Buffalo Chicken Pizza
This Buffalo Chicken Pizza has a Frank’s hot sauce bechamel and is topped with mozzarella, chicken, tomatoes and scallions. Perfect for game night!
I have something I’m a little embarrassed to admit.
I bought a slow cooker a few weeks ago, and I’m pretty sure I was the last person on Earth without one.
Okay, the previous statement is probably not true…but quite possibly I was the last food blogger on Earth without one. I don’t know why it took me so long, but I wish I had bought a slow cooker years ago!
Every week I throw a few pounds of chicken breasts into the slow cooker, turn the cooker to low heat and four hours later I have ridiculously moist, juicy chicken breasts. What’s funny is even when I used to cook chicken breasts to a perfect 165 in a skillet, they were never as moist as these slow cooker ones. That’s just the power of low and slow. I’m so sold, and if you don’t have a slow cooker, you should absolutely buy one.
Because of this glorious $18 purchase (this is the one I bought, nothing fancy) I am now blessedly burdened with tons of ready-to-go leftover chicken meat. And oh boy is it fun.
One of my favorite things to make with this easy-to-shred chicken is buffalo chicken pizza. Basically you take a pizza crust and top it with a Frank’s bechamel sauce (yeah, yum!), chicken, thick sliced tomatoes, onion if you wish, and mozzarella.
Dare I say it’s my favorite pizza? Because it is. I hope you make it and enjoy!
And if you’re a big Buffalo Chicken fan, my super crispy Baked Chicken Wings recipe is the most popular post on my site. Enjoy!
Share in the comments below: Do you have a slow cooker? What do you love to cook in the slow cooker? And feel free to share links to recipes you love. Slow cooker party time!
And here’s a video I made for you showing how to make the buffalo chicken pizza (and some tips on rolling out dough):
Buffalo Chicken Pizza Recipe
Ingredients:
For the pizza sauce:
- 1 tbsp butter
- 1 tbsp flour
- 1/2 cup cold milk
- 1/4 cup Frank’s hot sauce
- dash of worcestershire sauce
- ground cayenne pepper, optional, if you want the sauce to be hotter
For the pizza:
- 1 parbaked pizza crust
- 1 cup leftover shredded or diced chicken breast
- 8 oz mozzarella cheese
- 1 heirloom tomato
- onion slices or scallions, if desired
Directions:
- Make the sauce: In a skillet over medium high heat, melt the butter. Whisk in the flour and keep whisking until fully combined. Keeping the whisk moving and add the cold milk. Whisk the liquid until it is combined, and add the Frank’s hot sauce, worcestershire, and cayenne pepper if you’re feeling spicy! Taste the sauce and make any necessary adjustments (for example, add more Frank’s if you want a stronger flavor).
- Add a few spoonfuls of the Frank’s bechamel sauce you just made into the diced or shredded chicken, and toss to combine. Spread the remainder of the sauce all over your parbaked pizza crust (that just means you prebaked the crust for 10 minutes, if desired), then top with the cheese, sliced heirloom tomato, chicken, and onion, if you desire. Bake at 450 for another 10 minutes until the cheese has melted. Cut into slices and enjoy!
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Ooo, you are going to have so much fun with the slow cooker, Joanne!! And tons of slow cooked meat leftovers! 🙂 I always cook way too much of it. Gotta try your buffalo chicken pizza to use them up next time!
LOL thanks Anna! You’ve got me all excited now about the slow cooker. Going to have to browse some of your recipes since you’ve had one for a while!
I love Buffalo Chicken Pizza! Yours looks beautiful. And what a great idea to have pre-cooked chicken around. I love my crockpot too. I might have to start doing that. It would sure make week day lunches easier!
Thanks Crystal! Having pre-cooked chicken around has really helped. Sometimes I just throw together a salad with some diced chicken and veggies, which is really nice!
Will have to try the pizza recipe, sounds wonderful. I have just bought my first slow cooker also and have not yet used it. How do you cook the chicken breast in the slow cooker?
