Healthy Buffalo Chicken Dip
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Healthy Buffalo Chicken Dip
Description
The Healthy Buffalo Chicken Dip features cooked shredded chicken coated in buffalo sauce combined with Greek yogurt-based ranch dressing and blended cottage cheese, which smooths out the texture without heavy creams. Shredded mozzarella and sharp cheddar cheeses add richness and melty goodness. After mixing all ingredients, the dip is baked in a prepared dish, allowing the cheese to melt uniformly and develop a browned surface under broil.
The resulting dip offers a balance of spicy, creamy, and cheesy elements. Green onions sprinkled on top provide a fresh contrast, while celery, carrots, and tortilla chips offer varied dipping options. This dip serves as a hearty snack or party appetizer with familiar buffalo flavor but a lighter base than traditional cream cheese-heavy versions.
Baking until bubbly ensures even warming through the dip. Broiling briefly for a browned finish enhances the texture on top. Serving immediately keeps the cheese melted and the dip soft.
Ingredients
- 2 cups chicken about 1 lb chicken, shredded
- ⅔ cup buffalo sauce medium or hot
- 1 cup Greek yogurt ranch dressing I like Bolthouse Farms
- ½ cup cottage cheese
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper plus more to taste
- ¾ cup mozzarella cheese shredded
- ¾ cup cheddar cheese shredded, dived, sharp
- green onion for topping
- celery for serving
- carrot for serving
- tortilla chips for serving
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F and spray a baking dish with cooking spray. I used an 8x8 glass baking dish.
- Blend together cottage cheese and ranch dressing until smooth in a food processor or blender.
- Combine chicken, buffalo sauce, blended cottage cheese mixture, pepper, mozzarella cheese and ¼ cup cheddar cheese in a large mixing bowl.
- Pour mixture into prepared baking dish and top with remaining ½ cup cheddar cheese.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes or until cheese is melted and bubbly. Broil for the last 1-2 minutes to brown up the cheese more, if desired.
- Remove with oven, top with green onion and serve warm with celery, carrots and tortilla chips.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 8Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 185 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1/8 recipe | |
| Calories | 185kcal | 9% |
| Carbohydrates | 4g | 1% |
| Protein | 17g | 34% |
| Fat | 11g | 17% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 49mg | 16% |
| Sodium | 975mg | 41% |
| Potassium | 81mg | 2% |
| Sugar | 2g | 4% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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