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My chicken bacon ranch pizza is a simple dinner of pure delicious homemade comfort food. Grilled chicken, smoky bacon, creamy ranch, and cheese come together in a tasty homemade pizza recipe.
This homemade chicken bacon ranch pizza is one of our favorites for Cook family pizza nights!
With tender leftover chicken, creamy ranch dressing, and smoky cheese, it tastes like an expensive fancy pants pizza place special…but it’s made in your very own kitchen!
When it comes to prepping the bacon for this pizza, you can chop it up and cook it in a skillet OR bake it in whole strips in the oven. Check out our post on how to bake bacon in the oven.
Sarah’s cheat Codes
- When I need to use store-bought pizza dough, I always allow it to sit at room temperature for an hour or so before trying to roll it. If you want to see me angry and frustrated, give me cold pizza dough to work with.
- I prefer to par-bake the pizza crust (partially bake) before putting on the toppings. This also helps prevent a soggy crust.
- When it’s too hot for our oven, and I decide to use the grill, we cook it at 425˚F for 10-15 minutes or until the cheese is melted and the crust is cooked through. For best results, make sure the grill and pizza pan are fully preheated.
Chicken Bacon Ranch Pizza
Equipment
- Pizza Peel
- Pizza Cutter
Ingredients
- 1 lb pizza dough {room temperature}
- all-purpose flour for working with the dough
- 1.5 tsp cornmeal
- 1/2 cup ranch dressing
- 2 cups mozzarella, shredded
- 1 cup leftover chicken {sliced or chopped}
- 4 slices bacon cooked & chopped
- 1/2 cup smoked gouda, shredded {shredded
- 1 green onion, sliced {optional}
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 500˚F with a pizza stone or baking sheet in there during the preheating process.
- On a floured surface, flatten the pizza dough with your hands. Working in a circle, press it outward until it is at your desired thickness (usually about 1/3 in thick for thin crust or 1/2 in thick for normal crust).1 lb pizza dough, all-purpose flour for working with the dough
- Reduce oven temp to 425˚F and remove the pizza stone.
- Sprinkle the pizza stone with cornmeal and carefully transfer the flattened pizza dough onto the pan.1.5 tsp cornmeal
- Bake the pizza dough at 425˚F for 4 minutes. Remove from the oven.
- Spread ranch over the crust, and evenly top with mozzarella and grilled chicken.1/2 cup ranch dressing, 2 cups mozzarella, shredded, 1 cup leftover chicken
- Sprinkle cooked bacon and shredded gouda over the grilled chicken.4 slices bacon cooked & chopped, 1/2 cup smoked gouda, shredded
- Bake at 425˚F for 12-15 minutes or until cheese is melty and lightly browned.
- {optional} top the finished pizza with sliced scallions.1 green onion, sliced
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
