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Easy Slow Cooker Buffalo Chicken Dip: Best Game Day Recipe

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This creamy, spicy, tangy buffalo chicken dip is the ultimate game day appetizer. With just five minutes of prep and simple pantry ingredients, it’s a crowd-pleasing, stress-free recipe that disappears before halftime.

Ingredients

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  • 16 ounces cream cheese, softened to room temperature
  • 1 cup Frank’s RedHot Original Cayenne Pepper Sauce
  • 1 cup ranch dressing
  • 2 cans (12.5 ounces each) chunk chicken breast, drained
  • 2 cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese, divided
  • Tortilla chips, for serving
  • Celery sticks and carrot sticks, for serving
  • Sliced green onions, crumbled blue cheese, fresh parsley, or extra hot sauce (optional garnishes)

Instructions

  1. Soften the cream cheese: Take the cream cheese out of the fridge about 30 minutes before you start, or microwave it for 15-20 seconds until it’s soft but not melted.
  2. Drain the canned chicken: Open both cans of chicken and dump them into a fine-mesh strainer. Press down with a fork or the back of a spoon to squeeze out as much liquid as possible.
  3. Combine the base ingredients: Place the softened cream cheese in the slow cooker. Add the drained chicken, hot sauce, ranch dressing, and 1 ½ cups of the shredded cheddar cheese. Reserve the remaining ½ cup for later.
  4. Mix until combined: Stir everything together with a spatula until the cream cheese is mostly incorporated. It doesn’t have to be perfectly smooth at this point.
  5. Cook on low for 2 hours (or high for 1 hour): Cover the slow cooker and set it to low. Let it cook for 2 hours, stirring once halfway through. The dip is ready when it’s bubbling around the edges and completely smooth when stirred.
  6. Add the reserved cheese: After the dip is hot and bubbly, sprinkle the remaining ½ cup of shredded cheddar cheese on top. Cover and let it cook for another 10-15 minutes until the cheese is melted and slightly golden around the edges.
  7. Stir and serve: Give the dip one final stir to incorporate the top layer of cheese, or leave it intact for presentation. Switch the slow cooker to the ‘warm’ setting to keep the dip at the perfect serving temperature.

Notes

For best results, use room temperature cream cheese to avoid lumps. Stir halfway through cooking for even melting. If dip is too thin, leave lid off for 15-20 minutes; if too thick, stir in a splash of milk or extra ranch. Can be assembled the night before and stored in the fridge; add 30 minutes to cooking time when starting from cold.

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