Weeknight dinners

Made with chicken thighs, shredded sharp cheese and blue cheese. 45 min, makes 8, 20 ingredients.

Recipe by grillnationbbq.com

Prep

20 min

Cook

9 min

Total

45 min

Makes

8

Ingredients

• 6-8 chicken thighs (trimmed)
• Avocado oil (for binder)
• 1 tablespoon Kosher salt
• 2 teaspoons black pepper
• 1 teaspoon onion powder
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1/2 cup shredded sharp cheese
• 1 1/2 cups blue cheese (plus additional for topping)
• 3 tablespoons chives (chopped)
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 3 tablespoons mayonnaise
• 1 cup blue cheese crumbles
• 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon onion powder
• 1 frozen cheese pizza (brand of choice, e.g., Home Run Inn)
• Buffalo sauce (quantity as needed)

Instructions

Method by grillnationbbq.com. Cook it from their page if you can, so the people who developed and tested it get the visit.

1. Trim 6-8 chicken thighs and coat lightly with avocado oil.
2. Mix and apply seasoning: 1 tablespoon Kosher salt, 2 teaspoons black pepper, 1 teaspoon each of onion powder, garlic powder, and cayenne pepper.
3. Refrigerate seasoned chicken until ready to grill.
4. Prepare cheeses: Measure 1/2 cup shredded sharp cheese and 1 1/2 cups blue cheese.
5. Chop 3 tablespoons of fresh chives.
6. Make Blue Cheese Sauce: Combine 1 cup heavy cream, 3 tablespoons mayonnaise, 1 cup blue cheese crumbles, 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce, and 1 teaspoon each of salt, pepper, garlic powder, and onion powder in a saucepan. Simmer for 6-8 minutes, then cool.
7. Cook frozen cheese pizza (Home Run Inn or similar) as per box instructions.
8. Grill chicken thighs, flipping every 60-90 seconds and basting with buffalo sauce. Cook to 170°F internal temperature, then chop into chunks and toss with buffalo sauce.
9. 8-10 minutes before pizza is done, add sharp cheddar cheese on top and let melt.
10. Assemble pizza: Add grilled buffalo chicken, drizzle with blue cheese sauce, sprinkle blue cheese crumbles, and garnish with chopped chives.
11. Pre-cut the pizza before adding toppings, serve, and enjoy.