Buffalo Chicken Dip (No Ranch) Recipe (2024)

FAQs

What can you substitute ranch for in buffalo chicken dip? ›

You can substitute blue cheese for all of the ranch (or half of it). Cream Cheese – If you prefer to make this without cream cheese, you can substitute sour cream or Greek yogurt.

Buffalo Chicken Dip is so delicious, I think you can literally eat it with a spoon! But if you need ideas of what to serve it with, you can try: Tortilla chips or corn chips (my absolute favorite!) Toasted baguette slices or mild crackers.

There is likely too much liquid in your dip. Whether you added more Ranch dressing or hot sauce or both, there is probably too much. HOW DO YOU THICKEN BUFFALO CHICKEN DIP? You can thicken your buffalo chicken dip by adding more chicken or more cream cheese.

If you are sure you are following my recipe when it comes to your cheese amounts, yet you still get a greasy or separated result… try a lower-fat cheese next time. Sometimes just reducing the fat content can help prevent this from happening. Use lean chicken or remove the skin!

In its simplest form, buffalo wing sauce is a just a combination of cayenne pepper hot sauce and butter. My recipe calls for a few additional ingredients to help balance the flavors, but it's still very straightforward. If you keep a bottle of Frank's RedHot in your fridge, you can whip it up anytime!

Add chicken, cream cheese, shredded cheese, wing sauce, and ranch dressing to a 3 quart crock pot, or 6 quart crock pot. Stir to combine then heat on LOW until hot, 1-1/2 — 2 hours, stirring a couple of times. If you use a 6 quart crock pot, the dip will be hot in about 1-1/2 hours. Serve with dippers.

If your dip is runny, it usually indicates you didn't use enough chicken or added too much buffalo sauce or ranch. Using low-fat cream cheese will also give you runny results which is why the full-fat type is best.

Is Buffalo chicken dip better cold or hot? ›

Serve with crusty bread, celery sticks, crackers, pita bread or whatever you'd like to dip in it. We enjoy it served warm, but it can be served cold!

Try to remember to take the cream cheese out of the fridge before mixing the ingredients. Softened cream cheese is easier to work with and ensures that the Buffalo chicken dip will be smooth and lump-free. If you forget to take your cream cheese out ahead of time, don't fret!

Making and storing buffalo chicken dip

Since the dip has numerous ingredients, it might open the door for questions about how long you should keep leftovers in the fridge. You can store leftover dip in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to three days, according to The Kitchn.

Buffalo chicken dip lasts for up to four days—if you're lucky enough to end up with leftovers, that is! Store the dip in an airtight container in the refrigerator. Warm leftover dip in the microwave or oven until it reaches an internal temperature of 165°.

Unopened store-bought buffalo chicken dip can last for 1 to 2 weeks past the printed date on the package if refrigerated. Once opened, it typically lasts for about 5 to 7 days in the fridge. If you've made it at home, it's best to enjoy within three to four days.

Certainly. It's all about what texture you're going for. Use the dip mix if you prefer a thicker dressing, or the pourable dressing as dip if you prefer a smoother, creamier texture.

There is no difference in the seasoning mix for ranch dip and ranch dressing. This homemade ranch seasoning mix can be used for both. The difference comes in what you combine the seasoning mix with to make either a dip or dressing.

Ranch dressing is usually based with mayonnaise, with sufficient water added that it will pour to cover the salad. Ranch dip is usually based with sour cream, or sometimes yogurt, and is not thinned so that it will stick to chips or vegetable slices.

Ranch dressing is a buttermilk and mayonnaise-based dip, always smooth and creamy, and are perfect to cool down hot wings or even provide a flavor balance to sweet wings.