This Healthy Buffalo Chicken Dip is a take off on your traditional chicken dip. Healthy being a relative term but you get all the bold flavor with a lot less fat and calories so you can go ahead and enjoy your party.
The Healthy Buffalo Chicken Dip recipe below has all the good stuff. It is hot and spicy and creamy and delicious. By adding so lower fat and calorie options to the dip, you can enjoy more completely guilt free. Plus, it does not sacrifice any of the flavor you love.
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What We Love About This Recipe
- 35 Minutes: Mix in five and bake for 30, it is so simple or place in the slow cooker or mini crock pot for parties.
- Simple Ingredients: All found in pantry or fridge.
- Family Friendly: No one would know that they are eating a Healthy Buffalo Chicken Dip because it is so darn good.
- Adaptable: Make it your own by adding your favorite seasonings such as garlic powder, onion powder, salt etc.
Ingredient Notes
- Fat Free Cream Cheese: You can use a reduced-fat cream cheese version if you do not want to use the fat free.
- Hot Sauce: Frank’s red hot sauce is great or you can order your favorite from the restaurant that you like.
- Reduced fat blue cheese crumbles
- Ranch Seasoning: This adds so much flavor to the dip. This ups the ranch dressing flavor.
- Chicken: canned chicken, shredded chicken from breasts or packets.
- Low fat Mozzarella Cheese: shred your own to save money.
Variations and Substitutions
- Greek Yogurt – Replace the fat free sour cream with a fat free Greek yogurt.
- Cheese – You can replace the mozzarella cheese with a fat free cheddar cheese.
- Shredded Chicken- Can chicken, cooked chicken breast or rotisserie chicken are all great in this buffalo chicken dip recipe.
How to Make Skinny Chicken Buffalo Dip
These are the basic steps for making frank buffalo chicken dip. Please refer to the recipe card below for more detailed instructions.
STEP 1: PREP
First, preheat the oven and mix all the dip ingredients together in a bowl.
STEP 2: BAKING DISH
Then spray a small baking dish (I used a pie dish) with a light coating of non-stick cooking spray. Transfer the mixture to the baking dish. Top with mozzarella cheese.
STEP 3: BAKE
Finally, bake for 30 minutes and serve with your favorite dippers.
Prep and Storage Tips
HOW TO MAKE THIS RECIPE AHEAD OF TIME
You can prepare this dip the day before and then bake it when you are ready.
HOW TO STORE THIS RECIPE
Store any leftover dip in an airtight container, use within two days.
HOW TO FREEZE THIS RECIPE
I am not a fan of freezing this dip, to me you get a grainy quality however it is fine to free for up to three months in a freezer safe container if you do not mind the texture change.
HOW TO REHEAT THIS RECIPE
Reheat the leftovers in the oven at 350 degrees until brown and bubbly.
Frequently Asked Questions about the Healthy Buffalo Chicken Dip
Try using dairy free alternatives such as cashew or other nut cheeses and dairy alternative products to make this chicken dip.
Of course, it is one of the best and easiest swap outs. Costco sells shredded rotisserie chicken in their fresh foods case to save even more time.
This is great for a party so simply increase the recipe card below to make as many serving as you need.
How hot is too hot? You hear this question quite often. Therefore, my rule of thumb is start with a little heat and you can make several versions with increasing levels of heat or place bottles of different hot sauce on the side and allow people to add as much heat as they like.
Expert Tips for Making This Healthy Buffalo Chicken Dip Recipe
- Dip: Fresh veggies such as carrots, bell peppers celery sticks are all great.
- Top: Top with fresh cilantro, fresh parsley or chopped green onion.
- Short cut tip: Make in the crock pot or instant pot, it keeps it warm during parties.
- Variation tip: Pita chips, tortilla chips or other crunchy chips are perfect for dipping.
- Alternate ingredient/Substitution/Addition: Primal Kitchen Dairy-Free Buffalo Sauce is a nice healthy alternative for keto buffalo chicken dip.
What to Serve with Healthy Buffalo Chicken Dip
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Healthy Buffalo Chicken Dip
Ingredients
- 4 ounces fat free cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup fat free sour cream
- 1/2 cup hot sauce, I used some from our favorite wing joint
- 1/2 cup reduced fat blue cheese crumbles
- 1/2 Tablespoon dry ranch seasoning
- 2 cups cooked chicken breast, shredded (or finely diced)
- 1/2 cup low fat mozzarella cheese, shredded
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Mix all ingredients together in a bowl.
- Spray a small baking dish (I used a pie dish) with a light coating of non-stick cooking spray. Transfer the mixture to the baking dish. Top with mozzarella cheese.
- Bake for 30 minutes or until dip is bubbly and the cheese is melted. Serve hot.
Expert Tips
- Dip: Fresh veggies such as carrots, bell peppers celery sticks are all great.
- Top: Top with fresh cilantro, fresh parsley or chopped green onion.
- Short cut tip: Make in the crock pot or instant pot, it keeps it warm during parties.
- Variation tip: Pita chips, tortilla chips or other crunchy chips are perfect for dipping.
- Alternate ingredient/Substitution/Addition: Primal Kitchen Dairy-Free Buffalo Sauce is a nice healthy alternative for keto buffalo chicken dip.
Estimated Nutritional Information
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Tested this recipe, today, in anticipation of our Super Bowl party next weekend! We always need something “buffalo” on the buffet table and this sounded great. It’s scrumptious! I’m so excited! Can’t wait to make some more and share it to with our friends!
This dip is packed with flavors, we love it! It was delicious and enjoyable. can’t wait to have them for our Valentine’s Day celebration. So excited!
This was a crowd favorite! I used fat-free cheddar cheese instead of mozzarella and it turned out great and incredibly delicious. Glad my guests loved this buffalo chicken dip. Definitely a keeper!
Oh I love adding blue cheese in your buffalo chicken dip!! I must try this soon. Great idea for a Super Bowl party.
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I love blue cheese too! Thanks for stopping by! It’s nice to meet you! 🙂
My husband and son would die for me to make this. They love buffalo wings. For some reason I’ve never liked that taste so I like to let them indulge in these types of things when I’m dieting, which I’m doing now.
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My husband loves it too! 🙂 Thanks for stopping by! It’s nice to meet you! 🙂
This looks so amazing. I love dips and skinny, yeah. I am in your sits group and it’s nice to meat you. I will be scouring your blog.
THanks! It’s nice to meet you too! Thanks for stopping by! 🙂
This looks really yummy! My husband would love it because he adds Tabasco to everything! I’ll have to make it for Super Bowl Sunday! Just stopping by from this week’s SITS Tribe Challenge!
It would be perfect for Superbowl Sunday! Thanks for stopping by! It’s nice to meet you! 🙂
Oh gosh this looks like it would be so amazing with some celery or maybe even top of some kale chips. Pinned it! Stopping by from the SITSTribe Challenge.
I never thought to use kale chips! Great suggestion! Thanks for stopping by. It’s nice to meet you! 🙂
I love the Grilled and Ready Chicken Strips! They are so versatile and flavorful!
I love dips like this. I could devour it in one sitting, too!