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nashville chicken pizza

Nashville Hot Chicken Pizza

The Starving Chef
Looking to make your very own Nashville Hot Chicken Pizza at home? Here's how you can make your own Nashville HOT pizza at home!
Prep Time 45 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Course Pizza
Cuisine Dinner, Pizza
Servings 4

Ingredients
  

  • 16 oz raw pizza dough store bough or homemade equivalent
  • 2 tablespoons flour for dusting
  • 8 popcorn chicken tenders cooked & roughly chopped
  • ½ cup mozzarella cheese shredded
  • 2 tablespoons honey for drizzling
  • ¼ cup Nashville Hot sauce recipe follows
  • chilled dill pickle slices for topping
  • chilled sweet onion sliced for topping
  • corn meal for dusting

FOR NASHVILLE HOT SAUCE:

Instructions
 

  • If using a pizza stone, preheat at 425 F for at least one hour or while prepping the pizza.
  • Cook the chicken according to the instructions on the package. Cool while preparing the sauce and then roughly chop.
  • Prepare the Nashville hot sauce by first melting ½ cup of butter over medium heat until frothy and beginning to brown. Whisk in the honey, apple cider vinegar and brown sugar. Then add the cayenne pepper, smoked paprika, and garlic and chili powders. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.
  • Simmer sauce over medium heat for 10 minutes then reduce the heat to low and cook for another 15-20 minutes, until the sauce has thickened. When the sauce has thickened, stir in the remaining butter. Remove from the heat and keep warm.
  • Dust a flat surface with flour and roll out the pizza dough to a quarter inch thick and about 12-14 inches round. If using a pizza stone, transfer the dough to a pizza peel dusted with corn meal.
  • Brush on about a quarter cup of Nashville hot sauce, leaving a crust around the edges. Top with the chopped chicken and mozzarella cheese. Bake 10-15 minutes, until the crust is golden brown.
  • Top the pizza with chilled pickle slices and sweet onion. Drizzle with honey as desired. Slice and enjoy!
Keyword chicken, pickle, pizza, pizza stone, spicy
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