Two great things come together on this homemade pizza – of course, pizza and then buffalo chicken. The oven roasted chicken is going to be one that you’ll want to hold on to for future use. If you are looking to add a kick of heat to pizza night, then Buffalo Chicken Pizza is what you need to be making.
There is one trick this recipe that will really take all your Buffalo Chicken dishes to the next level – butter! By adding melted butter to your store-bought Buffalo Hot sauce (like Frank’s Red Hot) gives you all the flavor with not so much that. It makes this pizza fantastic and will make your chicken wings show stoppers.
Substitutes and Variations:
As always, I’ve included my super easy pizza dough recipe below the main recipe. You can use it, or use your own favorite dough recipe. Or you can by a dough from your favorite grocery or you can use those pre-made crusts. I used a combination of cheddar and mozzarella for this pizza – you could go all one way or the other. You could also add in some red or green onions for a nice bite.
Suggestions for Sides:
I have two really great sides to serve with this tasty pizza. My Chunky Blue Cheese Dressing is a delightful dipping sauce for the tangy spice of the buffalo sauce. And my Easy Garlic Knots are an excellent side dish.
Tools that may make this recipe easier:
I really love my pizza pans. They are simple but very effective. They are 12inches and have ½inch holes on the bottom. This allows for even the cooking of the dough.
Now Let’s Get Cookin’!
Buffalo Chicken Pizza
Ingredients
- 2 Pizza Dough Crusts see homemade dough recipe below
- 1 lb Chicken Breast
- Cooking Oil Spray
- 2 tsp Garlic Powder
- 1 tsp Parika
- 1 tsp Ground Onion
- 1 tsp Salt
- 2 tsp Parsley
- 1 tsp Pepper
- ¼ cup Oil
- 1½ cup Butter divided
- 2 cup Buffalo Sauce like Frank's Red Hot
- 2 cups Mozzarella Cheese shredded
- 1 cup Cheddar Cheese shredded
- ½ lb Thick-Cut Bacon
Instructions
- Start pizza dough proofing (is using) at least one hour before starting the chicken.
- Preheat oven to 350degF.
- In a small dish, combine salt, pepper, paprika, 1 teaspoon parsley, onion and 1 teaspoon garlic powder. Place chicken breasts on a baking rack over a parchment paper covered baking sheet. Spray each with some cooking oil then sprinkle with seasoning mixture. Place in oven to bake for 30 minutes.
- Once the pizza dough is completed as listed in the recipe below, start building the pizzas.
- In a frying pan over medium high heat, add bacon. Cook until crispy and remove to paper towel covered plate to cool.
- In a small sauce pan over medium heat, add 1 cup butter. Once melted whisk in buffalo sauce. Reduce heat to low and let simmer for 15 minutes. Remove from heat.
- Increase heat in oven to 425degF. Split dough in half and roll out to two round crusts. Place on pizza pans (can also make two rectangular crusts on a baking sheet). Place in oven to bake for 12 minutes.
- Cut chicken into roughly half-inch cubes. Chop bacon into bacon bits. Whisk buffalo sauce (if it's separated). Combine mozzarella and cheddar cheese.
- In a microwave safe dish, melt remaining butter. Add 1 teaspoon of garlic powder and one teaspoon of parsley.
- Remove pizza crusts from oven. For one pizza, spread one cup buffalo sauce over top of crust. Evenly sprinkle with 1 cup of cheese. Layer with half of the chicken and half of bacon. Sprinkle with ½ cup of cheese mixture. Lastly, brushed melted garlic butter around outer crust of pizza. Repeat on second pizza. Place in oven and bake for 10 minutes more. Remove and let rest for 5 minutes, Finally drizzle with remaining buffalo sauce.
Thin Crust Pizza Dough
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp Yeast instant
- ⅓ cup Oil
- 1½ cup Warm Water
- 2 tbsp Sugar
- 2 tsp Salt
- 4½ cups Flour
Instructions
- Prepare all of the ingredients
- In a large bowl, combine warm water, yeast, sugar, salt, and oil. Let sit to activate for about 10 minutes. Yeast should become foamy.
- Add flour to activated yeast mixture. Stir together until a sticky dough forms. Cover with plastic wrap and allow to proof for about an hour (until dough has doubled in size)
- Preheat oven to 425degF.
- Once risen, split into two equal halves. Add one half of dough to floured surface and use a rolling pin to press out into ¼-in thick in the shape of the baking sheet. Move to parchment paper covered baking sheet. Spray with cooking oil.
- Bake for 8 minutes.
- Continue to pizza recipe directions.
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My husband would love this!
Hubby loves buffalo chicken pizza. Need to try this. Congratulations, you are being featured on TFT. I hope you stop by. https://eclecticredbarn.blogspot.com/2025/07/dinner-ideas-on-tft.html
Hugs,
Bev