Subs, wings, pizza, veggies and dip, you know, quick foods. I didn’t have wings on hand so, I chose the combined flavors of pizza and wings in the form of a buffalo chicken pizza, solving my dilemma. I thought I’d pass along to you my take on this popular spicy pizza.
Ingredients you’ll need:
1 [13.8 oz] can refrigerated pizza dough or 1 lb homemade dough
1/2 cup buffalo wing sauce. divided
1 1/2 cups shredded Monterey-Jack cheese, divided
1 1/2 cups chopped roasted chicken
1/3 cup red pepper, thinly sliced
1/3 cup purple onion, thinly sliced
garlic salt and black pepper to taste
1/4 cup bleu cheese crumbles
1/3 cup prepared chunky bleu cheese dressing, plus add’l for dipping
1 chopped green onion
grated Parmesan cheese
Directions:
Preheat the oven to 425°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Unroll the pizza crust onto the parchment. Gently stretch the dough into an 8 x 13 inch rectangle. [Alternatively, shape into a 12 inch round]
Thinly slice the veggies and chop the chicken into bite size chunks. Spread 1/4 cup of hot sauce evenly on the pizza crust and toss the chicken chunks with the other 1/4 cup of sauce.
Sprinkle half of the shredded cheese over the crust, then layer the chicken and vegetables. Sprinkle with the blue cheese crumbles and season with a little garlic salt and pepper to taste. Drizzle 1/3 cup of blue cheese dressing over the chicken and vegetables and finish with a few chopped green onions.
Sprinkle the top with the remaining shredded cheese and a little grated Parmesan, if you like. Bake for 15-17 minutes until the crust is golden. Serve hot with fresh vegetables and blue cheese dressing for dipping. Yield: 8 pieces.
Cook’s note:
Ranch can be used in place of bleu cheese dressing, if desired.
Buffalo Chicken Pizza
Ingredients
- 1 [13.8 oz] can refrigerated pizza dough or 1 lb homemade dough
- 1/2 cup buffalo wing sauce. divided
- 1 1/2 cups shredded Monterey-Jack cheese divided
- 1 1/2 cups chopped roasted chicken
- 1/3 cup red pepper thinly sliced
- 1/3 cup purple onion thinly sliced
- garlic salt and black pepper to taste
- 1/4 cup bleu cheese crumbles
- 1/3 cup prepared chunky bleu cheese dressing plus add'l for dipping
- 1 chopped green onion
- grated Parmesan cheese
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 425°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Unroll the pizza crust onto the parchment and gently stretch the dough into an 8 x 13 inch rectangle. [Alternatively, shape into a 12 inch round]
- Thinly slice the vegetales and chop the chicken into bite size chunks.
- Spread 1/4 cup of hot sauce evenly on the pizza crust and toss the chicken chunks with the other 1/4 cup of sauce.
- Sprinkle half of the shredded cheese over the crust, then layer the chicken and vegetables.
- Sprinkle with the bleu cheese crumbles and season with a little garlic salt and pepper to taste.
- Drizzle 1/3 cup of blue cheese dressing over the chicken and vegetables and finish with a few chopped green onions.
- Sprinkle the top with the remaining shredded cheese and a little grated Parmesan, if you like.
- Bake for 15-17 minutes until the crust is golden.
- Serve hot with fresh vegetables and blue cheese dressing for dipping.
Recipe Notes
Ranch can be used in place of bleu cheese dressing, if desired.
Jamie Beecham says
Melissa thank you for the recipe what a great treat for our beach trip
Melissa says
Hi Jamie! I’m delighted to hear you like this one, it’s a great “quick meal” pizza. Thanks for stopping by. ~ Melissa