Buffalo Chicken Dip
Buffalo Chicken Dip has cream cheese, chicken, buffalo sauce, ranch, cheddar cheese, and blue cheese crumbles if you want! It’s one of the best buffalo chicken dip recipe out there and tastes just like a buffalo chicken wing. Creamy and full of spiciness, this easy appetizer dip will be the perfect appetizer for your next party or game day.
EASY BUFFALO CHICKEN DIP RECIPE
Any given Sunday during football season if you show up at our house we will be eating this dip. It’s one of our favorite appetizers. John doesn’t like to eat a lot before games so when we come home after the game he’s starving. This is a Denney family favorite and makes an appearance at our family gatherings and for sure at our Super Bowl party.
I always fix this cheesy dip to take the edge off while I finish up making dinner. Don’t be turned off by the picture…it’s hard to make this creamy dip look pretty.
INGREDIENTS IN BUFFALO CHICKEN DIP
This recipe calls for:
- CHICKEN – rotisserie chicken is my favorite but you can use canned chicken as well.
- CREAM CHEESE – gives that creamy base. Some recipes add sour cream but I’m not a fan.
- RANCH DRESSING – every buffalo wing is usually served with ranch but you could also use blue cheese dressing.
- BUFFALO SAUCE – brand matters here. I like Frank’s redhot Buffalo sauce.
- CHEDDAR CHEESE – gives a sharp tang and cheesiness. You can use a sharp cheddar or a mild cheddar.
- BLUE CHEESE CRUMBLES – these are only for the purists. Not every one loves this so leave this on the side.
HOW TO MAKE BUFFALO CHICKEN DIP
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Heat chicken and Buffalo sauce in a skillet over medium heat, until heated through. Make sure to break up the chicken so there are no big chunks. Stir in cream cheese and ranch dressing. Cook, stirring until well blended and warm.
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Mix in shredded cheese. Pour into a shallow baking dish or pie pan and sprinkle with blue cheese crumbles. We usually only sprinkle blue cheese on half of it for those who aren’t blue cheese fans.
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Bake in a preheated oven to 350 for 15-20 minutes or microwave it until the cheese melts. Serve with chips for dipping.
I have heard this referred to as “Crack Dip” because it’s so addicting. This is not for the faint of heart; it has some heat but you can definitely control that by adding more or less buffalo sauce. Some people like to add green onion but I don’t think it needs it at all.
My sister-in-law Kim introduced this Buffalo Chicken Dip to the Denney family since they love Buffalo chicken wings and buffalo flavored anything. I’m pretty sure she made it up and then soon after everyone started making and eating this Buffalo Dip recipe.
Update: We’ve since made this dip so many times that it’s requested at all football games, young women’s activities, baptisms, and funerals.
WHAT KIND OF CHICKEN TO USE
We use rotisserie chicken in this version but you can use shredded chicken breasts or thighs cooked on the stovetop or in a crock pot.
WHAT TO SERVE WITH BUFFALO CHICKEN DIP
We like to serve Buffalo Chicken Dip with tortilla chips, celery sticks, or carrot sticks.
CAN YOU FREEZE BUFFALO CHICKEN DIP?
Yes, freeze the dip before baking for the best results.
OTHER BUFFALO CHICKEN RECIPES:
- Buffalo Chicken Jalapeno Poppers
- Easy Buffalo Chicken Nachos
- Buffalo Chicken Mac n’ Cheese
- Layered Buffalo Chicken Salad
- Buffalo Chicken Cupcakes
- Spinach Artichoke Dip
- Buffalo Chicken Pasta Salad
- Spicy Buffalo Chicken Chili
- Buffalo Chicken and Potato Casserole
Buffalo Chicken Dip
This Buffalo Chicken Dip has cream cheese, buffalo sauce, ranch, cheddar cheese, and blue cheese crumbles if you want! It's one of the most popular recipes on my blog and so easy. Creamy and full of spiciness that all men love, this appetizer dip will be the most popular dip for watching the game.
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups cooked and shredded chicken or 1, 12 ounce can chunk chicken, drained
- 1 8 ounce package cream cheese, room temperature
- 1/2 cup Ranch dressing
- 1/2 cup Buffalo wing sauce, (such as Frank's Red Hot, not to be confused with their pepper sauce. Start with less if you want and add more to your desired hotness.)
- 3/4 cup shredded Cheddar cheese
- blue cheese crumbles, (optional)
Instructions
- Heat chicken and Buffalo sauce in a skillet over medium heat, until heated through. Make sure to break up the chicken so there are no big chunks. Stir in cream cheese and ranch dressing. Cook, stirring until well blended and warm.
- Mix in shredded cheese. Pour into a shallow dish or pie pan and sprinkle with blue cheese crumbles. We usually only sprinkle blue cheese on half of it for those who aren’t blue cheese fans.
- Bake in a preheated oven to 350 for 15-20 minutes or microwave it until the cheese melts. Serve with chips for dipping.
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Notes
Source: Kim Denney
Serving: 1grams
Can this dish be refrigerated before adding cheese? Then when ready to eat the next day spread cheese on top and put into a microwave to warm up?
