Homemade Buffalo Chicken Pizza

Slices of buffalo chicken pizza topped with chives on a white table.

4.88 from 8 votes

Delicious homemade buffalo chicken pizza made with a blend of cheeses, chicken, and a homemade chicken wing sauce. Perfect for a twist on pizza night or for watching the game!

Prep Time40

Cook Time15

Total Time55

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American

Keyword: buffalo chicken pizza, homemade buffalo chicken pizza

Servings: slices

Author: Jeannie

Equipment

baking sheet
pizza cutter

Ingredients

¾ lb. chicken breast, cooked
1 pizza dough (purchased from your local store or pizzeria or using your favorite dough recipe)
¼ cup blue cheese dressing (I use Ken's Blue Cheese)
1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
½ cup shredded asiago cheese
Parmesan cheese, grated
1-3 tablespoons hot sauce (I use Frank's hot sauce) The amount of hot sauce you use depends on your desired amount of spice (see recipe notes)
chives to garnish, optional

Chicken Wing Sauce

2 teaspoons celery salt
½ tablespoon garlic powder
¾ teaspoon ground cayenne pepper
½ teaspoon ground cloves
½ tablespoon nutmeg
½ tablespoon onion powder
¾ teaspoon salt
1 cup butter, melted

Instructions

Cook the chicken breasts in the oven at 400°F for 20 minutes. Once slightly cooled cut into small pieces. Take the pizza dough out of the refrigerator and set it out on the counter to warm up a little while the chicken is cooking.
¾ lb. chicken breast, cooked, 1 pizza dough (purchased from your local store or pizzeria or using your favorite dough recipe)
While the chicken is cooking, make the chicken wing sauce. To make the chicken wing sauce, combine all seasonings in a medium-sized bowl and mix well. Add the melted butter to the spices and whisk together. You will need three tablespoons of this chicken wing sauce per pizza. The extra sauce can be stored in the freezer.
2 teaspoons celery salt, ½ tablespoon garlic powder, ¾ teaspoon ground cayenne pepper, ½ teaspoon ground cloves, ½ tablespoon nutmeg, ½ tablespoon onion powder, 1 cup butter, melted, ¾ teaspoon salt
After the chicken is cooked, adjust your oven temperature to 450°F.
In a small bowl combine three tablespoons of the chicken wing base sauce and the hot sauce. Add one tablespoon of hot sauce for mild, two tablespoons for medium and three for hot. Pour over the chicken in a bowl and mix until all the chicken is coated with the chicken wing sauce.
1-3 tablespoons hot sauce (I use Frank's hot sauce)
Butter your pizza pan or baking pan. Using your hands, spread out the pizza dough evenly in your pan. Par-bake the dough for 7 minutes at 450°F.
1 pizza dough (purchased from your local store or pizzeria or using your favorite dough recipe)
Remove the pizza dough from the oven and spread blue cheese on your pizza dough as you would your pizza sauce.
¼ cup blue cheese dressing (I use Ken's Blue Cheese)
Spread the chicken over the pizza crust evenly. Sprinkle the parmesan cheese over the chicken, enough to soak up the sauce. Sprinkle the asiago and mozzarella cheeses over the pizza.
¾ lb. chicken breast, cooked, 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese, ½ cup shredded asiago cheese, Parmesan cheese, grated
Bake at 450°F for 8 minutes or until the edges of the crust are slightly brown and the cheeses are melted.
Let the pizza sit for 5 minutes. Run a knife around the edges and use a spatula to get it out of the pan. Sprinkle with chives, optional. Cut and serve.
chives to garnish, optional

Notes

Pizza Dough Tips:

Let the dough sit out at room temperature for about 20 minutes to warm up a little bit (while the chicken is cooking).
Do not roll out the dough. Rolling out the dough can make the dough dense and tough. Use your hands to pull and stretch out the dough.
If the dough snaps back when stretched it is most likely too cold so let it sit a little longer to warm up.

Recipe tips:

The pizza can be made in three variations: hot, medium, or mild. See below for how to make the pizza to your liking...

For a mild flavored sauce, use 3 tablespoons chicken wing sauce and one tablespoon hot sauce.
To make your pizza medium flavored, use 3 tablespoons chicken wing sauce and two tablespoons hot sauce.
And, for the hottest sauce, use 3 tablespoons chicken wing sauce and three tablespoons hot sauce.

This recipe makes a batch of the chicken wing sauce so you can use it several times. Leftover sauce can be stored in the freezer for additional pizzas. Just warm it up in the microwave at 20 second increments, stirring after each one, until it becomes a liquid.
If you don't have a pizza pan, your baking sheet will work for this recipe.
Par-bake the pizza dough. Do this by baking the pizza dough only for 7 minutes. Remove it from the oven, add the toppings and place it back in and bake the pizza for 8 minutes or until the edges are slightly browned, and cheeses are melted. This makes sure the dough is cooked all the way through, especially with it being a heavy pizza.

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