Buffalo Chicken Pizza

Once upon a time, I went to the movies. I got a large coke, a popcorn (with extra butter) and settled in my chair ready to watch some awesome new trailers. Much to my dismay an advertisement appeared on the screen.  I detest paying to go to the movies and seeing commercials, but this time it was lucrative.  It was for Brixx Woodfired Pizza.  With my ticket stub, I could get pizzas Buy 1 Get 1 Free at Brixx. My favorite pizza is the prosciutto and arugula pizza with truffle oil.  Unfortunately, the truffle oil is seasonal so I won't be able to have it all the time.  My friend, Zac, however, got the Buffalo Chicken Pizza. It always looks so delicious and I love buffalo wings, so put that on a pizza and you can't go wrong.  When I found this recipe online (which is drastically different from the pizza at Brixx) I couldn't resist giving it a try.

Buffalo Style Chicken Pizza

3 chicken breasts - cooked and cubed

2 Tbs. butter, melted

1 (2 oz) bottle hot sauce

1 (8 oz) bottle blue cheese dressing

1 (16 in) prepared pizza crust

1 (8 oz) pkg. shredded mozzarella

Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).

In a medium bowl combine the cubed chicken, melted butter and hot sauce. Mix well. Spread whole bottle of salad dressing over crust, then top with chicken mixture and sprinkle with shredded cheese.

Bake in preheated oven until crust is golden brown and cheese is bubbly, about 5 to 10 minutes. Let set a few minutes before slicing, and serve.

I used Moore's Buffalo Wing Sauce (http://www.mooresmarinade.com/) instead of the hot sauce and melted butter.  I found it at Walmart and I thought it would be great to have on hand.  The hot sauce and melted butter works well also (it's what I use for the Buffalo Style Chicken Cordon Blue).  The crusts I use are the ones that's on the pasta aisle at Walmart.  Also, I don't use 8 oz. of Blue Cheese Dressing.  That is a bit ridiculous and a lot of overkill.  I just gave the crust a nice coat of the dressing.  After I coated coated the crust with dressing, I seasoned the chicken breasts with salt and pepper and cooked them in the skillet with a little olive oil. I cut the chicken into cubes and returned it to the skillet and coated it with the buffalo sauce. I scattered the chicken evenly on the crust and topped with as much mozzarella as I could stand (about 2 1/2 - 3 cups).  This pizza is so delicious, it will be a hit with everyone!! I hope you enjoy!