This is my all-time favorite buffalo chicken dip recipe! It’s full of big flavors, and extra-easy when made in the crock pot. Win-win. :)
This weekend, Henry and I made a quick road trip down to Wichita for an extra special celebration — my parents’ 60th birthday party!
But of course, knowing my parents, it wasn’t just any party. (Yes, the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.)
It was a “hippie dippie party“.
Over the course of the evening, over 60 friends and family arrived sporting their grooviest tie-dye, fringe, bell bottoms, peasant blouses, platform shoes, knee boots, beads, head scarves, and more. And to go with the theme, everyone also arrived with a dip in tow to share!
I took the easy route and borrowed a friend’s cute mumu for the night, which turned out to be fabulously comfy and allowed plenty of room for sampling the dozens of dips that arrived for the party. And then my own contribution to the dip-a-thon, I decided to put the crock pot to work making one of my all-time favorite appetizers. It only took about 10 minutes to prep, and disappeared before the first Simon and Garfunkel record was over. ;)
Let’s hear it for this far-out Slow Cooker Buffalo Chicken Dip!
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I’ve been making my Skinny Buffalo Chicken Dip in the oven for years and years. But after my recent success transitioning my Spinach Artichoke Dip to the slow cooker, I decided it would be fun to try slow cooking this one as well.
As it turns out, it works like a charm!
Simply add all of your traditional buffalo chicken dip ingredients to the bowl of a slow cooker…
…stir them together…
…and then after cooking the mixture on high for 60-90 minutes, or on low for 2-3 hours…
…this ridiculously irresistible dip will be ready to serve. And I do mean irresistible. I’ve made buffalo chicken dip dozens of times, and there are never ever leftovers. It’s a delicious fact of life that I’m ok with. :)
Feel free to add some extra blue cheese and green onions on top, and either just serve it in the slow cooker…
…or transfer it to a serving dish for easier crowd-dipping. And enjoy every. last. bite.
We sure did. :)
So happy, happy birthday to my 60-year old parents! (And a special happy birthday today to my lovely mom!) We all had the best time this weekend, and I wish you peace, love, and many more epic parties in your new house ahead. :)
Slow Cooker Buffalo Chicken Dip
Ingredients
- 1 (8-ounce) block reduced-fat cream cheese, roughly cut into 1-inch cubes
- 4 ounces crumbled blue cheese*
- 3 cups diced or shredded cooked chicken
- 2 cups shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
- 1 cup hot sauce** (I recommend Frank’s)
- 1 cup plain Greek yogurt or sour cream
- 1/2 cup thinly-sliced green onions (about 3 green onions)
- 1 Tablespoon ranch seasoning
- (optional toppings: extra crumbled blue cheese, thinly-sliced green onions, chopped celery, and/or a drizzle of hot sauce)
Instructions
- Spray the inside of the bowl of your slow cooker with cooking spray.
- Add all ingredients to the bowl of the slow cooker, and stir until combined. (You can also stir the ingredients together in a separate bowl, and then transfer that to the bowl of the slow cooker afterwards.)
- Cook on high for 1.5 – 2 hours, or until the cheeses are all melted. (Alternately, you can also cook this on low for 3-4 hours, or until the cheeses are all melted.) Give the dip a good final stir, then transfer to a serving bowl and garnish with extra blue cheese and green onions if desired. Serve with chips or your desired dippers.
Notes
Did you make this?Let me know how it turned out in the comments below!
Hi! This looks awesome!
I think I might just make this tommorw, or sunday, just wondering how long am I able to keep this in the fridge before it goes bad. I want to make it last! :-)
Thanks, Kevin! This should keep in the fridge for at least a few days, if not about a week. We hope you enjoy!
Hey there! This looks incredible! How do you think Jalapeños would work in this? I know that sounds pretty spicy but just less hot sauce then? Maybe adding ranch dressing to cool it? Let me know what you think! Thanks for an awesome recipe!
Thanks, Katie! And we bet jalapeños would be yummy in this (we would de-seed them, or at least some of them though), and yes, cut back on the hot sauce (you can always add more after tasting it with the jalapeños). Ranch dressing would likely be yummy as well. Let us know how it goes if you try either of these things! :)
I made this using the large cans of chicken from Costco and it shredded great and tasted quite yummy with no fuss. Maybe an idea for those who don’t want to cook chicken.
We’re glad you enjoyed it, Barb!
I loooooove this dip and have made it numerous times!!! It always tastes amazing but it also ends up having grease just sitting on top therefore making it look unpleasant :( any suggestions on how to prevent that?
We’re so glad you enjoy it, Lindsee! As for the grease, hmmm, you could just try removing it with a big spoon or ladle. We wish we knew a better suggestion, but that should help!
I made this for my office pot luck. It was the hit of the day! Thank you for creating this awesome, tasty dip. I’ll be sure to make this again for future gatherings. Delish!
We’re so glad to hear that Ellen! :D
With the green onions, are you using the entire green onion or just the white part or just the green part?
Hi Misty! You can use just the light green and some of the dark green (not going quite all the way up the stalk). You can definitely use the white part as well though, it’s just stronger. :) We hope you enjoy this!
I am so excited to try this for an upcoming birthday! We stumbled upon your Pastor Tacos recipe and it is in the crock pot as i type! soo excited :)
Thanks Vianey! We hope you enjoyed the al pastor, and that you enjoy this dip as well! :)
How many chicken breasts is 3 cups?
Hi Anne! 1/2 pound of chicken would equal a cup, so 1 1/2 pounds for 3 cups.
How long do you think this will keep in the fridge? I made it Sunday and want to serve the leftover Wednesday night. Should be good still right? It was delicious, thanks for the recipe!
Hi Laura, we think this should definitely be fine for Wednesday night! We’re happy you enjoyed it! :D
Recipe looks really yummy buttttt I really dislike blue cheese. Can you taste it in the dip? Is there another cheese/dressing that could replace it? Thank you!
Hi Linda, yes, you can taste the blue cheese in this. We don’t feel like it’s overwhelming, but you can always just use 2 oz instead. However, if you’re really not a fan in the slightest, we would use some white cheddar or a little extra cream cheese. We hope that helps and that you enjoy!