Crock Pot Buffalo Chicken Dip (Print Version)

Creamy, spicy buffalo chicken dip with cheese and buffalo sauce, made easy in your slow cooker.

# What You'll Need:

→ Dairy

01 - 8 oz cream cheese, softened and cubed
02 - 1/2 cup sour cream
03 - 1 1/2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
04 - 1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese

→ Meats

05 - 3 cups cooked shredded chicken breast

→ Condiments & Sauces

06 - 1/2 cup buffalo wing sauce
07 - 1/4 cup ranch dressing

→ Optional Garnishes

08 - 2 tablespoons chopped scallions
09 - Extra shredded cheese for topping

# How To Make It:

01 - Place cream cheese, sour cream, shredded cheddar, mozzarella, chicken, buffalo wing sauce, and ranch dressing in the slow cooker bowl.
02 - Stir all ingredients together thoroughly until well combined.
03 - Cover and cook on low setting for 2 hours, stirring halfway through to ensure even melting and consistent texture.
04 - Once the dip is melted and bubbling, give it a final stir to achieve uniform consistency.
05 - Sprinkle with extra cheese and chopped scallions if desired.
06 - Transfer to serving dish and serve warm with tortilla chips, celery sticks, carrot sticks, or crackers.

# Top Tips:

01 -
  • It practically makes itself while you do everything else, from setting up chairs to arguing over the playlist.
  • The balance of heat and creaminess keeps everyone coming back until the crock is scraped clean.
  • You can double it without any extra effort, just a bigger slow cooker.
  • Leftovers reheat beautifully and taste even better the next day when the flavors have melded together.
02 -
  • If you skip softening the cream cheese, you'll end up with stubborn lumps that take forever to smooth out, even with stirring.
  • Stirring halfway through isn't optional, the cheese on the edges melts faster and can start to separate if left alone the whole time.
  • Don't crank it to high to speed things up, the dairy can break and get grainy instead of silky.
03 -
  • Use rotisserie chicken to save yourself the trouble of cooking and shredding chicken from scratch, it's already juicy and flavorful.
  • Swap ranch for blue cheese dressing if you want a sharper, more traditional buffalo wing flavor that some people swear by.
  • Taste it before serving and adjust the salt, heat, or tang with a little extra sauce or dressing, slow cookers can dull flavors slightly as things meld together.
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