Description
Enjoy easy homemade buffalo chicken pizza pockets for a quick and flavorful meal. This recipe combines spicy buffalo chicken with creamy ranch and cheese, all baked in a crispy pocket. Perfect for game nights or weeknight dinners, these buffalo chicken pizza pockets are a crowd-pleaser.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup cooked shredded chicken
- 1/4 cup buffalo wing sauce
- 2 tablespoons ranch dressing
- 1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
- 1/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- 1/4 cup crumbled blue cheese (optional)
- 1 (8 ounce) can refrigerated crescent rolls
- 1 tablespoon melted butter
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 375°F (190°C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a medium bowl, combine the shredded chicken, buffalo wing sauce, and ranch dressing. Mix well.
- Stir in the mozzarella cheese, cheddar cheese, and blue cheese (if using) into the chicken mixture.
- Unroll the crescent roll dough and separate it into 8 triangles.
- Spoon about 2 tablespoons of the buffalo chicken mixture onto the wider end of each crescent roll triangle.
- Fold the narrower end of the dough over the filling and pinch the edges together to seal the pocket.
- Place the sealed buffalo chicken pizza pockets onto the prepared baking sheet.
- In a small bowl, mix the melted butter with the garlic powder. Brush the tops of the pizza pockets with the garlic butter mixture.
- Bake for 15-20 minutes, or until golden brown and puffed.
- Serve your delicious buffalo chicken pizza pockets warm.
Notes
- For extra spicy buffalo chicken pizza pockets, add a pinch of cayenne pepper to the chicken mixture.
- Serve with extra ranch dressing or blue cheese dressing for dipping.
- These buffalo chicken pizza pockets can also be made in an air fryer. Cook at 350°F (175°C) for 8-10 minutes, or until golden.
- You can use leftover cooked chicken or rotisserie chicken for this recipe.
- Experiment with different cheeses like Monterey Jack or pepper jack for your buffalo chicken pizza pockets.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 pizza pocket
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 500mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 20g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 10g
- Cholesterol: 30mg