If your family is anything like mine, they should be from Buffalo, that’s how much they love Buffalo chicken wings. And maybe that’s why they could eat this Buffalo Chicken Pizza once a week (or more). Let’s be honest, it might be the ranch dressing they douse each bite with. Either way, this pizza gives them the excuse they need.

Or maybe now that they’re on their own, they’ve realized how easy it is to whip up this spicy pizza.

All you’ll need is:

• a super easy homemade Buffalo sauce recipe
• shredded roast chicken
• homemade or store-bought pizza dough.

Let’s get started.

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What you’ll need

There are only 2 ingredients to the amazing and classic chicken wing sauce:

• Franks Red Hot Sauce (not the pre-mixed Buffalo sauce variety )
• melted unsalted butter

You’re literally just mixing these two together in a bowl.

That’s it. Simple, easy and best of all…proven.

What kind of pizza dough?

While I love to make my own homemade pizza dough , I don’t always want to or have the time. Trader Joe’s is my go-to for store bought pizza dough. I love that they have three varieties: plain, whole wheat, and a garlic herb one. For this buffalo chicken pizza recipe, I’d choose either the whole wheat or plain.

Choosing the right pizza pan

The other key to the crispy crust isn’t just the dough. It’s the hot stone I bake it on. If you don’t have a pizza stone, you can still make this recipe but I will tell you it’s not an expensive investment and you’ll use it for soooo many things. This pizza stone comes from Emile Henry and to say I love it is an understatement.

• It’s a hip, cool black and second of all, it always looks great.
• It’s super easy to clean.
• It comes in several shapes and sizes – I have two of them: round and this rectangular one.

The process

1. For the chicken, I shred my Foolproof Chicken Breasts recipe – I find that 2-3 chicken breast halves per pizza typically works depending on the size. You can also shred up a store-bought rotisserie chicken or buy Costco’s already shredded rotisserie chicken. Huge timesaver!
2. In a small bowl, toss the chicken with the hot sauce and butter mixture.
3. Roll out the pizza dough on to a pizza peel and layer on the ingredients like this:

• Buffalo chicken
• grated cheese
• red onions (you can also caramelize these if you’d liked)
• cilantro and sliced green onions

Optional toppings

Here are some topping suggestions for one amazing Buffalo Chicken Pizza.

• A combination of cheeses
  • A blend of Monterrey Jack, sharp cheddar and mozzarella combined give you all the melty goodness.
  • Crumbled blue cheese for classic Buffalo chicken pizza flavors
• Veggies
  • diced celery (on the required list of what to serve with chicken wings)
  • chopped red onion
  • green onion
  • chopped cilantro
  • garnish of avocado.
• Other options
  • bacon
  • red pepper
  • caramelized onions
  • don’t forget to accessorize with a little Mascarpone Ranch Dressing or this better-than-store-bought Homemade Blue Cheese Dressing.