YEs! You can. It’s better in the oven but microwave works well too.
I always use the oven to heat the meat and melt the cheese i feel its got a better flavor to it
I think you’re right!
Love this recipe! I love to season & grill the chicken to give the dip a little extra taste! Delicious!
i make this in the crockpot. its amazing. i just dont add the blu cheese. other then that its amazing. job well done.
This an awfully old post so just wondering did franks hot sauce use it on the back of the bottle? Because its identical. If so kuddos.
Really? Haha. That must be new because they didn’t have it on the bottle before?
LOVE THiS RECIPE! One pointer for everyone wanting to make this., mix the shredded cheese in at the end of cooking while still hot, just stir it around. The shredded cheese will melt and it keeps it from seperaring and getting that oily/greasy appearance. I’ve learned this this the hard way. Making this at least a dozen times and always ended up with it looking gross. Another suggestion for blue cheese lovers is to use blue cheese dressing instead of the ranch. Still use the blue cheese crumbles. Most won’t be able to taste the switch. Also, squeeze the water out of the chicken if using canned. In a separate bowl mix chicken and hot sauce together so the chicken absrns the sauce. Melt the cream cheese n dressing together on low hear whisking till smooth then add the chicken n hot sause to the pan until heated thoroughly. Remove from heat n add the shredded cheese n blue cheese crumbles. Wow that was a mouthful! Thanks for sharing this recipe, it is the best one on the web. The others usually have some weird variation.
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Is it ranch dressing or ranch dressing powder mix? sorry if that’s a dumb question lol
Not a dumb question. It’s ranch dressing already prepared. No powder.
I’ve been looking for this recipe everyyyywhere!!! And I finally found it it’s so delishh!
I just made this and it was amazing! I will deff make it for my next party.
Football season is right around the corner and I will be breaking out this recipe!
Christi at cashmereapron.com
This is so delicious I love it and give it 5 stars
Is it possible to sub blue cheese dressing for the ranch?
Absolutely. I would probably prefer it that way but the majority of the crowd prefers ranch.
AMAZING! This tastes SOOOOoooooooo good!
Oh! I don’t care for Bleu Cheese, so I used Feta instead. DELISH!
I’d been looking for this recipe ever since I had it a couple of years ago; I was glad to find it here!! Made this for a get-together, yesterday. Unbelievably good, a definite crowd pleaser!
Ay idea how much this serves? Trying to decide if I should double the recipe for about 24 people.
I would say it serves about 8-10. Definitely double it for 24…
Hi Christy i have to say that I am in love with this recipe. I have made it once in the fall for a dinner party I had. I am having another this Sunday and my husband has requested this (not the first time since the fall that he has requested it!). What I do is get a whole organic chicken and put it in a crockpot the day before I plan to make the dip. I let it cook all day and cool before I shred the meat right off the bone. I end up with more than enough chicken to double your recipe. It’s delicious!
I made this recipe for tonight’s Super Bowl party, not only was it real easy to make but it was a hit…thank you again for the recipe it’s definately a keeper
Oh good!
15-year old daughter: “Mom, could you make Buffalo Chicken dip for the superbowl?” Me: “The game is already on.” Daughter: “Please?” Me – tried this recipe. 3 min. later, I hear daughter: “Mom – A+. Thanks!” (Made me look good!!) Thanks!
Haha! Perfect. Glad I could help…
Oh my gosh…..this dip is fantastic. I still have about an hour until I need to leave for a superbowl party and I’m afraid the dip won’t last last long. Very easy to make and so good!! Thank you!
Good to hear!
I am making this right now for the Super Bowl, has anyone tried ranch and blue cheese? Would you do 1/4 cup each or just add 1/2 cup blue cheese to it?
Sorry. Probably too late. I don’t think you can go wrong either way. It’s personal preference.
This is awesome in a crock pot… low heat and occational mixing
Amazing!!! Making it this sunday!!!!
can i make this in a crockpot? if so, how? 🙂
I would make it as directed and then pour into a crockpot to get warm. That’s how I would do it but I’m sure you could just dump all the ingredients in and then stir them when they are warm and melty.
Oh this looks good…i’m not waiting until the super bowl. lol lol
This looks great. I wanted to let you know that I was featuring it on my blog: http://simpleesue.com
on the 29th of January. Thank you for such a great recipe.
Simplee Sue
Yummy. Once I made it and tasted it I did end up adding chopped celery which seemed to work as well.
This recipe is great! I double the recipe, make it at the beginning of the week, and eat off it for most of the week. My daughter that is almost 2 years old also loves this dip!
Would you serve this hot?
Yes, hot is the way to serve this.
This is also very, very good cold, served like chicken salad on lightly toasted bread with lettuce and tomato.
(My wife and I love this but can’t eat a whole pan in one sitting… I’ve started making sure there’s leftovers for sandwiches.)
Also, I use mozza instead of cheddar to allow the Buffalo Sauce flavor to dominate.
I have been making this for years but I serve mine in my crock pot on “warm” or “low” so it’s Always warm 🙂
Found this on Pinterest. I made it tonight with bacon cheeseburgers. I added green onions though. It was delicious. My kids liked it too.