Buffalo Chicken Flatbread

This easy buffalo chicken flatbread recipe is tangy, spicy, and cheesy. It's perfect if you've got precooked chicken and a few random vegetables that need to be eaten up, plus it only takes about 15 minutes to make.

[This recipe was originally posted in September 2020. It has been updated with cooking instructions, expert tips, FAQ, related recipes and ways to repurpose/use up ingredients]

How will this flatbread make your life easier?

Pizza or flatbread is a great way to use up foods in your fridge. Buffalo sauce adds a great flavor to a simple pizza recipe. Use traditional bleu cheese or ranch dressing on this 15 minute buffalo chicken flatbread.

Not in the mood for buffalo chicken? Try this Pear, Arugula, and Prosciutto Flatbread; Fig & Prosciutto Pizza; Chicken Bacon Ranch Flatbread, or Peach Caprese Pizza.

What makes this buffalo chicken pizza so good?

• Olive oil
• Onion
• Flatbread
• Ranch/Bleu Cheese Dressing
• Chicken breast
• Hot sauce
• Vegetables
• Mozzarella cheese
• Cheddar cheese

How do I make this flatbread pizza recipe?

To start your buffalo chicken flatbread, preheat oven to 475 degrees.

(optional) Sautee sliced onions before cooking flatbread. Place small saucepan over medium-low heat, pour ½ teaspoon olive oil into pan, then add ¼ c sliced yellow onions. Cook, stirring occasionally, for 5-10 minutes, or until soft and translucent.

Place flatbread on a sheet pan, spoon ranch or bleu cheese dressing on flatbread. Drizzle hot sauce on chopped chicken, toss until it's coated. Evenly distribute on flatbread.

Add thinly sliced vegetables if desired. Sprinkle mozzarella cheese and 2 tablespoon shredded cheddar cheese over chicken and vegetables.

Place your buffalo chicken flatbread in oven, bake for 7-10 minutes, or until cheese is browned and bubbly. Remove and slice. Drizzle ranch (or BBQ Ranch!) or bleu cheese over pizza, add more hot sauce if desired. Enjoy.

Substitutions/Tips

• Use precooked or homemade pizza dough if you don't have flatbread.
• Use rotisserie or other precooked chicken.
• Use Franks RedHot hot sauce or other hot sauce.
• Empty your fridge and add whatever vegetables you have on hand (squash, onions, bell pepper, corn, etc) to add to this buffalo chicken flatbread.
• Other great add-ins: crumbled bleu cheese, red pepper flakes, sliced green onion, or cilantro

FAQ

How can I repurpose?

Serve buffalo chicken flatbread toppings as a salad or wrap: add buffalo chicken, cheese, and vegetables over lettuce and enjoy as a salad, or wrap in tortilla for a wrap. The ranch or bleu cheese will be great over it.

What can I make with leftover ingredients?

• Chicken: Instant Pot Chicken Fried Rice, Chicken Bacon Sheetpan Dinner, or Chicken and Broccoli.
• Hot sauce: Add to Shrimp & Steak Fajitas, or Vegetarian Hash.
• Cheese: Add to Fajitas, Brisket Grilled Cheese, or Frozen Breakfast Sandwiches.
• Vegetables: Zucchini and Feta Salad, Whole Wheat Zucchini Bread, Chicken Bacon Ranch Flatbread.

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