Buffalo Chicken Pizza Recipe – Spicy, Cheesy, Grilled

blue cheese

🥗Healthier: feta cheese

💰Cheaper: shredded mozzarella

Feta provides a tangy flavor with fewer calories.

buffalo sauce

🥗Healthier: homemade hot sauce

💰Cheaper: store-bought hot sauce

Homemade can be healthier with less sodium.

mozzarella cheese

🥗Healthier: part-skim mozzarella

💰Cheaper: generic mozzarella

Part-skim reduces fat while maintaining flavor.

ranch dressing

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt dressing

💰Cheaper: homemade ranch

Greek yogurt dressing is lower in calories.

Start by building a fire in the Clementi wood-fired oven using Kamado Joe fire starters and apple wood.

Once the fire is going, switch to oak wood for better heat.

Prepare pizza dough by dividing a double batch into four balls and covering them with olive oil and plastic wrap to rest for at least 30 minutes.

Preheat a Lodge 8-inch cast iron skillet in the oven.

Melt 1 stick of butter in the skillet and add spices: 1 teaspoon cayenne, 1/2 teaspoon granulated garlic, 1/4 teaspoon celery seed, and 1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce.

Add 2/3 cup of hot sauce to the skillet and whisk together, then simmer for a few minutes before removing from heat to cool.

Season boneless chicken thighs with olive oil and Cattleman's Grill Trail Dust seasoning, then grill in a Lodge grill pan until browned and cooked to an internal temperature of 175°F.

Shred the grilled chicken using forks and mix with some of the cooled buffalo sauce until well coated.

Roll out the rested pizza dough to desired thickness.

Spread the buffalo chicken mixture evenly over the pizza dough.

Top with cold smoked cheese and drizzle with buttermilk ranch dressing.

Bake the pizza in the wood-fired oven until the crust is golden and cheese is bubbly.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

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