Name: Baked Buffalo Chicken Dip
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 20 min
Ingredients: 4 oz shredded cheddar cheese; 4 oz cream cheese, softened; 1 can chicken breast in water (10 or 12.5 oz cans will work); 1/2 cup ranch dressing; 1/8 cup Frank's buffalo sauce (or to taste)

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If you are looking for an easy, inexpensive, last-minute appetizer, look no further. This baked buffalo chicken dip, only has five ingredients and takes less than 30 minutes from start to finish.

bowl of buffalo chicken dip surrounded by tortilla chips

Football food might be one of my favorite food groups. My dad is from Buffalo so Sunday afternoons consisted of watching the Bills play and eating delicious football food.

While buffalo chicken dip may be the perfect game day snack, it’s really a great addition to any gathering. Pair it with sliders, potato skins, taco stuffed shells, jalapeno poppers, nachos— you know, the usual football food stars. 😉

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Ingredients

Cream cheese (softened)
Shredded cheddar cheese
Ranch dressing
Canned chicken (16oz)
Buffalo Sauce (my faves are Frank’s or Primal Kitchen’s Buffalo sauce)

Why You’ll Love This Recipe

No boiling chicken. Because this recipe uses canned chicken, you don’t have to spend time boiling or cooking the chicken. (See below if you do prefer boiled chicken.)

Clean up is a breeze thanks to the all-in-one method.

Quick. This takes 25 minutes from start to finish. It might take less time to actually eat it than prepare it. 😉

Adjustable spice. Great for those who can’t handle a lot of spice or who can’t get enough spice. You can adjust the heat level by just adjusting the amount of hot sauce you add.

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How to Make Buffalo Chicken Dip

First, preheat your oven to 350F.

In a large mixing bowl, combine shredded cheddar cheese, softened cream cheese, ranch dressing, and canned chicken. You’ll want to be sure the cream cheese is slightly softened so it creams easier and ensures all the flavors are dispersed evenly throughout the dip.

Add the hot sauce. I use Frank’s hot sauce or Primal Kitchen’s Buffalo Sauce, but any brand will do. For mild buffalo chicken dip add 1/8 cup of hot sauce. If you’d like to spice it up more, feel free to add as much hot sauce as you’d like.

Finally, mix all the ingredients together in a casserole dish (or another oven-safe dish) and pop it into the oven.

Bake for 25 minutes. You’re basically looking for all the cheeses to melt together so it’s easily dip-able.

Variations & Substitutions

Boiled chicken vs. canned chicken. Either works great in this recipe. If you prefer to not use canned chicken, you can use boiled chicken breasts.

Simply take 1-2 chicken breasts and boil them in a pot on the stove until the chicken is cooked through completely (around 20-25 minutes). Then, shred the chicken either with two forks, or you can place the chicken in your stand mixer and use the paddle attachment to shred the chicken. Add the chicken to the recipe at the same time you’d add the canned chicken.

Looking for more chicken recipes? Take a look at my chicken lasagna, Thai-style red curry with chicken, or easy butter chicken.

Ranch vs. Blue Cheese If you’re a blue cheese fan, try swapping out the ranch dressing for blue cheese. The blue cheese flavor really comes through so I’d only recommend doing this if you really love blue cheese.

What should you serve with buffalo chicken dip?

Honestly, you could just eat this with a spoon it’s that good, but here are a few suggestions that pair perfectly with this dip:

Fritos Scoops
Tortilla chips
Pita chips
Crispy bread chips
Celery sticks

I’ll warn you now, be prepared to bring this dip with you everywhere. It is definitely a crowd-pleaser.

Need a finger-food-style dessert to go with your appetizer? Check out some of my favorites:

Enjoy!

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