On Super Bowl Sunday, the thing I (and the rest of my family) look forward to most is my famous Super Bowl Buffalo Chicken Dip.
During the game, I love the commercials, the halftime show (most years), but perhaps most importantly…
The food.
This is why we “celebrate” the Super Bowl at my house! So I have an excuse to do fun stuff like making Super Bowl commercial bingo cards and coming up with family-friendly game-day recipes.
Why Super Bowl-specific? Easy: it’s so dang good, it DESERVES to be treated like the special dip it is. So it’s being made on a special day (at least in my house, it is).
But you can feel free to make it any day you want (and you WILL want to)! If you’re looking for an easy dip to make as part of your Super Bowl party food, this is IT.
How My Buffalo Chicken Dip Recipe is Family-Friendly
I’m gonna be upfront with you: If you’re looking for a melt-your-face spicy buffalo chicken dip, this is not for you.
I wanted to create a dip that my kids (2 and 5 years old when I created it) could eat. More importantly, I wanted to make a dip that I could eat!
When it comes to spicy foods, I am a TOTAL wimp.
While making this recipe, I licked a bit of straight buffalo sauce off my finger when I wiped off the rim of the bottle. My husband laughed at me as I ran to the refrigerator and took a gulp of milk straight from the gallon.
So… This is very much a kid-friendly, family-friendly, wimp-friendly buffalo chicken dip recipe! I mean, it still has a tiny bit of spice, but certainly nothing anybody couldn’t handle.
The flavor of the hot sauce is still very prevalent. And if you really DO want it to be spicy, you can add more hot sauce, no problem!
And just so you know, this recipe is stupidly easy to make. It will NOT take a lot of time away from your game day prep, and it WILL be devoured!
Did I mention this is a keto-friendly buffalo chicken dip?! Hardly a carb in sight with this bad boy!
I now present to you my Super Bowl buffalo chicken dip recipe! (If you just want the condensed, printable steps, click here to jump to the recipe card!
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Ingredients Needed
- Small rotisserie chicken (or 3 cups shredded rotisserie chicken)
- 8 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
- 1/2 cup buffalo wing sauce (I used Sweet Baby Ray’s)
- 1/2 cup blue cheese or buttermilk ranch dressing
- 1 cup shredded monterey jack, colby jack, or cheddar cheese
- 1/2 cup blue cheese crumbles (optional)
- 1/4 cup freshly sliced green onion (optional)
- Celery, baby carrots, crackers, or mini baguette slices for serving
1. Shred the Chicken
While you’re doing this, preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
In a large bowl, shred the rotisserie chicken into bite-size chunks or smaller. The easiest way to do this is to put the entire little chicken into the bowl and take two forks to the meat, pulling them apart through the meat and letting it fall into the bowl.
The chicken we used from Walmart was actually quite large and we easily shredded up to at least 8 cups of chicken. What we didn’t use for the buffalo chicken dip, we used for barbecue chicken sandwiches the next day!
2. Mix Everything In
I told you this recipe was easy!! Just use a butter knife to cut the softened cream cheese into chunks and drop into the bowl.
Add the buffalo sauce, dressing, and shredded cheese and mix everything together (a large spoon works fine).
3. Spread into Baking Dish
You should NOT need to grease your baking dish. I used a glass 2-quart 7 in. x 11 in. Pyrex dish like this one.
Whatever you use, make sure it’s got enough room to spread the dip out – it will not bake well if it’s too thick in the pan. I just used the back of the spoon I used to scoop it to smooth everything out evenly.
4. Bake the Dip
Bake the buffalo chicken dip, uncovered, for 15-20 minutes until you can hear it starting to bubble.
It will NOT look wet/runny/gooey when it’s done, so don’t rely on a visual change or you will over-bake it!
If the top starts to brown, it’s DEFINITELY time to take it out.
5. Stir & Serve
After you pull the dip out of the oven, use your big spoon to give it a stir – you’ll be pleasantly surprised by how gooey and perfect the consistency of the dip is!
Now, for my photos, I spooned some dip into a cute little serving platter with a built-in dip bowl (you can get the exact one I have here – it doubles as a covered cake stand!).
And because my whole family loves blue cheese and green onions, I pushed some blue cheese crumbles into the top of the warm dip and sprinkled it with fresh chives.
However, my life does not normally look like this perfect little serving tray.
On a normal day, I’d just throw the blue cheese and green onion on top of the dip and stir everything together with the big spoon… Like below.
Best Foods to Serve with Buffalo Chicken Dip
While the Super Bowl buffalo chicken dip is not particularly spicy, I find the cold vegetables still pair really well with it.
I am NOT a celery fan in general, but I didn’t mind it at all with a heap of this dip on it!
But my personal favorite pairing with the dip was the baby carrots. I don’t know why, but the flavor combination is just AMAZING.
That being said, I know there are people out there who would rather die than eat a cold vegetable. (I used to be one of them.)
