This easy buffalo chicken dip recipe can be made with any classic buffalo sauce (I always go for Frank’s RedHot!). Use leftover, canned or rotisserie chicken. Then you just need some cream cheese, ranch dressing and a few other things to make this yummy appetizer!
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Ingredients
Here’s what you need to make a classic buffalo chicken dip… make it as spicy or mild as you’d like by using less or more of the hot sauce! (my measurements don’t burn my mouth off, if that helps!)
- 3 cups cooked chicken
- 8 oz cream cheese
- ½ cup hot sauce
- ¾ cup ranch
- 1 cup grated cheddar cheese
- ⅓ cup blue cheese crumbles
- 1 tbsp fresh chopped cilantro
Serve with…
- Tortilla chips
- Carrot or celery sticks
- Naan
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Detailed recipe
- Mix together all the buffalo chicken dip ingredients in a bowl and transfer to a 9×13 baking dish or slow cooker.
- Bake, smoke, or slow cook buffalo chicken dip (time and temperature details below) until it is cooked through and bubbling on top. Below are the individual cooking time and temps…
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Oven method
Bake buffalo dip at 350 degrees F for about 30-45 minutes.
Traeger pellet smoker method
Smoke buffalo dip in the pellet smoker to 350 degrees F for about 30-45 minutes.
Slow cooker method
Cook buffalo dip in a crockpot on low heat for 4-6 hours, stirring a couple times while cooking.
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Easy Appetizer: Buffalo Chicken Dip Recipe
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Ingredients
- 3 cups chicken breast cooked, diced or shredded
- 8 oz cream cheese softened for 30 minutes
- ½ cup hot sauce
- ¾ cup ranch dressing
- 1 cup cheddar cheese freshly grated
- ⅓ cup blue cheese crumbles
- 1 tbsp cilantro fresh chopped
Serve with…
- Tortilla chips
- Carrot sticks
- Celery sticks
- Naan
Instructions
Oven method
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Mix together all the buffalo chicken dip ingredients and transfer to a 9×13 baking dish.
- Bake buffalo chicken dip for about 20-35 minutes, until cooked through and starting to bubble on top.
Traeger pellet smoker method
- Preheat the pellet smoker to 350 degrees F. Mix together all the buffalo chicken dip ingredients and transfer to a 9×13 baking dish.
- Smoke buffalo chicken dip for about 30 minutes, until cooked through and bubbling on top.
Slow cooker method
- Mix together all the buffalo chicken dip ingredients and transfer to a crockpot on low heat.
- Slow cook buffalo chicken dip for 4-6 hours, stirring a couple times while cooking, until cooked through.
Tonya says
Great