Buffalo Chicken Pizza

My FAVORITE pizza is from Backyard Pizza in Huntington: The Buffalano. Mmm! With a baby and a new budget, casually going to Backyard on a Friday night isn’t the norm anymore. So, this is my attempt to make a very quick version of this. Disclaimer: It is nowhere near as good as Backyard lol we aren’t using a wood-fired pizza oven here, but it can serve as a replacement when the craving is strong.

With my patients, serving size is a common topic when it comes to talking about pizza. This pizza includes fiber in the naan bread, adequate protein from the chicken and fresh mozzarella, and enough fat from the cheese and olive oil to make the meal balanced – These nutrients help our bodies feel fuller and more satisfied, more quickly. Along with this, using the naan bread helps to make the pizza “personal size” and easier to portion out.

Buffalo Chicken Pizza

Naan bread is used as the crust to help cut down on time and labor, chicken is quickly cooked in the skillet, the toppings are placed, and dinner is popped into the oven for a quick bake. Pizza night that is full of flavor, more nutrition, and is easy and quick with minimal cleanup!

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Course Main Course

Equipment

• Baking sheet
• Wire rack
• Small bowl
• Basting brush (optional)
• Skillet

Ingredients

  

• Olive Oil, Kosher Salt, and Black Pepper
• 2 Whole Grain Naan Flatbreads 8.8 oz, Stonefire
• 1/4 C Chunky Blue Cheese Dressing Litehouse
• 8 oz. Fresh Mozzarella
• 1-1.3 lb. (~4 pieces) Chicken Breast Cutlets or Breast (Cut Thinly)
• 2 Tbsp. Butter
• 1/2 C Buffalo Sauce
• 3 Tbsp. Green Onion (Chopped)

Instructions

 

• Preheat oven to 400F. Put a wire rack onto a baking sheet. Turn stovetop to medium heat to heat skillet, melt 2 Tbsp. butter. Add chicken to skillet (Can season with salt and pepper if you want!)
• Lightly rub a small amount of olive oil onto bottom of flatbreads and sprinkle a small amount of kosher salt. Place onto wire racks. With a basting brush or back of spoon, lightly spread blue cheese dressing onto flatbreads. Slice mozzarella cheese and add half on top of blue cheese.
• After chicken is cooked thoroughly (~15 minutes), cut into small pieces and add to a bowl with 1/2 C buffalo sauce. Mix until well-coated.
• Top the pizza with the buffalo chicken and remaining mozzarella slices. Bake for 10-12 minutes. Top with chopped green onion. Let cool for atleast 5 minutes before enjoying!

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Trauma permanently changes us.

This is the big, scary truth about trauma: There is no such thing as “getting over it.” A major life disruption leaves a new normal in the wake. There is no “back to the old me.” You are different now, full stop.

This is not a wholly negative thing — Healing from trauma can also mean finding new strength and joy. The goal of healing is not a papering-over of changes in an effort to preserve or present things as normal. It is to acknowledge and wear your new life — scars, wisdom, and all — with courage.

Catherine W.