Easy Buffalo Chicken Dip
This creamy, cheesy Buffalo Chicken Dip is the ultimate crowd-pleaser - perfectly spicy, super easy to make, and always the first thing gone at any party! Serve it with chips, bread, or veggies, and watch it disappear fast!
Servings: 10 servings
Calories: 205kcal
Ingredients
- 1 (8-oz) package cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup shredded Colby Monterey Jack cheese plus extra for sprinkling
- 1 cup cooked and shredded chicken breast
- ½ cup Buffalo wing sauce OR hot pepper sauce OR ketchup for a mild version
- ½ cup ranch dressing OR blue cheese salad dressing
- celery sticks plus corn chips, bread, carrots... for dipping
Instructions
- Prep: Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Mix: Combine all ingredients (except for the celery and other dippers!) in a medium mixing bowl.
- Add to dish: Spread in shallow 1 quart baking dish. Sprinkle with a little extra cheese.
- Bake: Bake in the hot oven for 20-25 minutes, until dip is bubbly around the edges and cheese has melted. Serve immediately with celery and other things for dipping.
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Notes
Ingredient notes
- Cheese: Monterey Jack is perfect, but cheddar or a cheddar blend also work great.
- Dressing: You can use a blue cheese dressing in place of the Ranch, if you prefer. My husband loves the blue cheese but I prefer the Ranch. So… I use Ranch ?
- Chicken: Rotisserie chicken or canned chicken both work. Of course, you can also cook and shred a large chicken breast by yourself! I love making chicken breast in the air fryer for this!
- Wing sauce: I like using buffalo sauce for this. I know people also make this with plain red hot pepper sauce. Also, if you only like it a little bit spicy… You can use ketchup and just a bit of the hot sauce. Signed, a person who really prefers this with half ketchup, half buffalo sauce (I made it with all buffalo sauce for the photos, and it was really very spicy).
Recipe tips
- Cream cheese: Make sure to soften the cream cheese first (just leave it out at room temperature for 15-20 minutes and it should be fine). Otherwise, it’s harder to properly combine all ingredients.
- Make ahead: You can assemble the dip up to a day ahead. Keep it in the casserole dish covered in the fridge, then sprinkle with cheese and bake right before serving.
- Serve dip hot: Definitely serve this dip hot. That’s when it’s smooth and delicious!
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 205kcal | Carbohydrates: 2g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 19g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 51mg | Sodium: 669mg | Potassium: 111mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 445IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 117mg | Iron: 1mg