Description
This Buffalo Chicken Pizza combines tender shredded chicken tossed in spicy buffalo sauce with melty mozzarella and tangy blue cheese dressing on a crispy, garlic Parmesan crust. Perfectly balanced with red onions and banana peppers, this pizza is a flavorful twist on classic buffalo wings, baked to golden perfection and garnished with fresh chives, red pepper flakes, and parsley.
Ingredients
Scale
Buffalo Chicken Pizza
- 1 ½ cups shredded chicken
- ⅓ cup buffalo sauce, plus more to drizzle on top
- ¼ cup blue cheese dressing, divided (can substitute Ranch)
- 1 lb. pizza dough, at room temperature
- ½ cup pizza sauce
- 1 ½ cups mozzarella cheese, shredded (low moisture whole milk preferred)
- ¼ cup red onions, thinly sliced
- ¼ cup banana pepper rings, patted dry
Garlic Butter Parmesan Crust
- 1 tablespoon melted butter
- 1 teaspoon Parmesan cheese, grated
- ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
To Garnish
- Chives or green onions, chopped
- Red pepper flakes
- Parsley, chopped
Instructions
- Preheat Oven: Preheat your oven to 450 degrees Fahrenheit. For extra crispy crust, place a pizza stone inside while the oven preheats.
- Marinate Chicken: In a bowl, combine shredded chicken, ⅓ cup buffalo sauce, and 1 tablespoon of blue cheese dressing. Let it marinate while preparing other ingredients.
- Prepare Dough: Lightly grease a 12-inch pizza pan or pizza stone. Spread the pizza dough evenly onto it. Use a fork to poke holes in the dough to prevent bubbles during baking.
- Assemble Pizza: Spread ½ cup pizza sauce evenly over the dough. Sprinkle most of the 1 ½ cups mozzarella cheese over the sauce. Top with the buffalo chicken mixture, red onions, and banana pepper rings, then sprinkle remaining mozzarella on top.
- Add Drizzles: Drizzle 3 tablespoons of blue cheese dressing and 1 to 2 tablespoons of buffalo sauce evenly over the assembled pizza.
- Bake Pizza: Bake the pizza in the preheated oven for 13 minutes until the cheese is bubbly and the crust just starts to brown.
- Prepare Garlic Butter: While pizza bakes, mix melted butter, Parmesan cheese, and garlic powder in a small bowl.
- Brush Crust: Remove the pizza from the oven and brush the garlic butter mixture over the crust edges.
- Finish Baking: Return pizza to the oven and bake for an additional 3 minutes until the crust is golden brown and crispy.
- Garnish and Serve: Remove from oven. Sprinkle chopped chives or green onions, red pepper flakes, and parsley over the pizza. Slice into 8 pieces and serve hot.
Notes
- Use Marie's Chunky Blue Cheese dressing for authentic flavor, located in the refrigerated produce section; Ranch can be used as a milder substitute.
- Frank's Buffalo Sauce is the recommended brand for the perfect spicy kick.
- Use low moisture whole milk mozzarella shredded from a block for the best melt and texture; avoid fresh mozzarella as it's too moist.
- Store-bought refrigerated pizza dough is a convenient shortcut but homemade dough will enhance the flavor and texture.
- For extra crispy crust, preheat a pizza stone in the oven before baking.
- Store leftovers in an airtight container and reheat in the oven or air fryer for best results.
- Try this recipe as a base and experiment with other toppings like pineapple for a Hawaiian twist.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 320 kcal
- Sugar: 3 g
- Sodium: 620 mg
- Fat: 15 g
- Saturated Fat: 6 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 28 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 20 g
- Cholesterol: 50 mg
