{Recipe Files}: Buffalo Chicken Dip

Because: Yum!

You all know of my love affair with buffalo chicken dip, but I've never made it myself. This weekend's party with some friends seemed like a good time to try out one of the recipes I found out there and it was a huge hit!!

If you're looking for something easy, quick and crowd-pleasing, this is it!

What You Need:

~2  12 oz cans of chunk chicken, drained

~2 8 oz blocks of cream cheese (we did 1/3 less fat kind)

~1 cup ranch dressing

~1 package shredded cheddar cheese (approximately 2 cups)

~Franks Hot Sauce (we used Buffalo), between 1-2 cups, depending on your heat preference

~Chips of your choice--I prefer Scoops!

Obviously this is not a diet food. Let's move on.

What You Do:

1. I used a 4 qt crock pot and turned the heat onto high. Let it heat up a bit and then add in the cream cheese which has softened a bit (I left mine out of the fridge for about 20 minutes before I started making the recipe--or you can microwave it a bit to soften). Let it heat up a bit in there and melt (with the lid still off).

2. Add the drained chicken, ranch dressing and the cheddar cheese. Mix well.

3. Let everything melt together a bit before you start adding the Franks hot sauce. When you do, add it in 1/2 Cup increments until you reach the desired heat.

1 Cup=not that hot; 1.5 Cups=some heat 2 Cup=Hot Hot! 

We used 1 1/2 cups and it was perfect for us.

Mix it all together, put the lid on and let it heat for about an hour, stirring occasionally. 

4. Turn the crock pot to Low or Warm during the time you're serving it up.

Enjoy this heavenly goodness!!

I was tempted to add a dollop of this to the top of my burger (I didn't), or to a salad (I didn't), but I think it would be tasty :)

Have you made buffalo chicken dip before? Have you used it as anything else other than a dip?