Chicken Bacon Ranchero Pizza
Our chicken bacon ranchero pizza is a spicy twist on the classic chicken bacon ranch, made with thin crust dough, grilled chicken, crispy bacon, and a creamy spicy ranch sauce.
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 pound pizza dough preferably thin crust
- ½ cup spicy ranch sauce plus extra for drizzling
- 6 ounces grilled chicken
- 4 ounces mozzarella cheese shredded
- 2 ounces extra sharp white cheddar cheese shredded
- 4 ounces bacon diced and fried
- 1 small jalapeno sliced into wheels
- ¼ medium Red onion sliced thinly
Spicy Ranch Sauce
- ⅜ cup light ranch dressing
- ¼ cup Homemade Ranchero Sauce
Instructions
- Combine ranch and ranchero sauce to make the spicy ranch.
- Toss the diced, grilled chicken in a ¼ cup of the spicy ranch sauce.
- Combine the shredded mozzarella and cheddar cheeses to make a cheese blend.
- Stretch the pizza dough onto a 14 inch pizza pan, and top it with an even layer of spicy ranch, about a ¼ cup. Leave about a half to one inch of the dough unsauced for the crust.
- Assemble the pizza by topping with the cheese blend, saucy chicken, sliced onion, and jalapeno wheels.
- Bake following the dough directions until crispy and golden brown. If your dough doesn't have directions, bake at 500F for 10 to 12 minutes, but keep an eye on it. Slice and top with a drizzle of spicy ranch to serve.
Notes
Spicy ranch - If you don’t want to go through the effort of making our easy ranchero sauce for the spicy ranch, for whatever reason, you can use enchilada sauce instead, or make a chipotle ranch with chipotle puree and lime juice. Store bought spicy ranches are also a-ok, we just prefer to make things from scratch.
Chicken - We like to use some grilled or pan-seared chicken with a simple marinade of lime, cooking oil, and salt. This gives us a juicy, tender chicken with a little char that tastes great drenched in our spicy ranch sauce.
Cooking temp and time - Always cook your pizza according to the direction for the dough. If your dough doesn’t come with directions (it should but not all do…) 500F for 10 to 12 minutes should do the trick – but keep an eye on it.
Pizza dough - We love making pizza dough from scratch! Our favorite recipes are from the Flour Water Salt Yeast cookout. We think it’s the best purchase you can make if you’re interested in making your own dough.
Nutrition
Serving: 1slice | Calories: 430kcal | Carbohydrates: 39g | Protein: 15g | Fat: 24g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 6g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 41mg | Sodium: 1013mg | Potassium: 98mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 289IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 172mg | Iron: 2mg
