Buffalo Pizza...courtesy of my son!

What a special honor I have been bestowed. My son, Will,  has willingly shared a recipe with me. He didn't want to 'blog' for me, but he was very willing to share one of his recipes with me...and with you all. This is one of his favorites to cook. Will says that he and his friends love making this on the weekends when they can kick back and enjoy pizza while playing their games.

This is a real treat for me. I have always tried to encourage my boys to learn to cook. I have invited them into the kitchen with me when I prepare dinner. I try to teach them about cooking but make it seem more like a conversation rather than a school session. I try to make it fun for them while they chop, saute, and mix whatever we are preparing for dinner. Of course the easiest thing to teach them to make was desserts. Who doesn't want to learn to make cookies, brownies, and cakes? But we added in plenty of time on entrees and side dishes to even it out. So over the years they all have become very good cooks in their own right. I love it when they take it the initiative and cook dinner for me. That is the best treat any mother could get from her sons!

This recipe can be made with either 'fresh' pizza dough or one of those pre-made crusts you find in the store. Boboli makes a good one that Will uses at times. He says that he mostly uses the fresh dough since the father of one of his good buddies owns a pizza joint and sends them dough when needed. Nice! 

So I hope you enjoy this Buffalo Chicken Pizza as much as I did when he cooked it for me last night! It is yummy.

Buffalo Chicken Pizza

1 ball of pizza dough or 1 pre-made pizza crust

2 c cooked chicken (Will likes the grilled chicken strips by the sandwich meats at the grocery store or a rotisseried chicken)

1 bottle buffalo sauce (Will likes Moore's Buffalo sauce)

2 c shredded mozzarella cheese

1 bottle Ranch dressing

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees

On a cookie sheet or pizza sheet that is lightly greased, spread out the pizza dough or place the pre-made crust on the sheet. Then spread a nice amount of the Ranch dressing on the crust (it does not take the entire bottle, just add the amount you wish). Then add the chicken and top that off with the buffalo sauce (the amount of sauce depends on your tastes, but at least lightly cover the pizza and chicken). Lastly, pile on the mozzarella cheese, spreading evenly.

Bake for 12-18 minutes or until lightly browned.