Buffalo Chicken Flatbread pizza is topped with pieces of chicken tossed in hot sauce then layered with melt-y cheese and green onions. It’s the perfect combination of pizza and buffalo chicken.
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Easy Buffalo Chicken Flatbread Pizza Recipe
If you love putting Buffalo sauce on everything, you are going to love this buffalo chicken flatbread Pizza! It has all of the deliciousness of wings and pizza in one bite. It’s perfect for game day or a quick dinner.
There are a few ways to make this recipe; the really easy way with store bought flatbread and leftover chicken or the more time-consuming way with homemade pizza dough and chicken that may or may not be leftover.
When you have the time, I recommend making your own dough which is tastes so good and It’s easy to freeze leftover dough for the next time.
Once your buffalo chicken flatbread is assembled, bake it on a pizza stone, baking sheet or in a cast iron pan for a super crispy crust.
Buffalo Chicken Flatbread Pizza Ingredients
- homemade pizza dough or whole grain pita or naan bread
- cheddar cheese – a block of sharp cheese pairs perfectly with the mozzarella
- mozzarella cheese – fresh mozzarella shreds add a creamy texture
- blue cheese crumbles – no need for blue cheese dressing, just sprinkle a few crumbles on top
- shredded or chopped cooked chicken breast – leftover or rotisserie chicken is great for this
- buffalo sauce + butter – Franks is our first choice, but you can use your favorite buffalo sauce.
- green onions – add a touch of flavor to bring it all together
Buffalo Chicken Flatbread Recipe Steps
Please note that this a list of steps to give you an idea how to make this recipe. Full details are in the recipe card below.
- If you are using homemade dough, roll out the dough and place it onto a pizza stone, baking sheet or cast iron pan and bake If you are using a naan or pita bread, skip to the next step.
- Chop or shred the chicken, slice the onions, shred the cheese.
- Melt the butter and stir in the hot sauce.
- Add the chicken to the hot sauce butter mixture
- Spread the chicken and sauce mixture onto the prepared crust, sprinkle the cheese and bake for 5 to 8 minutes until the cheese melts.
- Top your flatbread with sliced green onions
Total Time to Make this Recipe with Pre-Cooked Dough: 20 to 30 minutes
Buffalo Chicken Flatbread Pizza Tips
- Make up a double batch of homemade pizza dough and freeze half to use for your next buffalo chicken pizza flatbread.
- Prepare the ingredients ahead of time – store the prepared ingredients in the refrigerator, assemble and bake the pizza when it’s time to eat.
- Freeze your buffalo chicken flatbread pizza – assemble the pizza on top of the cooked crust, and place it on a cookie sheet in the freezer. Once it has frozen through, remove it and wrap it in freezer wrap or store it in a freezer safe container for up to 3 months. To cook it, place the frozen flatbread on a baking sheet and bake at 350 until it is heated through and cheese has melted – about 15 to 20 minutes.
Buffalo Chicken Flatbread Pizza Variations
- Vegetarian Version – toss roasted cauliflower florets (enough to cover the dough) in the hot sauce and and sprinkle on top of the crust in place of the chicken.
- Lower Carb Version/Gluten-Free – use a cauliflower crust in place of wheat based crust or flatbread.
- Additional Topping Suggestions – sprinkle diced celery and bacon on top of your flatbread pizza for extra flavor.
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Buffalo Chicken Flatbread Pizza
A little bit of pizza and a little bit of buffalo chicken and it’s just perfect for tailgating or any time of year.
- Prep Time: 10
- Cook Time: 15
- Total Time: 25
- Yield: 2 1x
- Category: Appetizer
- Method: Oven
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
- 1 medium sized pizza crust or 1 medium flatbread
- 1/4 cup cheddar cheese shredded
- 1/4 cup blue cheese or mozzarella cheese shredded
- 1/2 pound of shredded chicken or chopped cooked
- 3 to 4 tablespoons buffalo sauce
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
Instructions
- If you are using homemade dough, prepare the dough, roll it out and bake it at 400 for about 8 minutes until it is almost done.
- Prepare the ingredients: chop or shred the chicken, slice the onions, and shred the cheese
- Melt the butter in a pan and stir in the hot sauce.
- Add the chicken to the hot sauce butter mixture.
- Spread the chicken mixture on top of the prepared flatbread, then top with the cheese
- Place in oven in a cast iron skillet or directly on the rack and bake for 10 minutes until cheese melts
Notes
- Make up a double batch of homemade pizza dough and freeze half to use for your next buffalo chicken pizza flatbread.
- Prepare the ingredients ahead of time – store the prepared ingredients in the refrigerator, assemble and bake the pizza when it’s time to eat.
- Freeze your buffalo chicken flatbread pizza – assemble the pizza on top of the cooked crust, and place it on a cookie sheet in the freezer. Once it has frozen through, remove it and wrap it in freezer wrap or store it in a freezer safe container for up to 3 months. To cook it, place the frozen flatbread on a baking sheet and bake at 350 until it is heated through and cheese has melted – about 15 to 20 minutes
Nutrition information is provided by Nutrifox, an online calculator and is meant to be used for informational purposes only. Even though I try to provide accurate information, these figures should still be considered as estimates.
Keywords: buffalo chicken, flatbread, pizza
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I love buffalo chicken but my family does not. I love that I could make a personal one for me! This looks delicious!
Thanks Ellen – enjoy your personal pizza!
I love the simplicity of these! Besides for a tailgate I usually have flat bread of some sort around so it would make a nice lunch!
Enjoy!
This is definitely right up our alley! I love getting the wing flavor without all of the mess and this would be fun to serve to our football watching crew!
We love chicken, especially with buffalo sauce. This would be perfect for our beach picnic soon. My kids would love the flatbread – Perfect chicken pizza treat for the kids.
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This would be perfect for football season! Looking forward to trying it on our next game day!
I love the flavors of buffalo sauce on chicken, especially when they are paired with bleu cheese. These flatbreads look like a fun and easy way to shake up pizza night!
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Loved this recipe,my family would love such a great treat. Kids love pizza and this would be very interesting for them.
Flatbread, chicken – two amazing things in one dish! What not to love about it. Loaded with cheese this is going to be kids favorite. Love the simplicity of the recipe.
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Oh my! This certainly looks super yummy and we wouldn’t wait for football season to enjoy this. We like pizza during the week as a quick dinner. The buffalo chicken flatbread would fit the bill perfectly. Pinning!!
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Some wonderful flavours! I’d say don’t wait for the game, any excuse to make your favourite foods!!! 😉
Thanks for this easy recipe, perfect for a weeknight. I can tell this is going to be very good, I love buffalo sauce. We like pizza any night of the week so this flatbread version is going to be a real winner.
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Thanks Tina!
Wow. This looks like a seriously special pizza. I love the sound of buffalo chicken on a flatbread and how cool that it can be made in the skillet.
Gameday or not – this pizza looks fantastic! Flatbreads are so versatile, and this combo is a total winner.
Girl, you’re speaking my language. It’s hard to resist buffalo chicken anything, but this is perfect for game day. And so much cleaner than wings!
Thanks Liz! It’s become a regular during football season!
My MIL loves buffalo chicken anything, and making this for her would be a great way to score some brownie points 😉 Looks delicious too!