Easy Buffalo Chicken Pizza
Skip delivery and try this easy buffalo chicken pizza instead. Topped with creamy buffalo sauce, shredded chicken, and two types of cheese, everyone will love this delicious and spicy pizza recipe.
Ingredients
- 3 cups shredded cooked chicken
- ½ cup hot sauce Frank's
- ¼ cup ranch dressing
- 2 prepared pizza crusts (or 4 packages of pizza crust mix, prepared according to directions on the package.)
- 3 cups shredded mozzarella cheese divided among pizzas
- 1 cup grated or shredded parmesan cheese divided among pizzas
Buffalo sauce
- ¼ cup hot sauce Frank's
- ⅓ cup ranch dressing
Instructions
- Start by preheating your oven to 450°, then grease two large pizza pans.
- Prepare your dough; if you are using the pizza crust mix, otherwise divide your prepared pizza dough and spread it on your pizza pans.
- In a small bowl, make the buffalo sauce by mixing ¼ cup of hot sauce and ⅓ cup of ranch dressing together and then spreading it evenly over both pizza crusts. (It will be a thin layer, as you don't want the pizza to be soggy, and it gives it a little extra spice.)
- Add your cooked, shredded chicken to a medium bowl and combine with ½ cup hot sauce and ¼ cup of ranch dressing. Mix, making sure all the chicken is coated with the sauce.
- Spread your sauced, shredded chicken evenly among both pizzas. Then, top with the mozzarella cheese and parmesan cheese.
- Bake for 12-13 minutes until cheese is melted and crust is golden brown. (Since ovens can vary, start checking at 10 minutes.)
- Remove from oven and let cool for 3 minutes.
Notes
- This recipe yields 2 large pizzas
- You can customize this pizza by adding more ingredients like onions, tomato, or peppers. You can also replace a cup of mozzarella with a cup of cheddar cheese.
- If you want your pizza to have more (or less spice), you can add more (or less) hot sauce. I will usually try it before spreading it on the pizza crusts just to make sure it's not too spicy for my family.
- You can use rotisserie chicken in place of the cooked, shredded chicken if you don't have any on hand.
- Keep in mind ovens vary, so you may have to adjust the baking time. I usually bake both pizzas at the same time (one on the middle rack and one on the bottom). After 10 minutes, I switch the pizzas so they both get golden brown on the bottom.
- The pizzas will last 3-4 days in the refrigerator.