what's for dinner tonight {buffalo chicken pizza}.

so my husband l-o-v-e-s buffalo wings. like, loves them. me? not. so. much. but when after a busy week for him of coaching football=two-a-days in triple digit temps, i wanted to make something for dinner that he would really like. my sis shared this recipe with me and it was an instant hit in our home. i even liked it. and did i mentioned i'm not a huge fan of buffalo wings? here you go.

buffalo chicken pizza

* 3/4 lb chicken cutlets (i used 4 chicken boneless, skinless chicken tenderloins)
* extra virgin olive oil, for drizzling
* 2 t. grill seasoning (i didn't have this... just seasoned with good ole salt&pepper)
* pizza dough (i use a box of jiffy pizza crust mix; it's about 40 cents... and it's good. yes, please)
* 2 T. butter
* 1 T. worcestershire sauce
* 2-3 T. hot sauce (according to your heat tolerance... i used 1 T. because i'm a wimp... and nick put the rest on his own slices because he's not)
* 1/2 c. tomato sauce
* 1 c. shredded monterey jack cheese
* 1/2 c. blue cheese crumbles (we reduced this a bit; the blue cheese can be pretty pungent)
* 3 scallions, thinly sliced

- preheat oven to 425 degrees.
- drizzle chicken with olive oil, season with grill seasoning (or salt&pepper). cook on grill pan (or in our case we used the trusty george foreman) for 3 minutes on each side until done. set off to the side.
- prepare pizza dough according to package instructions, set pizza pan to the side.
- in a skillet over medium heat, melt butter and stir in worcestershire sauce, hot sauce, and tomato sauces.
- slice chicken into thin strips. add to pan with sauces and coat.
- cover pizza dough with buffalo chicken&sauce, top with cheese and scallions.
- bake 18 minutes, or until crisp and cheese is melted.

so... not our healthiest of recipes, but hey; everyone needs a treat once and a while, right? just serve with a side salad like we do and you'll feel much better. or maybe carrot and celery sticks for the whole buffalo-wings-experience. and even better: once you buy all the ingredients, you have enough for a second pizza (just double up on the boxes of jiffy pizza crust mix. okay, so it may cost you 80 cents; i think you can walk on the wild side, right?)

perfect for a friday night meal with the kiddos, or a rainy-day-middle-of-the-week supper like we did last night. enjoy.