Chicken bacon ranch pizza is one of my favorite clean-out-the fridge recipes. Have some leftover chicken? Perfect excuse to make a pizza! Bacon you need to use up? Put it on a pizza!! Half a bottle of ranch you’re tired of looking at? It’s pizza sauce now! You can throw this pizza together with almost no effort, and because it’s pizza that involves bacon, ranch, and chicken, you know it’s going to be delicious.
What’s on a chicken bacon ranch pizza?
Chicken bacon ranch pizza toppings vary from restaurant to restaurant and household to household, but they always start with a ranch base instead of pizza sauce, chicken, and bacon. The most popular other toppings are onions, tomatoes, and peppers.
Ingredient Notes
Cooked chicken: Leftover cooked chicken from a roasted chicken works great here or grab a rotisserie chicken from the store and chop up the breast meat for your pizza. If you have some raw chicken breasts in your fridge, I also included instructions for my favorite way to cook chicken to use in recipes in the recipe notes below. Ranch dressing: Use your favorite ranch as a base. Any brand will work, including homemade. Bacon: When making bacon for your pizza, cook it until it is just crispy, not too browned and crunchy. Since the cooked bacon will be going in the oven with the pizza, you don’t want it to become overcooked and hard.
How to Make a Chicken Bacon Ranch Pizza at Home
What can I use instead of pizza crust?
Don’t have pizza crust? Try it with one of these crust alternatives: French bread: (Makes 1 loaf, sliced into halves) Bake assembled pizzas at 400°F for 10 to 15 minutes. Naan: (Makes 2 to 3 naan pizzas) Bake assembled pizzas at 400°F for 12 to 14 minutes. Tortillas: (Makes about 4 taco-size, 2 burrito-size pizzas) Bake assembled pizzas at 425°F for 7 to 10 minutes. Cauliflower Pizza: Bake assembled pizza according to package or crust recipe instructions.
Can I freeze this pizza?
Yes. You can freeze the pizza baked or unbaked. Store slices in a freezer bag or double wrap the entire pizza in plastic wrap and then foil. Store in the freezer for up to 3 months. To reheat, unwrap and bake in a 400°F oven until heated through.
Can I assemble the pizza ahead of time and bake it later?
Maybe. If you’re using a yeasted dough, you’re going to want to bake the pizza right away unless your dough recipe says otherwise. If using a premade store-bought crust, it shouldn’t be a problem. Assemble your pizza up to 24 hours in advance, store covered, and bake according to the recipe instructions.
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