Buffalo Chicken Pizza

Our homemade Buffalo Chicken Pizza is full of spicy buffalo sauce, tender chicken, and it’s all drizzled with a creamy ranch dressing. Use my easy homemade pizza dough or start with a store bought crust.

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Alright, let’s talk homemade pizza.

I feel like there are people who LOVE making pizza at home and then there are people who are like, but it’s so easy to just have it delivered straight to your door!

I’m very much right smack in the middle of those two groups.

I LOVE homemade pizza and I also LOVE delivery.

What I really like about homemade pizza is the ability to get creative. Buffalo Chicken Pizza? Yes, please. Breakfast pizza? You bet. Pizza bread? Now we’re talking. Pizza rolls? This might be my love language.

You can make as many small pizzas as you want so everyone has their own perfect pizza and you don’t break the bank doing it. Or you can go all out and make one big pizza for everyone with all the crazy toppings you like.

This buffalo chicken pizza starts with an EASY homemade pizza crust, but you can totally use store bought if you’re not feeling all Betty Crocker about it.

The topping is super simple, loaded with flavor, and easy to make more mild or spicy.

Keep on reading for all my tips and tricks or scroll down past the photos to the recipe card!

What Readers are Saying!

“Made this Friday night and all who ate it agreed that it was the best pizza they ever had! thanks!” – Richard

Ingredients Notes:

Pizza Dough – We start with a standard wheat pizza dough that bakes up soft and chewy. You can use store bought pizza crust to make things go faster, but we love our homemade dough.

Chicken – This recipe was made for that leftover chicken! You can also grab a rotisserie chicken the next time you’re at the store.

Sauce: Rather than a traditional sauce, we’re using a mixture of cream cheese and ranch seasoning as the base for our pizza.

Drizzle: We drizzle our buffalo chicken pizza with ranch dressing, but blue cheese is a solid choice as well.

Crust: Combine the warm water, yeast, and sugar to a bowl and let it activate and get foamy – this takes about 10 minutes. Then you just mix in the flour, oil, and salt. We use a stand mixer for this and let the mixer knead the dough for a few minutes to get it nice and smooth.

This dough takes one hour to rise and then you’ll punch it down, shape it on a pizza pan, and start with the toppings. In a rush? Skip the dough and try making our buffalo chicken flatbread.

Preheat: We want a screaming hot oven when it’s time to bake the pizza. Once the dough has risen for about 40 minutes, go ahead and turn your oven to 500 degrees. We want it to be at temperature for about 20 minutes before you put the oven in, just to be sure it’s good and hot.

Sauce: Rather than a traditional red pizza sauce, we’re using a mixture of cream cheese and ranch seasoning. Spread this mixture over the pizza crust. Top with mozzarella.

Homemade Pizza Dough Tips:

Working with yeast can be a bit intimidating at first, but it’s actually quite simple and really forgiving!

Start with water that’s right around 110 degrees. This will allow the yeast a warm place to activate. If the water is too cold, your dough won’t rise. If the water is too hot, it’ll kill the yeast.

Don’t be scared to add more flour. Some days you’ll need more and some days you’ll need less – it depends on the humidity! Just add more in a bit at a time until the dough is smooth and pliable. It should have a bit of stick when you touch it, but your fingers should come away mostly clean.

Keeping the dough in a warm place, such as the oven with the light on or in a cozy, draft-free corner, will help the dough to rise more quickly.

When it’s time to shape the dough, don’t be afraid to manhandle it a bit. Get in there and have fun punching it down and shaping it. This is my favorite part!