skinny buffalo chicken dip
Without fail, whenever I ask you for “game day” recipe suggestions, the same two words always come up:
BUFFALO. CHICKEN.
Somehow for years I have resisted adding to the zillions of buffalo chicken dip recipes that are already flooding the blogosphere. But this Super Bowl season, I decided to finally relent and post a slightly lighter version of the dip — my skinny buffalo chicken dip!
Granted, there are times in life for full-fat cream cheese, sour cream, cheese and butter. But what if you can swap in some Greek yogurt, reduced-fat cream cheese and Mozzarella, and no one can taste the difference? Then by all means, I say lighten it up! I had my friends give it a final taste-test last night while we watched Sean bid Kacie a dramatic farewell, and they swore they couldn’t tell the difference. So. Ridiculously. Good.
What are your favorite “buffalo” recipes?
Everyone's favorite dip goes a bit "lighter" with this Skinny Buffalo Chicken Dip recipe. It may be lighter on calories, but it's BIG on flavor!
Ingredients
- 4 oz. (half a block) reduced-fat (or fat-free) cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup plain Greek yogurt
- 1 cup shredded part-skim Mozzarella cheese
- 1/2 cup hot sauce (I prefer Frank's)
- 1/2 cup crumbled light blue cheese
- 1 Tbsp. ranch seasoning (optional)
- 3 cups shredded cooked chicken
Method
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
In a large bowl, stir all ingredients together until well-mixed. Transfer mixture to a small greased baking dish, and bake for 30 minutes or until the cheese is melted and the edges begin to slightly brown. Remove and serve immediately.
Stir all ingredients together in a medium saucepan until combined over medium-low heat. Continue heating for about 10-15 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the cheese is melted and the dip is simmering. Remove and serve immediately.
Stir all ingredients together in a slow cooker until combined. Heat on low for 4 hours or until the cheese is melted. Serve immediately.
http://www.gimmesomeoven.com/skinny-buffalo-chicken-dip/
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Made this for the super bowl & substituted feta for blue cheese, it was AMAZEBALLS!!!!!! Will definitely make again :)
About how many people does this serve?
Yum yum yum! This looks amazing! I don’t think you would miss the fat at all!
I could totally take a bath in this.
This is by far one of my favorite dips, so simple, but so good! Im definitely going to have to try this lightened up version..help me drop some of these baby pounds! :P Looks awesome!
Love this version! I could eat that stuff for breakfast lunch and dinner!
I found some Frank’s hot sauce in the supermarket the other day. I know I’m going to make this!
You know I love it! Perfection!
And who doesn’t want to br skinny! Love it!
Wow! Looks delicious! I can’t wait to try it for the super bowl! :)
can’t ever have enough recipes like this for football time! i am going to have to try this next time we’re watching with some friends… this is WAY too dangerous to have around for just me and the hubs.
for any party really.. buffalo chicken dip is ALWAYS on my mind. And since this is reduced calorie and fat.. I’m going to eat even more of it. I cannot WAIT to make this Ali!!!!
Definitely shouldn’t have looked at this before lunch. Now we’re famished! Can’t wait to whip this up for the Super Bowl. :)
Amy
@Chobani
I love this. Perfect for super bowl when all I want to do is over over the snack table and eat my weight in anything buffalo.
holy crap. yum. adding greek yogurt to this dish is genius… definitely adding it to my superbowl menu :)
I just fell out of my chair.
I love this…because I can eat MORE of it!!! Woot!