optional: crumbled blue cheese for extra topping
Instructions
- Prepare the chicken: Shred or dice cooked chicken breast. In a bowl, toss the chicken with melted butter and buffalo sauce until every piece is evenly coated in the spicy buffalo flavor.
- Preheat your oven: Set the oven temperature to 450°F (230°C) to ensure a crispy crust and perfectly melted cheese.
- Assemble the pizza: Place the pizza crust on a baking sheet or pizza stone. Spread a thin layer of buffalo sauce over the crust as a zesty base. Evenly distribute the buffalo-coated chicken over the crust, then sprinkle with shredded mozzarella cheese.
- Bake until bubbly: Bake the pizza in the preheated oven for 10-12 minutes or until the cheese is melted, bubbly, and the crust is golden brown.
- Add finishing touches: Remove the pizza from the oven and drizzle with ranch or blue cheese dressing. Sprinkle sliced green onions on top, and if desired, add crumbled blue cheese for extra richness.
Notes
- Use warm chicken to help the buffalo sauce soak in better.
- Don’t overload toppings to keep the crust crispy.
- Brush crust edges with a mixture of melted butter and buffalo sauce for added flavor and crunch.
- Baking on a pizza stone yields the best crispy crust texture.
- Adjust the amount of buffalo sauce to control the spiciness.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Appetizers
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice (1/6 of pizza)
- Calories: 280
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 620mg
- Fat: 14g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 22g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 18g
- Cholesterol: 50mg