Crockpot Buffalo Chicken Dip. I know there are a million buffalo chicken dip recipes on the internet, but I have always thought mine was the best. This dip is made with real chicken breast (no more canned chicken!) with almost no work at all. Pour over a quick homemade wing sauce (classic Franks Red Hot with melted butter & some Worcestershire). Add your cheeses and let the crockpot do all of the work. Serve warm, right out of the crockpot with chips, carrots & celery on the side or add it to a baking dish. It’s a perfect filling party dip and especially perfect for football season.
Buffalo Chicken Dip in the Slow Cooker
Making buffalo chicken dip in the slow cooker is the best. There is one dish & you can even serve it right out of the crockpot. Bring the slow cooker to your party, plug it in an serve it warm and cheesy right out of crockpot. I also do not understand using canned chicken, but to each their own. If you use canned chicken, crockpot will only need to cook for about 1-2 hours. BUT using raw chicken adds so much protein and a delicious, perfect texture. Pile everything in the slow cooker together, set it on low and forget it until you need it! Check out my chicken shredding hack below for even more even steps.
Home Cook’s Tips / FAQ
Can I make this without blue cheese (or without ranch)?
The best part of this recipe is its versatility. Now, I think it needs the blue cheese to balance out all of the flavors. But you can use all ranch, all blue cheese, a mix of blue cheese crumbles & blue cheese dressing. Have fun with it.
Other Ways to Use Buffalo Chicken Dip
I love making buffalo chicken dip when there are leftovers because I always use it for lunch the next day.
Wrap or Sandwich: Scoop buffalo chicken tip onto your favorite tortilla, wrap or bread. Serve with shredded carrots, thinly sliced celery & green onion, a drizzle of ranch and blue cheese crumbles.
Salad: I LOVE to serve this over chopped romaine, carrots & celery with some extra blue cheese crumbles.
Chicken Shredding Hack
Use a hand mixer! There are few things as annoying and tedious to me as having to shred chicken with two forks. If two forks is all you have, it works great. Remove the chicken breast and shred with a fork. Using a hand mixer is my favorite way to shred chicken AND blend up this dip. Place the hand mixer in the crockpot, and turn it on medium. It will shred the chicken and blend the dip so it’s ready for serving.
Alternately, you can use a stand mixer. Take the breasts out of the crockpot, add them to stand mixer, and shred with paddle attachment for 30 seconds to a minute before adding back into the crockpot.
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The Best Crockpot Buffalo Chicken Dip
Equipment
- 1 Slow Cooker other cooking options in notes
Ingredients
- 1 – 1 1/2 lb chicken breast
- 8 oz cubed cream cheese
- 1 cup blue cheese crumbles
- 1 & 1/4 cup Franks Red Hot
- 4 tbs butter melted
- 1/2 tsp Worcestershire Sauce
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 2 cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese (about 6 oz) + more for topping
- 1/2 cup buttermilk ranch I love classic hidden valley
- tortilla chips, celery & carrots for serving
Instructions
- Add Ingredients to Crock Pot: Pat chicken dry. Trim anything that feels tough to the touch or added fat. Lay chicken in crock pot. Lightly salt & pepper the chicken. Next, add the cubed cream cheese, 2 cups cheddar cheese, blue cheese crumbles, ranch.
- Make Wing Sauce: In a large microwave safe bowl, melt the butter. Add franks, Worcestershire & garlic powder. Stir until combined. Pour over ingredients in crockpot.
- Slow Cook Buffalo Chicken Dip: Set crockpot to low for 3-4 hours or until chicken is completely cooked through. It may look saucy and separated.
- Shred the Chicken: Using a handmixer, place in crockpot on medium. Use handmixer to shred chicken and mix everything togehter. You should have perfect buffalo chicken dip!* I like when there are thicker pieces of chicken, but shred to your liking. The sauce will begin to thicken and chicken will be distributed throughout. You can serve like this, right out of the crockpot. Keep on warm and stir as needed.
- If serving in a baking dish: add buffalo chicken dip from slow cooker to a large oven safe dish. Sprinkle light layer of any remaining shredded cheese (1/2 cup ish) When ready to serve, set broiler to low. Broil until cheese is melty. Serve hot so it's easy to scoop chips!
- Serve immediately with celery sticks, carrots, tortilla chips or eat it on top of a salad.
Home Cook’s Notes
- Preheat oven to 350°. In medium pan, bring water to boil. Add chicken breasts. Let water come to boil again. Reduce heat to low, boil for 10 minutes or until cooked through. Remove from water & shred.
- Make sure cream cheese is softened. Microwave for 30 seconds if not. In large bowl, add softened cream cheese, blue cheese crumbles, franks, sharp cheddar & ranch. Stir. Add chicken shreds.
- In large 9 x 13 pan, spread mixture. Bake for 30 minutes, stirring every 10 minutes. Add extra layer of cheddar on top for final 10 minutes, baking until brown and bubbly.
Jackie Vancleve says
Looks so good, we love this dip. I’m going to try yours!
James says
Recipe all out of order. Tells you put everything in then tell you not to after you already did
Sam says
Hi James! I have tried to make sense of this for a few weeks now, but I can’t really understand what you mean.You just lay everything in the crockpot and turn it on. At the end, if you want after cooking, you can put everything in a nicer dish and broil some cheese on top for a better look OR you can just serve it out of the crockpot. Hope that clears things up!
Nick says
This Buffalo Chicken Dip is that pressure!!!!!!!! ⛽️⛽️⛽️⛽️