Buffalo Ranch Chicken Pizza Pinwheels

Name: Buffalo Ranch Chicken Pizza Pinwheels
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Ingredients: 10 oz chicken tenderloins; 1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese; 1/4 cup shredded Parmesan cheese; Buffalo sauce; Ranch sauce; 1 tube pillsbury classic pizza dough; 2 tbsp all purpose seasoning

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These chicken pizza dough pinwheels bring chicken, buffalo sauce, ranch sauce, and two cheeses into individual slices baked in a muffin pan. Around The Fire Cooking gives you the choice of using an oven or smoker, with the same 350-degree cooking temperature.

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Watch How to Make It

The chicken is cubed and cooked on the stovetop before it goes onto the dough, then everything is rolled and sliced into 2-inch pinwheels. Ranch sauce and more buffalo sauce are added after cooking.

A rectangular piece of dough topped with shredded cheese and bits of chicken is drizzled with an orange sauce from a squeeze bottle on a wooden surface.

Why You'll Love This Recipe

The pinwheels start with chicken tenderloins seasoned with all purpose seasoning, followed by shredded mozzarella, shredded Parmesan, and buffalo sauce over pizza dough. Each slice is placed separately in an oiled muffin pan before cooking.

This method also keeps the finishing sauces until after the pinwheels come out. The ranch sauce and additional buffalo sauce are added directly on top before serving.

Hands holding a muffin tin with six unbaked pastry rolls, some topped with sliced almonds, in a wooden surface background. Three muffin cups are empty.

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Ingredients You'll Need

Use 10 ounces of chicken tenderloins, sliced into 1/2-inch cubes, along with 2 tablespoons of all purpose seasoning. The chicken is cooked on the stovetop before it is spread over the pizza dough.

Hands slicing a rolled dough log into pieces on a wooden cutting board. The surface has some scattered flour and filling remnants.

The remaining edible ingredients are one tube of Pillsbury classic pizza dough, 1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese, 1/4 cup shredded Parmesan cheese, buffalo sauce, and ranch sauce. Buffalo sauce is spread over the chicken and cheeses before rolling, then more buffalo sauce and ranch sauce are added at the end.

Five golden brown, spiral-shaped pastries are arranged on a white plate with a dark rim. The plate is held by two hands and placed on a wooden surface.

How To Make It

Preheat oven or smoker to 350 degrees. Slice chicken into 1/2 inch cubes and cook over a stovetop. Season with all purpose rub. Do not overcook so chicken does not dry out.

Open and unroll pizza dough onto a counter or cutting board. Spread chicken over pizza dough, layer both cheeses, and spread buffalo sauce on top.

Roll pizza dough and slice into 2” pinwheels. Oil a muffin pan and place pinwheels into pan.

Cook for roughly 20 minutes, remove and top with ranch and more buffalo sauce. Enjoy.

Frequently Asked Questions

What temperature should I cook Buffalo Ranch Chicken Pizza Pinwheels at?

Preheat the oven or smoker to 350F.

How long do Buffalo Ranch Chicken Pizza Pinwheels cook?

Cook the pinwheels for roughly 20 minutes.

How should I prepare the chicken for the pinwheels?

Slice the chicken tenderloins into 1/2 inch cubes, cook them on the stovetop, and season with all purpose seasoning. Do not overcook the chicken so it does not dry out.

What sauces are used in Buffalo Ranch Chicken Pizza Pinwheels?

Buffalo sauce is spread on the dough before rolling, and the cooked pinwheels are topped with ranch sauce and more buffalo sauce.

How are the pinwheels assembled?

Unroll the pizza dough, spread the cooked chicken over it, layer on mozzarella and Parmesan, and spread buffalo sauce on top. Roll the dough, slice it into 2 inch pinwheels, and place them in an oiled muffin pan.

Wrapping Up

These pinwheels move from seasoned stovetop chicken to rolled pizza dough slices, then finish with ranch and buffalo sauce. Recipe created by Around The Fire Cooking for Trust Me Try It.

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