A gluten-free, healthy take on Buffalo Chicken Pizza with a pizza crust made out of spaghetti squash!
Good news! This is the last time you’ll be hearing about spaghetti squash for awhile.
{thunderous applause}
Haha, I know, there’s been a lot of squash going on up in here. Luckily for you, I have the week off from work this week (one of the many perks of being a teacher), so I’ll be spending a bunch of time creating new non-squash recipes.
But listen, don’t go blaming me if you start going through with squash withdrawal. It may happen (it probably won’t). But it could.
Especially if you go making this pizza. It’s good. Dangerously good.
I made my Slow Cooker Buffalo Chicken Sliders for The Big Game a few weeks back, and had a bunch leftover. To the freezer it went.
That is, until I started thinking about what I wanted to top my Gluten-Free Spaghetti Squash Pizza Crust with.
And listen, I know what you’re thinking. Buffalo chicken is not healthy. But that’s the whole fried chicken wing talking. Making pulled buffalo chicken in the slow cooker is, dare I say, pretty darn healthy.
And my shrinking waistline agrees. You can eat buffalo chicken pizza AND lose weight. You’re welcome.
Of course if you load your pizza with a pound of cheese, it’s tough to justify the whole skinny thing. Just go with a light sprinkling. It’ll be okay, I promise.
And what really makes this pizza pop. What really makes those taste buds go mmm-hmmm is the healthy avocado crema. Tangy Greek yogurt and buffalo sauce just seem perfect for each other. I hope Chobani is listening… but if they go stealing my buffalo chicken greek yogurt idea, I’m suing. Just saying.
{Gluten-Free} Skinny Buffalo Chicken Spaghetti Squash Pizza
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 10 minutes
- Yield: 1 approximate 10-inch pizza 1x
Ingredients
- 1 Spaghetti Squash Pizza Crust
- 1 cup (approximately) of [Slow Cooker Buffalo Chickenhttps://sharedappetite.com/recipes/slow-cooker-buffalo-chicken]
- Low-fat shredded mozzarella cheese
- Healthy Avocado Crema (recipe below)
- Queso fresco, crumbled
- Cilantro, chopped, for garnish
for the Healthy Avocado Crema
- 1 ripe avocado, roughly mashed
- 1/2 cup plain Greek yogurt
- 1 lime, juiced
- Pinch of garlic powder
- Pinch of cumin
- Pinch of paprika
- 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
- Kosher salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°F. Top spaghetti squash crust with about 1 cup of Slow Cooker Buffalo Chicken. Sprinkle lightly with low-fat shredded mozzarella cheese. Bake until cheese is melted, approximately 5-10 minutes.
- Top with queso fresco, healthy avocado crema, and cilantro. Serve immediately.
for the Healthy Avocado Crema
- Combine avocado, Greek yogurt, juice from 1/2 lime, garlic powder, cumin, paprika, and extra virgin olive oil in a food processor until smooth. Season with Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper. Stir in juice from other 1/2 of lime if desired.
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Mike says
February 18, 2014 at 9:28 amIMO it’s always the right time for Buffalo Chicken pizza…but with a spaghetti squash??? I think you’ve just eat jackpot man! (pun intended)
Layla says
February 18, 2014 at 2:31 pmOh my goodness this pizza looks wonderful! and it’s skinny! I need this now! 😀
Chrissy says
February 18, 2014 at 9:12 pmThis looks amazing. I can’t wait to try this crust. New to GF, and this is just what I need to make it okay!
Helen says
February 18, 2014 at 11:48 pmI’m so impressed that you made pizza crust with squash, Chris! This definitely had my mouth watering (yes, at 6.45am 😉 and especially as my last homemade pizza with a wholewheat crust ended up tasting a bit boring to be honest. What I love about this is that you had the chicken all ready to go in your freezer … perfect!
Shibi says
February 19, 2014 at 11:15 amAbsolutely loved the skinny pizza, especially when they are dressed up with my favorite Buffalo Chicken. Pinning it 🙂
Shashi says
February 19, 2014 at 11:32 amI think I desperately need to start “operation stop drool production” this pizza looks fabulous! I could easily eat a whole one!
Krista says
February 19, 2014 at 2:58 pmSeriously! Shut the front door! L.O.V.E this Chris! I have been craving pizza lately and this is perfect and I’m pretty sure that the avocado crema just makes everything better! This is a totally win all around, and pretty sure my hubbie will love me forever if I make this!
Christine says
February 19, 2014 at 4:01 pmEXCUSE ME but this is a game changer!!! seriously floored, this is such awesome creativity at work!! pinning my friend 🙂
Consuelo says
February 19, 2014 at 4:43 pmOh My – are you saying that this wonderful masterpiece is actually healthy?? Man, it looks way too awesome to be real. The greek yogurt sauce idea is brilliant!
Cindy says
February 19, 2014 at 6:01 pmWhat a genius idea all the way around! Spaghetti squash crust, healthy buffalo chicken and avocado creama…yum! I make a similar avocado cream that I use as a dipping sauce with this mexican style chicken. It is super delicious and can just imagine what that would taste like with buffalo chicken. Definitely adding this to my menu!
Ashley says
February 19, 2014 at 8:03 pmThis pizza looks so so good! I love that you combined the buffalo chicken with the avocado crema – match made in heaven! I need to go make some more pizza! I can never have enough pizza : )
GiGi Eats says
February 20, 2014 at 12:47 amI make spaghetti squash EVERY SINGLE DAY! It’s time to transform my squash into this GENIUS crust!! Thank you so much for the suggestion! 🙂
Chris says
February 20, 2014 at 10:50 amWow every single day?! That’s some commitment! haha. Hope you like it 🙂
Sarah & Arkadi says
February 24, 2014 at 11:48 amthis is a totally guilt free pizza!