Buffalo Chicken Dip (CrockPot)

[Nicole]

Description: Great dip for parties!

Time: 3.5 hours

Difficulty: Easy

Ingredients:

• 2-3 boneless, skinless
• chicken breasts
• 1/2 cup Buffalo wing
• sauce
• 1/2 cup Ranch dressing
• 8 oz cream cheese
• 8 oz shredded cheddar
• cheese

Steps:

• Add chicken, wing sauce, and ranch to the crockpot.
• Cook for about 2 hours on high or until chicken looks firm.
• Shred chicken.
• Add cream cheese and stir, cook another hour or so until
• melted.
• Add cheddar and stir again, cook until all cheese is melted.
• Serve with tortilla chips or crackers.

[Nicole]

Don't know what happened with my ingredient list!

The original recipe called for cooking the chicken alone ahead of time but I find it to be much more flavorful this way. I also know someone with a similar recipe who cooks her chicken in the microwave to hurry it along.

She also uses blue cheese dressing instead of ranch, so whichever you prefer!!

Can use less wing sauce if it is too spicy, it also depends on which brand you use. I use Budweiser wing sauce when we want it really mild for guests, and Frank's or Texas Pete to be a bit hotter.

I always use light ranch and the 1/3 less fat cream cheese, and often 2% cheddar and it tastes just as good but a smidge better for you.

I usually cook on high until the chicken is done and then switch to low for the remainder, but the whole thing can be done on high or low.

We eat this for dinner occasionally with something on the side, it's that good. The kids love it!

[Anna D]

I may fix this for dinner tonight. So not what I should probably be eating, but it's probably ok every once in a while.

[Nicole]

Do it!! I've thought about putting it on some sort of bun and making a sandwich but I've never tried it. If doing that I'd use 3 breasts to thicken it up a bit. With 2 it is really creamy, with 3 it is definitely chunkier.

[SugarMama]

Wow Nicole! I posted a Buffalo Chicken soup recipe today and didn't realize how close our recipes are - I am sure this is yummy! I like the idea of putting it on a bun! I must try!

[Nicole]

I saw that soup and thought the same thing! Sounds delicious. Need to try Kere's buffalo chicken lasagna too. Anything with buffalo sauce HAS to be good!

[SugarMama]

Yep, that's my theory anyway

[MamaMel]

Does this have to stay warm? Or after it's done, can you put it in a bowl and take it? You know how some cream cheese dips can tend to get too "gunky" after getting cooler? Just wondering for SuperBowl....

[Nicole]

I always keep it in the crock pot for parties so it stays warm. I do usually end up turning it off and on a few times(my small one doesn't have a Warm setting) so it doesn't burn around the edges. I've never tried it any other way so I have no idea!

[Jennifer]

This is very good! I also have added a couple cans of pinto beans (drained) for the last 30 mins of cooking, good that way too!