The perfect Buffalo Chicken Dip recipe: creamy, cheesy, and spicy! This crowd-pleasing dip is a must-have for every game day or party, with all the flavors of our favorite Game Day Wings in every scoop!
Easy Buffalo chicken dip
If you're a fan of Buffalo flavor, this dip is for you. The creamy, dreamy goodness of cheddar, blue cheese, and cream cheese with a kick of hot sauce makes this one of our most requested recipes at parties, tailgates, and picnics. I have been eating this for years, trying different versions of my own until I perfected the recipe. It's no bake, and takes only 25 minutes.
I have gone as far as spreading it on a chicken sandwich or even straight on a bun for a sandwich all by itself.
Hint: Like our Beer Cheese Dip and 5 Ingredient Aritichoke Dip, we recommend doubling the recipe. This stuff disappears fast!
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Ingredients
- CREAM CHEESE: cream cheese, softened. Regular cream cheese or low fat cream cheese (Neufchâtel cheese) works.
- CHICKEN: any cooked chicken, shredded and chopped (we use canned chicken breast, leftover Roasted Chicken or Grilled Chicken. You can also use store bought rotisserie chicken).
- CELERY: celery stalks, finely diced
- RANCH DRESSING: bottled ranch dressing
- HOT PEPPER SAUCE (BUFFALO SAUCE): hot sauce (we like Frank's Red Hot Sauce or Texas Pete Hot Sauce). We know, a whole bottle of hot sauce sounds like a lot, but it's not. Trust us, it tastes fantastic!
- CHEDDAR CHEESE: shredded cheddar cheese
- BLUE CHEESE: blue cheese crumbles
*see recipe card for quantities
🔪 Top tip
Save time by using canned chicken or store bought rotisserie chicken (all parts of the chicken work for this recipe: breasts, thighs, wings). If using fresh chicken, make sure it is cooled until you can pull it apart with your fingers.
Instructions
- Heat chicken: In a sauté pan, add chicken. Add the hot sauce, ranch dressing and celery. cook over medium heat for about 5 minutes.
- Add cheeses: Add the cream cheese, cheddar cheese and blue cheese. Turn heat down to low. Continue to cook until the cheeses have melted and all ingredients are combined.
- Garnish: Remove from heat. Sprinkle with more cheddar cheese and blue cheese crumbles.
- Serve: Serve with tortilla chips, crackers (we like Wheat Thins), carrot sticks, celery sticks, or veggies.
- Keep warm: Buffalo Chicken Dip can be served in a crock pot to keep warm.
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❝ This was so good! We love blue cheese!! Next time making a double batch!. ❞
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Variations
- SPICY: add more hot sauce or add a spicier sauce (habanero sauce) of extra kick.
- VEGETARIAN: omit the chicken. You can serve dip without it or use soft tofu.
- BLUE CHEESE: substitute Blue Cheese Dressing for Ranch Dressing and add more blue cheese crumbles.
- SMOKY: add a dash of smoked paprika and substitute smoked gouda cheese for some of the cheddar cheese.
Storage
- Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.
- Reheat: Warm dip in the microwave or in a sauce pan over low heat.
- Make ahead: Make dip and store in an airtight container in the refrigerator. Reheat in the microwave, sauce pan, or crockpot.
- Do not freeze.
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FAQ
Yes! You can prepare buffalo chicken dip up to 3 days in advance. Simply follow instructions to make dip and refrigerate in an airtight container. When ready to serve, reheat in the microwave, sauce pan, or crockpot.
Yes! We like canned chicken breast for this recipe. Just be sure to drain the liquid before using. You can also use rotisserie chicken or leftover roasted chicken.
Absolutely! Combine all the ingredients in a slow cooker (crockpot) and cook on low for 2-3 hours or until hot and bubbly. Stir occasionally and keep it warm for serving.
We swear by shredded cheddar cheese and blue cheese for this recipe, but some people like a mix of cheddar cheese and Monterey Jack cheese.
Buffalo Chicken Dip pairs well with tortilla chips, celery sticks, carrots, crackers, or even slices of baguette. You can also use pretzels or pita chips.
We know, it sounds like a lot. But the cream cheese cools the heat. You can add a bit at at time to adjust the taste, but this combination is what we use all the time for parties.
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Buffalo chicken dip recipe
The perfect Buffalo Chicken Dip recipe: creamy, cheesy, and spicy! This crowd-pleasing dip is a must-have for every game day or party.
- Total Time: 25 mins
- Yield: 4-6 1x
Ingredients
- 1 8 oz. package of cream cheese
- 8 oz. chicken cooked, shredded and chopped
- ½ C celery, finely diced
- ½ C ranch dressing
- 5 oz. red hot pepper sauce (adjust according to taste) I use Frank's Red Hot
- 1 C shredded cheddar cheese
- ½ C blue cheese crumbles
Instructions
- In a sauté pan add chicken (canned chicken breast works well also, just drain liquid if using). If using a fresh chicken breast cook until done and let cool until you can pull it apart with fingers. Once done chop chicken into small pieces.
- Add the hot sauce, ranch dressing and celery and cook over medium heat for about 5 minutes.
- Add the cream cheese, cheddar cheese and blue cheese and turn heat down to low.
- Continue to cook until the cheeses have melted and all ingredients are combined.
- Remove from heat. Add cheddar cheese and blue cheese
- Serve with tortilla chips or wheat thin crackers.
- This can be placed in a crock pot to keep warm.
Notes
*We recommend doubling this recipe. It disappears fast!
- Prep Time: 5 mins
- Cook Time: 20 mins
- Category: American
- Cuisine: Appetizer
Nutrition
- Serving Size: ½ cup
- Calories: 447
- Sugar: 2.9 g
- Sodium: 3420.2 mg
- Fat: 37.5 g
- Carbohydrates: 5 g
- Protein: 22.2 g
- Cholesterol: 119.8 mg
Dina and Bruce says
This was so good! We love blue cheese!! Next time making a double batch!
Jackie says
We're so happy you liked it Dina and Bruce! It's a must have around here for every party.
Jackie says
This is one of our kids' favorite recipes of all time. We make it on repeat for parties, football games, and events. It's always a crowd pleaser.