Name: Crispy Buffalo Chicken Pizza
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 12 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 1 whole Pizza Dough; 4 ounces, weight Cream Cheese, Softened (Mixture Will Be Lumpy If Too Cold!); ¼ cups Red Hot Sauce; 1 cup Shredded Monterey Jack Cheese; 1 cup Chopped, Cooked Crispy Buffalo Chicken Strips (such As Tyson)

Why it works: Cream cheese and cheese match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 4% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 473 recipes. Both carry ethyl 2-methylbutyrate, which smells fruity, apple. The science ↓

Crispy Buffalo Chicken Pizza

Serves 6

Prep30 min

Cook12 min

Ingredients

1 whole Pizza Dough
4 ounces, weight Cream Cheese, Softened (Mixture Will Be Lumpy If Too Cold!)
¼ cups Red Hot Sauce
1 cup Shredded Monterey Jack Cheese
1 cup Chopped, Cooked Crispy Buffalo Chicken Strips (such As Tyson)

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

385Calories

40 gProtein

23 gFat

3 gCarbs

Counts 4 of 6 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 4 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Chicken	100g cooked	165
Cheese	1 oz (28g) cheddar	113
Cream Cheese	1 oz (28g)	99
Chili	1 tsp (2.7g)	8
Pizza	not in our table	0
Buffalo	not in our table	0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By tastykitchen. Recipe from Open Recipes.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

Cream cheese + cheesetop 4% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together473 recipes

Shared aroma: ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).
Buffalo + chickentop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together71 recipes

Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).
Cheese + chickentop 14% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together1,936 recipes

Shared aroma: gamma-nonanolactone (coconut, sweet).
Cheese + buffalotop 17% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together29 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-nonanone (fruity, floral).
Sauce + buffalotop 17% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together81 recipes

Shared aroma: decanoic acid (soapy, waxy).

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