The Best Buffalo Chicken Dip Recipe

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The Best Buffalo Chicken Dip Recipe

A crowd-pleasing, BEST buffalo chicken dip recipe, my version yields a deeply flavorful, creamy party favorite. This recipe can easily be doubled to feed a hungry, buffalo-chicken-loving crowd.

Course Side Dish

Cuisine American

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 20

Total Time 25

Servings servings

Calories 307kcal

Author Sam Merritt

Equipment

Mixing bowls
Pie plate or other baking dish

Ingredients

8 oz (226 g) cream cheese softened
½ cup (115 ml) ranch dressing
½ cup (115 ml) buffalo wing sauce
½ teaspoon paprika
1 ½ teaspoons garlic powder
1 ⅓ cups (170 g) shredded cheddar cheese see note
2 cups (275 g) well-shredded chicken*
2 Thinly sliced green onions (about ⅓ cup)
Corn chips, crackers, toasted bread slices, etc. for dipping

Instructions

Preheat your oven to 375F (190C) and lightly butter a pie plate or 8"x8" baking dish.
Mix cream cheese (with an electric mixer or spatula) in a large bowl until smooth and creamy.
8 oz (226 g) cream cheese
Add ranch dressing, buffalo sauce, and paprika and garlic powder and stir well.
½ cup (115 ml) ranch dressing, ½ cup (115 ml) buffalo wing sauce, ½ teaspoon paprika, 1 ½ teaspoons garlic powder
Add chicken, 1 cup (4 oz) of cheese, and green onion and stir well.
2 cups (275 g) well-shredded chicken*, 2 Thinly sliced green onions
Spread evenly into prepared baking dish and sprinkle with remaining ⅓ cup (55g) of cheese.
Bake in 375F (190C) oven for 15-20 minutes or bubbly.
Serve warm, topped with additional green onions, if desired.
Corn chips, crackers, toasted bread slices, etc. for dipping

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Notes

Cheese

For a smoother, creamier dip, swap up to half of the cheese with Monterey jack cheese. For a gooey, stretchy-cheese dip, add in 1/2 cup of mozzarella cheese.

Chicken

Use pre-cooked, shredded chicken. I like to use either a 10-oz can of well-drained premium chicken, a picked rotisserie chicken, or you can cook chicken in the slow cooker in advance.

Making in Advance/Storing

This dip can be made several days in advance, just store it in the fridge (uncooked) and then heat it in the oven until bubbly before serving. After heating, it can be stored for up to 3 days (covered and in the refrigerator). When serving, don't leave at room temperature for more than an hour.

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