Ranch Buffalo Chicken Dip is warm, cheesy and creamy with the perfect spicy kick that will keep you coming back for more! Our recipe for buffalo ranch chicken dip is easy to make and can be ready in just minutes in the microwave or can be baked in the oven.
Buffalo Chicken Dip With Ranch Recipe
Now here’s a dip that will disappear before your very eyes! Buffalo Chicken Dip combines cream cheese and sour cream with an envelope of Ranch seasoning mix for a punch of flavor.
Add in hot sauce and chicken and you won’t be able to resist this warm indulgent appetizer.
Perfect for game day or a holiday get together, everyone will be gathered around this irresistible buffalo dip!
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How to make buffalo ranch chicken dip
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- Preheat oven to 350F.
- In an oven-safe baking dish, combine cream cheese, sour cream, Ranch seasoning mix and hot sauce until smooth and blended.
- Stir in chicken, 1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese and ½ cup shredded cheddar.
- Top with remaining ¼ cup shredded mozzarella cheese and ¼ cup shredded cheddar. If desired, sprinkle with crumbled blue cheese.
- Bake 20-25 minutes or until heated through.
- Serve with pretzel chips, celery sticks and carrots or your favorite dippers.
Swirls of Flavor Recipe Tips
- You can prepare this dip ahead and refrigerate until ready to bake. Then let the dip come to room temperature and follow the oven or microwave directions.
- You can make this a buffalo cheese dip and omit the chicken
Substitutions
- Substitute shredded Monterrey Jack cheese for the shredded cheddar cheese
- Stir in cooked ground beef in place of the chicken for a buffalo beef dip
- Substitute plain Greek yogurt for the sour cream
Can Buffalo Chicken Dip be made in the microwave?
Yes, you can make this Buffalo Dip in the microwave in just minutes!
Directions to microwave buffalo chicken dip:
- In a microwave safe dish, combine cream cheese, sour cream, Ranch seasoning mix and hot sauce until smooth blended.
- Stir in chicken, 1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese and ½ cup shredded cheddar.
- Microwave 2 minutes on high. Stir and top with remaining ¼ cup shredded mozzarella cheese and ¼ cup shredded cheddar. If desired, sprinkle with crumbled blue cheese.
- Microwave until cheese is melted and dip is heated through, about 1 minute.
What to eat buffalo chicken dip with
You can serve this hot dip with:
- Celery sticks
- Carrot sticks
- French fries
- Tortilla chips
- Pretzels
- Crusty bread
Buffalo Chicken Recipes
If you're anything like me, you love anything and everything buffalo! And that's why I serve these buffalo chicken recipes too:
- Let your slow cooker do the cooking! Slow Cooker Buffalo Chicken is a four ingredient easy recipe that cooks itself in the slow cooker. Turn it into sliders, tacos or serve as a bowl over rice or quinoa! chicken.
- Spice up Taco Tuesday with Buffalo Chicken Tacos bursting with saucy spicy buffalo chicken topped with celery, carrots, tomatoes and creamy Roquefort blue cheese.
- Slow Cooker Buffalo Chicken and Rice combines chicken breasts, carrots, hot sauce and butter and finishes with instant rice stirred in for dinner with a spicy kick. Perfect as a stick-to-your-ribs meal.
- As Whole Roasted Buffalo Cauliflower cooks in the oven hot sauce seeps into the florettes giving you a taste of heat with every bite. And only 3 ingredients! The perfect recipe for a Meatless Monday dinner. Just cut in wedges, serve with a salad and you’re all set!
Ingredients for buffalo chicken dip with cream cheese
- cream cheese
- sour cream
- Ranch Seasoning & Salad Dressing Mix
- buffalo hot sauce
- cooked chicken
- shredded mozzarella cheese
- shredded sharp cheddar cheese
- crumbled blue cheese, optional
- pretzel chips, celery sticks and carrots or your favorite dippers
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Ranch Buffalo Chicken Dip
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Ingredients
- 8 ounces cream cheese , at room temperature
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1 envelope (1.0 oz.) Ranch Seasoning & Salad Dressing Mix
- 1/3 cup buffalo hot sauce
- 1 cup chopped cooked chicken
- ¾ cup shredded mozzarella cheese , divided
- ¾ cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese , divided
- ¼ cup crumbled blue cheese , optional
- pretzel chips celery sticks and carrots or your favorite dippers
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Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- In an oven-safe baking dish, combine cream cheese, sour cream, Ranch seasoning mix and hot sauce until smooth and blended.
- Stir in chicken, 1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese and ½ cup shredded cheddar.
- Top with remaining ¼ cup shredded mozzarella cheese and ¼ cup shredded cheddar. If desired, sprinkle with crumbled blue cheese.
- Bake 20-25 minutes or until heated through.
- Serve with pretzel chips, celery sticks and carrots or your favorite dippers.
Notes
- In a microwave safe dish, combine cream cheese, sour cream, Ranch seasoning mix and hot sauce until smooth blended.
- Stir in chicken, 1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese and ½ cup shredded cheddar.
- Microwave 2 minutes on high. Stir and top with remaining ¼ cup shredded mozzarella cheese and ¼ cup shredded cheddar. If desired, sprinkle with crumbled blue cheese.
- Microwave until cheese is melted and dip is heated through, about 1 minute.
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