We're talking Pizza, sauced with Buffalo Sauce and topped with marinated Diced Chicken, Bacon & Peppers, with a Mozzarella/Provolone Cheese Blend. Optionally, with Ranch Dressing or Blue Cheese Dressing drizzled on top. Enjoy a wicked good Buffalo Chicken Pizza, JAH Style!
Servings: 1 Pizza
Equipment
- 1 Marinating Bowl
- 1 Pizza Screen or Pan
- 1 Pizza Stone
Ingredients
- 1 M-L Pizza Dough - Overnight Pizza Dough or the Hand Tossed Pizza Dough
- 1/2 Whole Bell Pepper - Sliced or Diced, can use a mix of peppers
- 2 Strips Bacon - Finely chopped or minced
- As Desired Mozzarella Cheese
- As Desired Ranch Dressing - Optional, drizzled on top
Buffalo Sauce
- 1/4 C Margarine - Use 2 Tbl for Spicier
- 1/4 C Franks RedHot Sauce
Chicken Marinade
- 1 Chicken Breast - Diced into bite size pieces, about 1/2 lb or slightly more
- 1/4 C Water
- 2 Tbl Neutral Oil
- 1/2 tsp Chicken Powder & Sea Salt
- 1/4 tsp Onion Powder & Lemon Juice - each
- 1/8 tsp Paprika & Black Pepper
Instructions
- Preparation: Prepare the Pizza Dough the day before. Roughly at the same time, you plan on cooking the pizzas the next day. Make the Buffalo Sauce, and set aside. Dice Chicken Breast into bite size pieces and marinate overnight or at least 30 minutes.Day of — Prepare the Cheese & Peppers.Preheat the oven to the highest setting it will go. With 1 rack positioned at the bottom with a pizza stone and another rack in the middle.
- Cook the Bacon: Mince the Bacon and cook in a pan over medium heat until just crisp. Strain the grease out and save for other recipes. Set the bacon aside until ready to top the pizza.
- Cook the Chicken: Empty into a pan set over medium high heat and leave it until the water evaporates and the chicken starts frying. Toss it around to cook through and give good color. Set it aside until ready to top the pizzas.
- Assembly: Stretch the Pizza Dough and transfer to a pizza screen. Sauce with the desired amount of Buffalo Sauce, good coverage. Any remaining sauce can be served on the side or drizzled over the pizza. Add your Peppers, Bacon, Chicken, and top with Cheese.Transfer the Pizza to the middle rack and cook using the 413 Pizza Cook Method.
- 413 Pizza Cook Method:4 Minute Cook: Transfer to the oven to cook for precisely 4 minutes in the middle rack position.1 Adjustment: At the 4-minute mark (3 minutes of cook time remaining), immediately place the oven on broil. Remove the Pizza from the Screen or Pan to come in direct contact with the pizza stone on the bottom rack position. Flip it around so that the front is now facing the back.3 Minute Broil: Broil for 3 minutes. Immediately take the oven off of Broil and back on to the highest setting. Then transfer the Pizza back to the Pizza Screen or Pan and remove. Slice the pizza and set aside or serve.
- Garnishing: Drizzle Ranch or Blue Cheese Dressing over top if desired. Garnish with Parsley & Chili Flakes. Serve with Dipping Sauce.