Buffalo Chicken Pizza Thrills Hungry Teenage Boys
If you have teenage boys in your house, you are no doubt spending more money on food than you are on your mortgage. I am always looking for inexpensive recipes to feed the masses on Saturday night. I will share my favorites in the ‘Hungry Teenagers’ category.
Starting with the family favorite: Buffalo Chicken Pizza
1 pizza dough - $1.50 from the bakery, bravo if you can make your own and it comes out as well. I haven’t found a recipe I can make that is as good as the bakery stuff.
1 boneless chicken breast – purchased on sale, of course (I never pay more than $1.99/lb. for boneless chicken)
Frank’s Hot Sauce. – I buy this by the jug at BJs Wholesale Club, but it is available at the grocery store
Blue Cheese dressing – I have substituted other creamy dressings in a pinch, like ranch or ceasar.
8 oz. Shredded cheese – almost any kind of cheese works well, so whatever is on sale. BJs also sells large bags that freeze well for about $1 less per pound than the grocery store and it’s already shredded.
Chop up the chicken into ½ inch pieces. Saute it in a little olive oil and butter until it is cooked through. When I can cut through it easily with the wooden spoon I am using to stir, I know it’s done. Drain out the liquid. Add about ¼ cup, more or less to taste, of hot sauce. Stir.
Spread out the pizza dough on a greased pan.
Combine ¼ cup dressing and hot sauce to taste. The more hot sauce, the spicier the pizza. Spread the mixture on the pizza dough. Sprinkle the cheese over it. Arrange the chicken pieces on top of the cheese.
Bake at 400 for about 10-13 minutes until the cheese is cooked and the bottom is starting to brown.