Buffalo Chicken Dip! Here’s how to make a buffalo chicken dip that’s cheesy, creamy, and flavorful. It’s perfect for a game day party or tailgate and ready in just 30 minutes.
Ingredients for Buffalo Chicken Dip
Buffalo Chicken Dip takes the flavors of Buffalo Chicken Wings and turns them into a delicious party dip: hot sauce, chicken, and a creamy, flavorful sauce made with cream cheese, sour cream, and shredded cheese.
Many recipes use bottled ranch dressing to add extra flavor and creaminess, but my twist is to skip the bottled dressing and make the dressing from scratch.
Make your own ranch dressing!
Ranch dressing is so easy to make with basic pantry ingredients that there really is no need to ever buy the bottled version. This Buffalo Chicken Dip uses a riff on Elise’s homemade ranch dressing but with sour cream instead of buttermilk. Sour cream (plus some cream cheese) gives the dip a thicker, creamier texture without sacrificing flavor.
How to make Buffalo Chicken Dip
I recommend making this dip in a stand mixer so you can really beat the cream cheese and sour cream together for maximum creamy texture. This also makes it easier to fully incorporate the shredded chicken into the cheesy sauce mixture, so you’re guaranteed to get some in every bite.
After you mix everything together, simply transfer to a casserole dish and bake until bubbly! You can also store the dip in the fridge before baking it (covered) a day in advance. It doesn’t need to come to room temperature before baking; Just add a few extra minutes to the baking time.
Top the hot dip with cilantro and blue cheese sprinkles and serve!
Tip for quickly shredding chicken
To quickly shred the chicken needed for this recipe, simply add your cooked chicken breasts to the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment. Turn the mixer to low and shred the chicken to desired consistency. Place the chicken on a plate and set aside. No need to wash out the bowl before proceeding with this buffalo chicken dip recipe.
What to serve with Buffalo Chicken Dip
I love serving this dip with crusty bread cubes or baguette slices, but crackers or fries go just as well. Raw veggies like celery or carrot sticks are also a fun option, especially if you need to keep the dip gluten-free.
More great party appetizers!
- Perfect guacamole
- Spinach artichoke dip with bacon
- BBQ Bacon Jalapeno Poppers
- Allspice Cheese Dip
- Stuffed Potato Skins
Buffalo chicken dip
Make sure your cream cheese has softened to room temperature before making this recipe; this makes it easier to mix with the other ingredients.
ingredients
- 1 8-ounce package cream cheese, softened
- 2/3 cup sour cream
- 2/3 cup mayonnaise
- 2 cups grated cheddar or mozzarella
- 1/2 cup hot sauce, Frank’s Buffalo Wing Sauce, or your other favorite hot sauce
- 1 tablespoon dried parsley
- 1 teaspoon dried dill
- 3 garlic cloves, chopped
- 1 1/2 teaspoons granulated onion
- 1 teaspoon of salt
- 1 teaspoon of black pepper
- 1 pound cooked chicken breast, shredded
- 1/2 cup blue cheese crumbles on top (optional)
- 1/4 cup cilantro, topping
- Vegetable sticks, crackers or sliced baguette to serve
special equipment
- blender
method
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With a rack in the middle position, heat the oven to 350F
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In the bowl of a food processor fitted with the paddle attachment, combine the cream cheese, sour cream, and mayonnaise:
Blend them together until smooth, stopping the mixer to scrape down the sides if needed. Mix in cheese, hot sauce, dried herbs, garlic, granulated onion, salt and pepper. Mix again until fully incorporated.
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Add the shredded chicken:
Blend on low until everything is combined.
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Bake until bubbly:
Pour the mixture into a 9-inch cake pan, 9-inch square casserole dish, or other casserole dish. Bake for 30 minutes or until mixture starts to bubble. Scatter over the blue cheese crumble and cilantro and serve immediately with vegetable sticks, crackers or a sliced baguette.
