Buffalo Chicken Pizza Recipe
This pizza is so good that it can't be described. Besides, who doesn't love Buffalo chicken?
Ingredients
For the Dough
- 4 cups Aall-purpose flour
- 2 ¼ tsp Instant yeast (1 standard packet)
- 1 ¾ cups Water
- 2 tbsp Olive oil + more for brushing
- 1 ½ tsp Salt
- 2 tsp Granulated sugar
For the Pizza
- 4 cups Chicken Cooked & Shredded
- 1 cup Buffalo sauce
- ½ cup Blue cheese dressing
- ½ cup Blue cheese crumbles
Instructions
For the Dough
- In a large mixing bowl or the bowl of an electric stand mixer, combine the sugar, yeast, and ½ cup of warm water, then whisk until the yeast has dissolved completely.
- Leave the mixture to rest for 5-10 minutes, then add the rest of the warm water, olive oil, and salt.
- With the mixer at low speed, slowly add in half of the flour and mix until combined.
- Mix in the rest of the flour and then knead at medium-low speed until a smooth, elastic, and slightly sticky dough is formed.
- Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and leave it to rest in a warm place until the dough has doubled in size, approximately 1-2 hours.
- Once the dough has doubled in size, divide it into two halves.
For the Pizza
- Preheat your oven to 450 F / 230 C(or appropriate temperature if you’re using a pizza oven).
- Use your hands to stretch each section of dough onto a pizza pan, creating two 12-inch rounds.
- In a medium mixing bowl, toss the chicken with the buffalo sauce.
- Spread ¼ cup of blue cheese dressing over each pizza.
- Top each pizza with 2 cups of shredded chicken.
- Scatter ¼ cup of blue cheese crumbles over each pizza.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes, or until the cheese is melted and the crust has started to brown.
- Remove from the oven and top with fresh cilantro.
- Slice, serve, and enjoy.
Nutrition
Calories: 596kcalCarbohydrates: 12gProtein: 36gFat: 45gSaturated Fat: 15gPolyunsaturated Fat: 7gMonounsaturated Fat: 21gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 107mgSodium: 6563mgPotassium: 424mgFiber: 4gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 411IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 256mgIron: 2mg