A zesty (and healthy!) Gluten Free Buffalo Chicken Pizza Recipe so delicious, you’ll love it even more than the “real thing!”
When my husband created his first Sweet Potato Crust Pizza recipe a couple years ago, I thought I’d died and gone to food heaven! Gluten free AND dairy free, and yet absolutely packed with flavor, this Barbecue Chicken Pizza with Sweet Potato Crust instantly earned its place as one of our all-time favorite recipes.
That recipe also turned out to be our most popular recipe EVER on the blog (no surprise here!) So it is about time we tried out some new ways to top this awesome sweet potato pizza recipe!
This Buffalo Chicken Pizza (with Mateo’s famous sweet potato crust) is another instant classic! Hearty, healthy, spicy, and totally satisfying — I’ll definitely be requesting this one again and again!
Buffalo Chicken Pizza with Sweet Potato Crust Recipe
Ingredients
For the crust:
- 3 medium sweet potatoes
- 1 egg
- 1 cup almond flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon dried basil
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
- 1/2 teaspoon xanthan gum
NOTE: This is the same crust we use in our original BBQ Chicken Pizza recipe, with the addition of a bit of xanthan gum as a binding agent. Xanthan gum is a common ingredient in gluten free baked goods, but you can absolutely make this recipe without it. (I actually didn’t notice a huge difference in the crust with or without it).
Toppings:
- 1-2 cups shredded chicken
- 1 cup spinach, chopped
- 1/2 cup cheese (we used non-dairy veggie cheese)
- 1/2-1 cup buffalo sauce
- sliced green onion, for garnish
Directions
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Pre-heat oven to 400°. While oven heats, cook sweet potatoes in microwave until soft.
Peel sweet potatoes and add to large mixing bowl with: 1 cup almond flour, 1 egg, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon dried oregano, 1 teaspoon dried basil, 1 teaspoon garlic powder, and 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar. (For an extra kick, add a pinch of chili powder.) Mash ingredients until well combined and the mixture takes on a doughy consistency.
Use rubber spatula to spread on a Pizza Stone
(you could also use a Silicon Baking Mat
like we did for our square-edged pizza.)
Cook dough at 400° for 30 minutes. While pizza dough is baking, shred your chicken and chop spinach. Toss chicken in a large mixing bowl with 1/2 cup buffalo sauce until well coated.
Remove pizza dough from oven and layer ingredients: chopped spinach, buffalo chicken, and shredded cheese.
Return pizza to oven and bake for an additional 10 minutes. Drizzle with additional buffalo sauce, if desired, and top with chopped green onions. Slice and enjoy!
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Zesty & Healthy Buffalo Chicken Pizza w/Sweet Potato Crust
Ingredients
- 3 medium sweet potatoes
- 1 egg
- 1 cup almond flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon dried basil
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
- 1-2 cups shredded chicken
- 1 cup spinach chopped
- 1/2 cup cheese we used non-dairy veggie cheese
- 1/2 cup buffalo sauce
- sliced green onion for garnish
Instructions
- Pre-heat oven to 400°. While oven heats, cook sweet potatoes in microwave until soft.
- Peel sweet potatoes and add to large mixing bowl with: 1 cup almond flour, 1 egg, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon dried oregano, 1 teaspoon dried basil, 1 teaspoon garlic powder, and 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar. (For an extra kick, add a pinch of chili powder.) Mash ingredients until well combined and the mixture takes on a doughy consistency.
- Use rubber spatula to spread on a Pizza Stone (you could also use a Silicon Baking Mat like we did for our square-edged pizza.)
- Cook dough at 400° for 30 minutes. While pizza dough is baking, shred your chicken and chop spinach. Toss chicken in a large mixing bowl with 1/2 cup buffalo sauce until well coated.
- Remove pizza dough from oven and layer ingredients: chopped spinach, buffalo chicken, and shredded cheese.
- Return pizza to oven and bake for an additional 10 minutes. Drizzle with additional buffalo sauce, if desired, and top with chopped green onions. Slice and enjoy!
Nutrition
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If you love this buffalo chicken pizza, be sure to check out the original Barbecue Chicken Pizza with Sweet Potato Crust!
And see more fun homemade pizza recipes on The Cooking Detective!
You’re also going to love our gluten free and lactose free Sweet Potato Mac and Cheese!
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