This Chicken Bacon Ranch Pizza is easy to make and full of flavor! Loaded with smokey bacon, pieces of chicken, melty cheese, and creamy ranch.
If you are looking to make homemade pizza for your next pizza night in you have to give this chicken bacon ranch pizza a try!
Use my Homemade Pizza Dough to get you started! This Deep Dish Three Meat Pizza and Three Cheese Pizza are our favorites!
*Originally published January 2016. Photos and text updated.*
So, are you someone who sticks to the typical pizza flavors or do you like to try something new? I’m usually on team try something new unless it’s really different then…. not so much.
I tried this pizza once a few years ago and fell in love.
Smokey bacon, pieces of chicken, gooey melty cheese, and creamy ranch were the perfect combo to pile on a chewy crust!
I had to make one at home for pizza night and my family loved it. There’s something about homemade pizza that is so satisfying!
My kiddos also love pizza night in and helping make pizzas. Just place the ingredients in front of them and give a little guidance and see what they come up with!
Ingredient list:
- Chicken: you can use any cooked chicken. Rotisserie, leftover chicken, or just cut up a couple of chicken breasts and cook beforehand.
- Bacon: makes life so much better!
- Ranch: use whatever brand your family likes the best or try this Homemade Buttermilk Ranch.
- Cheese: shredded mozzarella is a good choice but you can also use monterey jack or pepper jack to change things up a bit. I will say one thing about cheese…….please grate your own cheese! The pre-shredded stuff you buy from the store is coated in an anti-caking agent and doesn’t always melt well.
- Pizza Dough: you can use store-bought or try my Homemade Pizza Dough. It’s easier than you think to make pizza dough!
Homemade Pizza Dough
Let’s talk pizza dough for a second mkay….
Homemade pizza crust really isn’t that hard to make I promise. It’s actually a great place to start if you are new to baking with yeast. And I make this Homemade Pizza Dough every time we have pizza night in and here’s why:
- Super easy to make (like I said perfect for beginners!)
- Minimal ingredients
- No hard to find ingredients
- Crisp on the outside but soft on the inside
- Make a thick or thin crust with it!
I like to use Red Star All-Natural Active Dry Yeast. Their yeast is the only yeast on the market without added ingredients. They also have a platinum line that is great for beginners with its dough improvers that help take the guesswork out of working with yeast.
What to serve with Chicken Bacon Ranch Pizza:
- Simple Caesar Salad
- Salad with Homemade Buttermilk Ranch
- Cheesy Breadsticks
- Fresh fruit slices
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Chicken Bacon Ranch Pizza
Ingredients
- 1 pound (550g) homemade pizza dough or store bought
- ⅔ cup (155ml) ranch dressing
- 3 cups (340g) shredded mozzarella cheese
- 1½ cups (200g) chopped cooked chicken
- 4 strips bacon, cooked and crumbled
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425°F.
- Roll out dough to about a 13-15 inch circle. Place on pizza pan.
- Top dough with ranch and spread to an even layer. Sprinkle with cheese. Top with chicken and bacon. Bake for 15 minutes or until crust is golden.
Notes
- Chicken: you can use any cooked chicken. Rotisserie, leftover chicken, or just cut up a couple of chicken breasts and cook beforehand.
- Ranch: use whatever brand your family likes the best or try this Homemade Buttermilk Ranch.
- Cheese: shredded mozzarella is a good choice but you can also use monterey jack or pepper jack to change things up a bit. I will say one thing about cheese…….please grate your own cheese! The pre-shredded stuff you buy from the store is coated in an anti-caking agent and doesn’t always melt well.
- Nutrition facts: Since different brands of ingredients have different nutritional information, the information shown is just an estimate.
- Simple Caesar Salad
- Salad with Homemade Buttermilk Ranch
- Cheesy Breadsticks
- Fresh fruit slices
Made this for dinner and it was really good! We had some left over and thought it was even better the next day!
Thank you very much!!
Made this tonight…omg amazing!!
I added some sauted red onions.
Thanks 5 stars all the way
Thank you so much, so glad you like it!!
Don’t usually comment, but wow, this was good!
Thank you very much!! I really appreciate it!!
Whole family loved it!! It was sooo good!! I shredded the chicken and added a few slices thin onions and scallions on top!! Will definitely make again!
Thank you so much and so glad you liked the pizza! We love adding onions too!!
I loved the chicken and ranch pizza. . I was so tried after work. This was a quick and fast meal
Thank you very much!! So glad you liked the pizza!!