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This Buffalo Chicken Dip recipe is such an easy and delicious go-to appetizer; and almost always the first dish to go at any pot luck. It’s made with shredded chicken, creamy ranch dressing, cream cheese, ranch seasoning and loads of your favourite buffalo hot sauce.
What is Buffalo Chicken Dip?
Buffalo Chicken Dip is a creamy, spicy appetizer thats usually made with hot sauce, cream cheese, chicken, loads of cheese and then baked until bubbly.
Looking for more appetizers?
With Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years Eve right around the corner, I am sure you’ll need a few appetizer ideas. Well, good thing because I am working my way through sharing all of my favourite easy, delicious and crowd pleasing appetizers (15 of them to be exact!), so be sure to check out the rest of my appetizers right here on my blog. I will list a few personal favs below:
- Italian Rice Balls
- Parmesan Brussels Sprouts
- Crispy Salami Bites
- Easy Bruschetta
- Whipped Ricotta Crostini
- Baked Brie with Jam
- Brie Bites with Red Pepper Jelly
Buffalo Chicken Dip ingredients
Here is a quick overview of the ingredients you’ll need to make my Buffalo Chicken Dip.
For the exact detailed measurements and ingredients, scroll to the bottom of this page to review my recipe card.
- Shredded chicken: you can use canned chicken or a rotisserie chicken. If you do use canned chicken just be sure to remove the excess water before mixing into the other ingredients. Also, if you do use a rotisserie chicken be sure to remove the skin before shredding.
- Full fat cream cheese
- Franks red hot buffalo sauce: or any of your favourite hot sauces will work great.
- Ranch dressing: or blue cheese dressing.
- Sour cream: you can also substitute for plain greek yogurt.
- Ranch seasoning packet
- Shredded cheddar cheese
Buffalo Chicken Dip Substitutions & FAQ’s
What type of chicken is best for this recipe?
You can make my Buffalo Chicken Dip using a rotisserie chicken where you remove the skin and use two forks to achieve small pieces. You can also poach chicken breasts or simply buy canned chicken.
Can I use blue cheese dressing in place of ranch dressing?
You sure can, and its delicious.
What is the best buffalo hot sauce to use in this recipe?
My favourite is Franks Red Buffalo Hot sauce.
Can I make this ahead of time?
Yes! Which is why this makes for such a great appetizer when entertaining. Simply assemble everything and let it sit in your fridge, covered, until your guests arrive. Add it to your oven when you are ready to serve.
Can I freeze this recipe?
I don’t recommend freezing this recipe as the cream cheese and ranch don’t particularly freeze well and really alter the texture of the dish.
What is best to serve on the side of this dip?
Tortilla chips, takis, celery, carrots and crackers.
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Buffalo Chicken Dip
Equipment
- 1 hand mixer
Ingredients
- 2.5 cups shredded chicken (600 grams), canned or shredded rotisserie chicken
- 2 cups full fat softened cream cheese (500 grams)
- 1.5 cups Franks Red Hot buffalo sauce,
- 1/2 cup ranch dressing, or blue cheese dressing
- 1/4 cup sour cream, or plain greek yogurt
- 4 tbsp ranch seasoning (28 grams)
- 3 cups shredded cheddar cheese
- green onions, optional for topping
- takis, for serving
- tortilla chips, for serving
- carrots + celery, for serving
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 375 °F.
- To a large bowl, add your cream cheese, buffalo sauce, sour cream, ranch dressing, and ranch seasoning packet.
- Using a hand mixer, mix on low speed until everything is combined really well. About 2 minutes.
- Add your shredded chicken and 2 cups of shredded cheddar cheese and mix one last time. Don't over mix.*Tip: If you are using canned chicken, be sure to drain the excess water before using. If you are using rotisserie chicken, be sure to remove the skin before shredding.
- Add your dip to a large baking dish, top with the remaining 1 cup of shredded cheddar cheese.
- Bake for 20-23 minutes uncovered, or until golden and bubbly.
- At the end broil for 1-2 minutes, just until the cheese begins to brown.
- Remove from oven, top with green onions and serve along side takis, tortilla chips, celery and carrots.
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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This dip is so addictive and delicious!
Hi Kelsey! Thank you for your review. So happy you loved it!
This dip is rich and yummy! Was a hit at our house. Only thing I will keep in mind is to half the recipe next time though for our family size but, great size for a party appetizer!
So yummy and easy to make! I made it once already for a football game and my friends loved it. I’ll be making it again this weekend for a birthday party 🙂
Hi Renee- thank you for this review! I appreciate it! This is one of my fav go-to apps!-Sammy