Save time and effort for your next big party by making this mouthwatering, flavor-packed buffalo chicken dip.
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The Only Buffalo Chicken Dip Recipe You’ll Need
It’s one pan. It’s bubbling hot. It’s cheesy…and it’s filled with gooey buffalo chicken. Need we say more? This classic spicy, satisfying easy buffalo chicken dip makes its appearance upon every table when sports season rolls around – but really, why wait? We make it whenever a party or craving happens since it’s so simple. It’ll probably even disappear much quicker than the time it took for you to make it (which is just under an hour!).
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What is Buffalo Chicken Dip Made of?
Traditional buffalo chicken dip recipes, like Frank's buffalo chicken dip, use a combination of dairy such as sour cream, cream cheese, or ranch dressing, plus a buffalo wing sauce and shredded or canned chicken. But what cheese goes with buffalo chicken? This depends on your tastes – we call for mild cheddar, mozzarella cheese, and a light blue in our recipe for buffalo chicken dip, so it doesn’t compete with flavor, but rather, it adds a creamy luxurious texture when melted. Make it your own by swapping out the cheddar for another mild melting cheese like Monterrey Jack or Colby.
In our Buffalo Chicken Dip, you’ll need the following:
Salted butter
Shredded chicken
Buffalo wing sauce (such as Frank's RedHot®)
Cream cheese
Sour cream
Shredded mild cheddar
Low-moisture shredded mozzarella
Crumbled blue cheese
Worcestershire
Garlic powder
Onion powder
Green onions
Celery and chicken-flavored crackers for serving
How to Make Buffalo Chicken Dip
Follow these easy step-by-step instructions on how to make the best buffalo chicken dip:
Coat the shredded chicken! Using a cast-iron skillet (or another oven-safe skillet) melt the butter. Add in the chicken and buffalo sauce and mix until all the chicken is nicely coated! Pro Tip: Feel free to use a rotisserie chicken and shred it up!
Make it saucy! Add in all the remaining ingredients – saving some cheese and green onions for the top — and mix well!
Bake it until bubbly! Top with remaining cheese and bake for 25 minutes until golden brown.
Serve and dip! Sprinkle crumbled blue cheese and green onions! Dip in your favorites, such as carrots, celery, and a variety of crackers, bread or chips!
What Goes Best With Buffalo Chicken Dip?
First things first, you need all the delicious dippers such as celery, carrots, and little peppers like in this Perfect Cheese Board. We couldn’t forget the chicken-flavored crackers or the warm, soft loaf of Sourdough Bread either. Bonus points if you make homemade Herbed Flatbread. Yet, when it comes to the appetizer table, our favorite pairing is…you guessed it, crispy, cheesy quesadillas like our Roasted Poblano and Carnitas Quesadilla, Baked Chicken Quesadilla, or the easiest Sheet Pan Quesadilla with Jalapeño Ranch. Looking for other drool-worthy hors d'oeuvres? Try Twice Baked Potatoes or Potato Wedges with Ranch, Coconut Shrimp, Homemade Mozzarella Sticks, and last but never least, Texas Nachos. And if you want to cut through the heaviness, Shish*to Peppers or Pickled Onions are the way to go. Dare we say it’s also the perfect pairing for beer?
- Sheet Pan Quesadilla with Jalapeño RanchStuffed with cheese and avocado, this giant, melty, upgraded cheese sheet pan quesadilla is good on its own, but we take it over the top with a side of homemade jalapeño ranch for dipping.
- Twice Baked PotatoesCrisp bacon, green onions, blue AND cheddar cheese, sour AND heavy cream all smashed into creamy potatoes—our recipe for twice baked potatoes is here to win your heart forever.
- Homemade Mozzarella SticksCrispy, gooey, melty, ultra-cheesy—the best mozzarella sticks are the ones you make at home! No special equipment or ingredients needed!
- Shish*to PeppersOnly slightly more work than opening a bag of chips, and 1,000 times more exciting, these blistered shish*to peppers are the salty, (sometimes) spicy nibble you need in your life.
Tools You’ll Need for Easy Buffalo Chicken Dip
12-inch cast iron or oven-proof skillet
Dip It Like It’s Hot!
Our favorite dips make for the perfect appetizer for all your game-day needs! You might even want to throw a dip party! We love to make:
A cheese dip like Rotel Dip, Queso Dip or White Cheddar Beer Cheese Dip
Hot Spinach Artichoke Dip
Caramelized Onion Dip
Buffalo Chicken Dip > Buffalo Wings!
Save the napkins (and your hands!) but keep all the flavor! Did you end up making our buffalo chicken dip? Show us by tagging us on Instagram using @themodernproper and #themodernproper. Happy eating!