But this dip is a tiny bit thick, so you’ll want something sturdy, like ruffled chips or mini baguette slices.
Just to be real, though, as someone who normally prefers all the carbs over veggies, this is one instance where I vastly preferred the veggies. Maybe because the dip is heavier, with the cheese and meat? I don’t know.
Either way, this might be your chance to get some vegetables into your family!
FAQ & How to Customize
Q: What if my grocery store only has pre-flavored rotisserie chicken?
A: You’re not alone! When I sent my husband to pick up the ingredients for this recipe, they only had lemon-pepper chicken or buttery garlic chicken.
Lemon pepper is a very strong flavor, so we went with the buttery garlic. While it’s a delicious flavor in its own right, it’s not really noticeable in a recipe like this.
Just pick the chicken with the mildest or blandest flavoring.
Q: Can I make this meat-free?
A: Possibly. You will probably want to use more cream cheese to keep some of the thickness of the dip, and I would not bake it in the casserole.
Instead, put everything into a saucepan over medium heat and stir until combined. Let me know how it goes!
Q: Can I use freeze-dried chives instead of fresh green onion?
A: Why not? Just cut it down to about 1.5 tablespoons of dried chives. A quarter cup would overpower the dip big time!
Q: Can I use buffalo dip instead of sauce? What’s the difference?
A: Buffalo dip is thicker than buffalo sauce, so I’d avoid using the dip if you can.
It’s probably already got some seasoning and flavors in it as well and will make this dip EXTRA thick.
Q: This isn’t spicy enough. Can I use more hot sauce?
A: Absolutely! Use as much as your tongue can handle, but I’d cap it off around 3/4 cup to ensure the dip doesn’t get too runny.
The buffalo sauce is also the one ingredient that seems to want to separate from the rest of the dip (or at least, the oils in it do), so that may be more noticeable if you use more sauce.
Q: All I have is shredded mozzarella! Will that work?
A: Honestly, cheese is cheese in this recipe. Use whatever you want!
You can even use pepper jack cheese if you’re looking for an extra kick.
Q: Can this dip be made ahead?
A: Yes! You can mix the ingredients in the bowl and leave them for up to 48 hours until you’re ready to bake.
We also baked it, let it cool, and split it into containers in the refrigerator, and it microwaved back to a beautiful hot dip in about a minute.
Super Bowl Buffalo Chicken Dip Recipe Card
Super Bowl Buffalo Chicken Dip
This is a not-too-spicy, low-carb appetizer for parties EVERYONE will love! Customize the heat and flavor to your taste by adding more buffalo sauce or swapping the dressing. Serve with any sturdy dippers - this baby is thick!
Ingredients
- 3 cups shredded rotisserie chicken
- 8oz cream cheese, room temperature
- ½ cup sweet baby ray’s buffalo wing sauce
- ½ cup blue cheese or buttermilk ranch dressing
- 1 cup shredded monterey jack, colby jack, or cheddar cheese
- ½ cup blue cheese crumbles
- ¼ cup freshly sliced green onion
- Celery, baby carrots, crackers, or mini baguette slices for serving
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Place the shredded chicken in a large mixing bowl.
- Use a butter knife to cut the softened cream cheese into chunks and drop into the bowl. Add the buffalo sauce, dressing, and shredded cheese. Mix everything together.
- Spread mixture evenly into a glass 7 in. x 11 in. 2-quart baking dish.
- Bake, uncovered, 15-20 minutes until it just starts to bubble. The dip will still be thick when thoroughly heated.
- Remove from oven and stir to thoroughly mix in cream cheese. Top with blue cheese crumbles and sliced green onions, if desired. Serve warm with celery, baby carrots, crackers, or baguette slices.
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Nutrition Information
Yield
8Serving Size
1/2 cupAmount Per Serving Calories 340Total Fat 29gSaturated Fat 24gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 5gCholesterol 82mgSodium 903mgCarbohydrates 3gFiber 0gSugar 0gProtein 17g
Nutrition information is based on the manufacturer labels for each ingredient, and may not always be accurate.
Rate & Review
Did you try the Super Bowl buffalo chicken dip recipe? Please rate and review it below (I’ll read it)! Tell me what dippers you liked the best in the comments (my fave was baby carrots).
This looks AMAZING! First of all, I love buffalo chicken ANYTHING, so this is right up my alley. Second of all, I am also a huge spice wimp (sigh), so this would be a great recipe for me. Definitely bookmarking this for my superbowl Sunday. Thanks!
Thank you, Carolyn!! 😀
Yum! This looks delightful! I love appetizers! Can’t wait to try this!
Appetizers are always the best kinds of foods!
Oh goodness, this looks amazing!! And though I love spicy stuff, it’s so nice to have something kid-friendly on the buffet table. Thanks for the recipe!
Thanks Maureen! Just remember, you can always mix in some extra buffalo sauce after the kids have their fill 😉
Definitely trying this.
This looks so good!! I wish I had buffalo sauce on hand to make this today!!