Buffalo Chicken Ranch Pizza

Do you ever try a food combo swap? Ya know, taking a favorite meal and combining it into a salad, pizza, grilled cheese? I remember the first time I thought of this pizza. We love wings and we LOVE pizza so why not do a combo! You get my drift. Man, it's fun, and it switches up the humdrum of some worn-out dishes.

So here is the first Food Swap of this brand new series:

Playing with Pizzas

Buffalo Chicken Pizza a goodie and pretty simple! It has all the best parts: Wings plopped on a bed of creamy ranch and topped with zesty buffalo sauce. This is a crowd-pleaser and a family favorite!

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Ingredients:

• 1 pound Chicken Thighs

• 1/2 -1 cup Buffalo sauce

• 14 in Pizza Crust (my favorite GF Namaste)

• 2 cups Mozzarella Cheese

• 3/4 cup Ranch dressing, thicker the better

• 2 handfuls shredded Carrots

• 1 Celery stalk, diced

• 4 Green Onions, diced

Putting IT Together:

STEP ONE: Pre-heat oven at 450. If you have time, I recommend marinating the thighs in 1/4 cup of buffalo sauce then adding all to the IP to cook. You can marinate up to 24 hours. If no time, no worries! Just coat the thighs and cook in the Instant Pot for 12 minutes on HIGH pressure, then release pressure when done. Once cooled a bit, shred and add 2 tbsp of buffalo sauce to the chicken. Now it is ready for the pizza.

STEP TWO: Cook your crust per instructions. If you have a full pre-made crust I recommend cooking for 10 ish minutes to get crispy crust! Have your crust ready to go and load up the toppings!

STEP THREE: Load the Pizza:

Spread 1/2 cup of ranch onto the crust, I save 1/4 cup of ranch to drizzle on the top after cooking. Next add shredded chicken, carrots, white part of the green onions, and drizzle with a couple of tbsp buffalo sauce. Top with cheese.

STEP FOUR: Place on the lower rack of the oven for 10ish minutes till cheese is melted! Top with celery, green part of the green onions, and extra ranch and buffalo.

A couple of TIPS for pizza cookery. Cook on the lowest rack of the oven. Get a good pizza pan, it’s worth the investment. Always let pizza cool for at least 10 minutes before cutting or it will pull apart the cheese!!

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