Jump to Recipe Print Recipe
Add to Favorites
Close
Please login to bookmark
Please login
This recipe for Ultimate Buffalo Chicken Dip is perfect for your next gameday gathering or party! A combination of dry-rubbed chicken, homemade buffalo sauce, and a mountain of different cheeses make this dippable appetizer absolutely irresistible.
As with most of my recipes, you can make as much of this as you want from scratch, or you can opt to shave off a few minutes and go with store-bought ingredients!
Buffalo Chicken Dip Ingredients and Components
Dry-Rubbed Chicken
This recipe starts with searing some dry-rubbed chicken breasts in some oil until done. Feel free to substitute your favorite store-bought rotisserie chicken here. Making your own chicken for this recipe lets you decide which seasonings and flavors to choose. I typically go with the basic dry-rub below:
- Two Chicken Breasts
- Kosher Salt
- Black Pepper
- Chili Powder
- Paprika
- Garlic Powder
- Onion Powder
Buffalo Sauce
The next part of this recipe is the homemade buffalo sauce. I opted to go with my recipe for Carolina Red Wing Sauce (the full recipe is at the link below – save it for the next time you make wings!). It has the perfect balance of heat, sweetness, and just the right amount of tang. It’s a North Carolina-inspired twist on traditional buffalo sauce and is one of my favorites!
Carolina Red Wing Sauce
Before you go rushing to the store to pickup some store-bought stuff, this recipe only uses a few ingredients and comes together in less than 10 minutes! As always, feel free to use your favorite bottled wing sauce, but I really encourage you to try making your own.
You only need the following ingredients and a few minutes to put this sauce together:
- Apple Cider Vinegar
- Unsalted Butter
- Ketchup
- Granulated Garlic
- Tabasco(or other hot sauce to your liking – Tabasco adds an extra vinegar-y punch that I recommend!)
- Granulated Sugar
- Cayenne
- Kosher Salt
- Fresh Cracked Black Pepper
Cheeses
Like they (probably) said in the 1975 Steven Spielberg summer blockbuster hit Jaws, “You’re gonna need a bigger cheese.” Ok, I’ll be honest…….it’s been a while since I’ve seen the movie, but they said something like that, I’m sure of it.
To transform this into a dip, you need to add some cheese—and LOTS of it! A combination of blue cheese, low-moisture mozzarella, yellow cheddar, and cream cheese is what I use.
As I understand it (or at least pretend to), some people are iffy when it comes to blue cheese. With all of the other flavors from the other cheeses, the spice mix on the chicken, the buffalo sauce, etc., the blue cheese is really a “background” flavor and is there to provide a little bit of balance. It does a great job and is pretty subtle, so I really hope you try it! If you’re really not a fan, you can omit it….but don’t say I didn’t try to talk you into using it!
Reserve some of the mozzarella and cheddar to top the whole dish off right before throwing it into the oven to make a deliciously bubbly top layer! Once it comes out of the oven, top it with a little more blue cheese, and you’re all set for a trip to Flavorsville (it’s the town right next to Guy Fiere’s Flavortown, but with less property tax….you can’t miss it).
Serving Suggestions
Tortilla chips, crackers, or any other dip-delivery device are pretty much all you need to serve this up at your next entertaining shindig. Just try to resist the urge to eat half of this yourself before your guests arrive!
For more recipes for entertaining or hosting, check out the link below! I’m sure there’s something for everyone to enjoy!
Entertaining Recipes Here!
Give this Ultimate Buffalo Chicken Dip recipe a try, and let me know in the comments below how it came out! If you enjoyed the recipe, don’t forget to leave a rating too. I really enjoy reading all of your comments and seeing how you guys use my recipes!
Load More Follow on Instagram
Ultimate Buffalo Chicken Dip
Spencer Klickman
Dry-rubbed chicken, homemade tangy buffalo sauce, and a mountain of cheeses are combined to make the Ultimate Buffalo Chicken Dip!
Print Recipe Pin Recipe
Prep Time 15 minutes mins
Cook Time 45 minutes mins
Total Time 1 hour hr
Course Appetizer, entertaining
Cuisine American
Servings 8 Adults
Equipment
Large Cast Iron or Stainless Steel Skillet
Medium Mixing Bowl
Ingredients
Carolina Red Wing Sauce
- ¾ Cup Cider Vinegar
- ½ Cup Ketchup
- 4 Tbsp Unsalted Butter
- 2 tsp Tabasco
- ½ tsp Granulated Garlic
- 2 tsp Granulated Sugar
- ¼ tsp Cayenne
- 1 Tsp Kosher Salt
- Pepper to Taste
Dry-Rubbed Chicken
- 2 Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts Approximately 1 ½ lbs.
- ½ tsp Kosher Salt Per Pound of Meat
- ½ tsp Black Pepper
- 1 tsp Chili Powder
- ½ tsp Paprika
- ½ tsp Garlic Powder
- ½ tsp Onion Powder
- 1 ½ Cup Buffalo Sauce
Cheeses and Toppings
- ¾ Cup Blue Cheese (x1 4 oz package) Crumbled, Divided
- ½ Cup Sour Cream
- 1 8 oz Package Cream Cheese Softened
- 1 Cup Sharp Cheddar Cheese Shredded – Divided
- 1 Cup Low-Moisture Mozzarella Shredded – Divided
- 3 Green Onions Thinly Sliced, Divided
- Kosher Salt To Taste
- Black Pepper To Taste
Instructions
Buffalo Sauce
Add all of the sauce ingredients to a medium saucepan over medium-high heat, stirring frequently until boiling.
Reduce heat to medium low and simmer for 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from heat and allow to cool for several minutes.
Dry Rubbed Chicken
While the sauce is cooling, preheat oven to 350°F and prepare the chicken.
Cover the chicken breasts with plastic wrap or parchment paper and flatten them until they are approximately 1/2-inch thick. Apply 1/2 tsp kosher salt per pound of meat on all sides.
Combine the remaining rub ingredients in a small bowl, and apply evenly over the chicken.
Heat a large, cast iron or stainless steel skillet over medium high heat, and add 2 to 3 tablespoons of neutral cooking oil.
Add the chicken, and cook chicken breasts until done, flipping frequently. Cook for approximately 15 to 18 minutes until done, or an instant read thermometer registers 165°F in the thickest part of the chicken.
Transfer the chicken to a medium sized bowl and allow to cool several minutes. Use two forks to shred the chicken into bite sized pieces, and toss in the prepared buffalo sauce.
Assembly and Topping
Add ½ cup blue cheese, sour cream, cream cheese, ¾ cup of the cheddar, ¾ cup of mozzarella, and two of the of the sliced green onions to a large skillet. Stir to combine.
Top with remaining cheddar, and low-moisture mozzarella and bake for 25 minutes until bubbly.
Garnish with remaining blue cheese, sliced green onion, and serve warm with tortilla chips, crackers, or any other dip-delivery device!
