Description
These Homemade Buffalo Chicken Pizza Pockets are a delicious and easy-to-make snack or main course that combines the flavors of spicy buffalo chicken with gooey cheese, all wrapped in a convenient pocket of pizza dough.
Ingredients
Scale
Pizza Pockets:
- 1 lb refrigerated pizza dough
- 2 cups cooked shredded chicken
- 1/2 cup buffalo sauce
- 1 1/2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
- 1/2 cup crumbled blue cheese (optional)
- 1/4 cup ranch or blue cheese dressing
- 1/4 cup sliced green onions
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
Instructions
- Preheat Oven: Preheat oven to 400°F.
- Prepare Chicken: In a bowl, toss shredded chicken with buffalo sauce, garlic powder, salt, and pepper.
- Assemble Pockets: Roll out pizza dough, cut into 6 rectangles. Spread dressing, add buffalo chicken, cheeses, then fold and seal.
- Bake: Place on baking sheet, brush with olive oil, bake for 15-18 minutes until golden.
- Garnish and Serve: Garnish with green onions before serving.
Notes
- For a milder version, reduce buffalo sauce or use BBQ sauce.
- Add diced celery for extra crunch.
- Extra dressing for dipping is a tasty addition.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 15-18 minutes
- Category: Main Course, Snack
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 pocket
- Calories: 420
- Sugar: 3 g
- Sodium: 900 mg
- Fat: 22 g
- Saturated Fat: 10 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 35 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 25 g
- Cholesterol: 80 mg
