Buffalo Chicken Dip Recipe (Appetizer)

Super easy to make, and always the first to be devoured, this Buffalo Chicken Dip is a great appetizer recipe for parties and gatherings!

It’s creamy, a little bit spicy, and has a little bite from the blue cheese. It’s perfect for gatherings, game day, holidays, or any old Tuesday. You can make it ahead and bake it right before serving if you’d like to!

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Around the holidays (or any time of year really), I love having an easy recipe for a great appetizer up my sleeve. This one is SO good, and I usually have all the ingredients to make it on hand without a special trip to the store! Everyone who has ever eaten this dip loved the recipe, it’s always a winner.

This does fit in a 1 quart baking dish, but if you are transporting somewhere else, you may wish to use a bigger dish to avoid spillage.

Love Buffalo flavors? Try my Buffalo Chicken Sliders, Buffalo Chicken Taquitos or my Buffalo Chicken Tenders, too!

Why you’ll love this

• Simple ingredients. Likely ingredients you already have at home, so this is great to pull together when you have unexpected guests.
• Easy to make. No fancy equipment or ingredients, just good old fashioned stuff right here. Double or triple the recipe for bigger groups.
• Perfect for parties. Great to serve on holidays, game days, or anytime you have a crowd.

Check out my Mississippi Sin Dip, Hot Corn Dip, or my Instant Pot Spinach Artichoke Dip for more easy, dip ideas!!

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Get Prepped. Preheat the oven to 350°F and prepare a small, 1 quart baking dish for cooking by spraying with non stick spray. Reserve a small amount of the shredded cheddar cheese and blue cheese crumbles for the top of the dip.

Make the dip. In a large bowl, use an electric mixer on low speed to mix together the shredded chicken, cream cheese, remaining cheddar cheese, remaining blue cheese, hot sauce and ranch dressing. Spread the dip in the prepared bowl and top with the remaining cheeses and green onions. Add an extra drizzle of ranch and hot sauce.

Bake. Bake for 20 minutes or until heated throughout.

Serve. Serve with tortilla chips, pretzels and celery sticks.

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Buffalo Chicken Dip Appetizer

Author Kylee Ayotte

Servings 6

Prep Time: 5 minutes mins

Cook Time: 19 minutes mins

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Super easy to make, and always the first to be devoured, this Buffalo Chicken Dip is a great recipe for parties and gatherings!

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Ingredients

 

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• ▢ 2 cups chicken cooked shredded
• ▢ 8 ounces cream cheese softened
• ▢ ¼ cup cheddar cheese shredded
• ▢ ½ cup blue cheese crumbled
• ▢ ½ cup buffalo sauce
• ▢ ½ cup ranch dressing
• ▢ ¼ cup green onions chopped

Instructions

Get prepped

• Preheat the oven to 350°F and prepare a small, 1 quart baking dish for cooking by spraying with non stick spray.
• Reserve a small amount of the cheddar and blue cheese for the top of the dip.

Make the dip

• In a large bowl, use an electric mixer on low speed to mix together 2 cups chicken, 8 ounces cream cheese, remaining ¼ cup cheddar cheese, remaining ½ cup blue cheese, ½ cup buffalo sauce and ½ cup ranch dressing.
• Spread the dip in the prepared bowl and top with the remaining cheeses and ¼ cup green onions.
• Add an extra drizzle of ranch and hot sauce.

Bake

• Bake for 20 minutes or until heated throughout.

Serve

• Serve with chips, pretzels and celery.

Notes

• For easy clean-up and in case of spillage, place a sheet of foil or a baking sheet under the baking dish.
• For the chicken – simply use some leftover rotisserie chicken, or poach a couple of chicken breasts until cooked, then shred.

Substitutions

• To make this dish less spicy, use less hot sauce.
• You can use hot sauce in place of the buffalo sauce, if desired.
• Use blue cheese dressing instead of ranch

Adapting for the Slow Cooker

1. Make the dip as written, reserving the extra cheddar and blue cheese crumbles. Place in a small “dipper” sized crock pot. Heat on low, or keep warm as needed.
2. About 30 minutes before serving – top with the remaining shredded cheese and blue cheese on top and green onions.

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Nutrition

Calories: 233kcal | Carbohydrates: 5g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 21g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Cholesterol: 40mg | Sodium: 1197mg | Potassium: 146mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 383IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 158mg | Iron: 1mg

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About Kylee Ayotte

I am a born and raised New Zealander (a Kiwi), now living in Phoenix, Arizona. I’m happily married to the love of my life – a hot American boy I met while traveling the world. I’m a mama to 2 awesome little boys and love red things, rugby, cheesecake, and bacon. Mmmmm. Bacon. Meet Kylee