5.0 from 69 votes
Buffalo Cauliflower Dip
Cauliflower rice for the win! This 10-minute appetizer recipe for Buffalo Cauliflower Dip is a hot, cheesy, and delicious vegetarian twist on classic Buffalo Chicken Dip.
Cook Time
mins
Total Time
10 mins
Servings: 16 servings
Calories: 107 kcal
Course:
Appetizer
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup water
- 1 pound riced cauliflower (see note 1)
- 1 (5-ounce) bottle hot sauce (see note 2)
- 2 (8-ounce) packages cream cheese
- 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
- 1 cup blue cheese dressing or ranch dressing (see note 3)
- Blue cheese crumbles for garnish
- carrots and celery, peeled and cut into 4-inch pieces, for serving
- crackers for serving
Instructions
- In a medium saucepan over medium-high heat, add cauliflower rice and water. Cover and cook until tender, stirring occasionally, about 5 minutes.
- Stir in hot sauce, cream cheese, cheddar cheese, and ranch or blue cheese dressing. Continue stirring until hot and bubbly, about 5 minutes.
- Garnish with blue cheese crumbles. Serve hot with carrots, celery sticks, or crackers. Or, transfer to a slow cooker and keep warm until serving time.
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Notes
- Riced cauliflower: Use a food processor or box grater to make your own cauliflower rice. To do it by hand, use the largest holes on a box grater to shred the vegetable into tiny pieces. To use a food processor, simply cut the cauliflower into pieces and pulse the vegetable until evenly minced. Or buy a 16-ounce bag of cauliflower rice in the produce section.
- Hot sauce: Frank's RedHot is classic Buffalo wing sauce; I wouldn't use anything else. But you can try your favorite hot sauce if you have one.
- Ranch Dressing or Blue Cheese Dressing: For traditional Buffalo Dip, this recipe must be made with blue cheese dressing. However, if you don't like blue cheese and do want to channel your inner Midwesterner, ranch is delicious, too.
- Yield: A single batch of this Buffalo Cauliflower Dip will feed about 16 for a snack or appetizer. Half or double the recipe as desired to fit your crowd.
- Storage: Transfer any extra Buffalo Cauliflower Dip to an airtight container and refrigerate for up to 4 days.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1 serving
Calories
107kcal
(5%)
Carbohydrates
6g
(2%)
Protein
5g
(10%)
Fat
7g
(11%)
Saturated Fat
4g
(20%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
2g
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
15mg
(5%)
Sodium
292mg
(12%)
Potassium
106mg
(3%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
2g
(4%)
Vitamin A
144IU
(3%)
Vitamin C
14mg
(16%)
Calcium
131mg
(13%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 16servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 107
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1 serving | |
| Calories | 107kcal | 5% |
| Carbohydrates | 6g | 2% |
| Protein | 5g | 10% |
| Fat | 7g | 11% |
| Saturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 15mg | 5% |
| Sodium | 292mg | 12% |
| Potassium | 106mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 2g | 4% |
| Vitamin A | 144IU | 3% |
| Vitamin C | 14mg | 16% |
| Calcium | 131mg | 13% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.