Buffalo Chicken Dip

Our friend Rachel moved to Syracuse this summer. One of her first weeks there, she attended a party  where an unusual dip was served. She had never heard of it, and admitted as much to the hosts. They were shocked that she hadn't had it before. 

Rachel loved the dip and excitedly told our friend Whitney in Memphis, who promptly began spreading the word about this magical dip, which is how we found out about it.

From its roots in upstate New York, this dip is slowly taking over the south (via Whitney) and now D.C. (via us). If you serve this dip, it will make you the most popular host in town. People will devour it.  They will punch each other in the face to get the last scoops of this dip.

This dip will change your life.

Ladies and gentlemen -- meet Buffalo Chicken Dip.

This is by far the un-foodiest recipe we've ever featured here on The Bitten Word. All the ingredients are cooked and just need to be warmed.  It features both ranch AND blue cheese salad dressing.  The recipe on which it is based calls for using canned chicken (no thank you, sir). And anything that includes a block of cream cheese puts us off a bit.

So we're the first to admit that this dish is a little trashy, but when we served it at party we were hosting last weekend, our guests went absolutely crazy for it.  In fact, we made a huge dish of it, doubling the recipe below, and it was all promptly eaten, the dish nearly licked clean. 

Give it a try at your next soiree -- you won't be sorry.

Buffalo Chicken Dip As Made by The Bitten Word
Adapted from Frank's RedHot

INGREDIENTS

8 ounce package of cream cheese, softened
1/4 cup ranch salad dressing
1/4 cup blue cheese salad dressing
1/2 cup buffalo sauce or buffalo style barbecue sauce
1/2 cup crumbled blue cheese (shredded mozzarella cheese can be substituted)
2 cups shredded meat from a fully cooked rotisserie chicken

DIRECTIONS

Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees F.  In a deep baking dish, mix cream cheese, salad dress, buffalo sauce, and cheese.  Stir until combined.  Stir in chicken. 

Bake uncovered for 20-25 minutes, until the dish is heated through.  Serve with crackers, pita chips, sliced bread or vegetables. 

NOTE:  Depending on your tastes and the ingredients on hand, you can use 1/2 cup ranch or blue cheese salad rather than 1/4 cup of each.  Similarly, you can mix blue cheese and mozzarella, or use portions of each. 

Comments

[Brenda Lewis]

Sounds delicious. I can't wait to try it.

[_ts of [eatingclub] vancouver]

Hahaha, sooooo trashy. =D But, I do have a weakness for cream cheese. I agree about the canned chicken -- I've tried those once and that tinny taste is just no good.

[Biz]

I had this at a party over the summer, and we stuffed ourselves so much with it, we never even had our entree!

Thanks for the recipe - I forgot to ask for it!

[Lori]

I use to hang out at the Anchor Bar where Buffalo Wings came from (not exactly in the best part of town either. I live in Rochester and this dip is very popular here. Tastey stuff! A great thing for the Holidays.

[Spanno]

This sounds great! A real foodie is willing to try new things, no matter how pedestrian the ingredients may seem. This is why vegetarians and vegans aren't true foodies.

[Mrs. L]

What exactly is "buffalo sauce" or even "buffalo BBQ sauce"? Any kind of sauce you would put on buffalo wings or specifically Franks Buffalo Wing sauce? And do they sell it on the West coast? (cuz you know you've intrigued me by this recipe and I have to try it).

[amanda]

Probably one of my all-time favorite party recipes. Always a crowd pleaser...and even better with fat free dressings and cream cheese, and fresh chicken! Franks is a must with it :)

[Samantha]

I had this at a potluck last week. It was AMAZING!

[Nicole from : Rezimo.com]

OMG - this sounds delicious!!! I wish I had access to these ingredients!!! hmm..maybe I will just have to come up with a homemade version...

[Diana]

It is a yummy dip, especially for those lake effect snow nights watching SU hoops on the tube. I hope Rachel has checked out Dinosaur Barbeque--good music and good food regardless of the weather.

[gaga]

Yum! This is definitely getting made in this household before football season is over =)

[danny]

uhm, part of me feels like I should be disgusted by this, but in all honestly it sounds incredible...I'm thinking using celery stalks to dip would be great!

[Maggie]

This is SO semi-homemade and yet I can't help but be draw to it.

[Emily]

This dip is also fabulous with canned chicken. We make ours with Swanson Chicken since it is all white breast meat (and I work with Swanson too!). It makes it much easier than cooking/shredding your own chicken and it's very delicious. We get compliments on it all the time!

[Linda]

I have an equally trashy but tasty recipe for a spinch dip that basically involves mixing a package of frozen spinach, cream cheese, monteray jack cheese, and a can of Rotel. Bake for 25 min at 350F and you're done. It's always a hit even though I don't like to admit to the ingredients.

[Junie]

This sounds incredible. I'll be making it this Saturday - it'll be perfect for unwinding with some beer.

[wendy]

This dip has taken Memphis by storm! It pops up at every party we go to. Watch out Panchos cheese dip!

[Kate]

@ Mrs. L.- Buffalo sauce is a wing sauce basically. It is typically Frank's Red Hot. If you're interested in using the Frank's, I have seen it on Amazon. I'm not sure what Buffalo style bbq sauce is, never having used it myself. But, if you can't find Franks, you can use a regular hot sauce at whatever heat level you like.

Being a resident of the Buffalo area for many years, we make the dip a little differently...no ranch! Instead, we use a half cup of blue cheese :) And instead of the crumbled blue cheese, we use cheddar cheese, and then sprinkle the extra all over the top. Use the scoops tortilla chips for best results, and eat while hot.

[finsmom]

We make this dip all the time, and it is a giant crowd pleaser. People go nuts for it (I go nuts for it!). Its so easy, and yet somehow unique...people are always amazed by this new dip and want the recipe. Good stuff!

[Barbara]

I make this quite often, but I add chopped celery to it. Gives it a crunch and completes the buffalo wing theme of the recipe.

[Amy Hille]

A big hit tonight. Thanks guys!

[Tracey Smith]

Thanks guys! I made this dip yesterday for the Super Bowl and it was fantastic! It's going into my permanent recipe file!

[Brynna]

Thanks for posting this recipe! I made it for a Super Bowl party, and it was a huge hit! Thank you!!

[shaw rez]

have I mentioned that I'm DYING to try this out?!

[Lindsey]

I was just googling for the recipe after having had a similar version of this dip over the weekend. SO good! My friends cut up cooked chicken breast, I do think shredded would be better. I had it served into Tostitos scoops, which was yummy because you get so much dip. My question to you is this - I want to bring this to a party where there are some vegetarians. Though I love chicken, I think the Red Hot makes it so good that the dip could carry itself even without any chicken. Thoughts?