Hi Vicki, what I do right now is trim the chicken breasts if there is any extra fat, then put them in the slow cooker and sprinkle with salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, thyme, or sometimes I do a little cumin or chile. Then I put the lid on and cook on low. It takes my slow cooker about 3 hours to cook the chicken breasts on low, but I don’t know which one you’re using so I would check with a thermometer. I hope you enjoy using it! I have been using the chicken for all sorts of things.
You just got your first pressure cooker. That is great. You will love it. I have four all different sizes. I have my mothers and I they range from 2 quarts to 8 quarts. The 8 quart is an electric stand alone unit. They make quit work of tough cooking items. Also it makes canning gardening produce very easy and quick. Have fun and enjoy your pressure cooker..
Hi Randall, I don’t have a pressure cooker yet, but now you have me looking! From the looks of an Amazon search it seems that I can get a decent one for $30! Thanks for your tips.
I was a slow-cooker virgin for awhile myself. I have to say buying a slow cooker (and one with a timer) has been one of the greatest wedding presents we could have registered for! Welcome to the other side… I know you’ll enjoy the convenenice. 🙂
With a timer, snazzy! haha. Congrats on the wedding (whenever it was) =)
Thank you Joanne!
Wow, I’ve never cooked meat in the slow cooker like that before I’ve been under the assumption that the meat has to be covered by liquid! Can you cook red meats like that too?
Hi Julie, I don’t put any liquid in, literally just the chicken breasts and the seasoning. No liquid necessary! And yes, you can do some big beef roasts (pork too) in the slow cooker as well! Makes some lovely shredded meat.
No slow cooker here and no desire to have one but your moist chicken did make a dent in that resolve. That pizza looks so good.
I have a slow cooker but mostly it sits on the shelf in the storage room. What do you toss in with your chicken breasts for 4 hours? I need to try this because that pizza looks great.
That’s funny Maureen, mine definitely has earned its space on my kitchen counter. I just throw the chicken breasts in with salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, thyme, and sometimes some cumin or coriander. It comes out awesome, mostly because the chicken is so moist and flavorful just from being cooked so gently.
Other than spices or herbs, do you add any liquid to the pot?
Nope, no liquid. Just the chicken and spices. Super easy!
Boneless or bone-in chicken?
Um, okay, you ready for this Joanne…I have 4 slow cookers. I had 5 but I gave one to B-Dude when he moved out. I realize this makes no sense. I’m okay with that.
I also have a pressure cooker, recent purchase. Just love it.
And lastly this pizza rocks, I could eat this up in 5 seconds flat. And probably will.
I love my slow cooker! You’re going to have SO much fun with it. I need to remember to make lots of shredded chicken to have for things like this pizza. YUM!
This pizza looks super delicious! Your site will be my cookbook when I move to the US and start cooking for my hubby. I’d like to try just about every recipe here!
Thanks Sanae, I hope your move goes well! Where are you moving from? Happy cooking =)
Joanne, I’m moving from Tokyo to Maryland, near Pax River this summer. Very exciting!
Congrats! Have a safe trip.
I would to see more of you “leftover” chicken recipe ideas. I love the idea of making a pot of chicken in the crockpot for several meals. It would sure help with making dinner after a long day out.
Sounds great Mary, I will make a note of it! I will definitely have more coming =) I totally agree, it’s nice to be able to put something together quickly!
Loved this with the tomatoes and added some shredded basil and parmiganno reggiano. Thanks so much!!
That sounds wonderful, Karen! I’m so happy you enjoyed it.
I seriously use my slow cooker for dinner 3-4 nights a week! This pizza looks amazing. I love buffalo chicken, and love that you made your own sauce!
Yum! That is one crazy good looking pizza. I love how easy it is to cook chicken in the slow cooker too!!!
You’re wrong, Joanne! I’m the last person in the world without a slow cooker.
Love the pizza!
daisy
Oh yeah! I need a slice or three of this!
Thanks Shelly! Buffalo chicken is irresistible, isn’t it?
can you substitue this Frank’s sauce with something else…we don’t have that in europe.?