Skinny Buffalo Chicken Dip
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4.4
Skinny Buffalo Chicken Dip
Description
Skinny Buffalo Chicken Dip combines softened cream cheese and plain Greek yogurt to form a creamy base enriched by spicy buffalo sauce. The mixture is seasoned with garlic and onion powders and green onions, then folded with shredded chicken and part of the mozzarella and blue cheese. After baking in a single dish until bubbly, it’s topped with remaining cheese and optional extra buffalo sauce and blue cheese crumbles for intensified flavor and texture contrast.
Baking melds the ingredients smoothly and produces a slightly golden surface, enhancing presentation and adding mild crispness. The dip's creamy and spicy profile makes it suitable as an appetizer or snack paired with carrots, celery, or crackers, providing a balance of cool and spicy sensations with crunchy accompaniments.
This recipe adjusts traditional buffalo dip to incorporate Greek yogurt for tanginess and reduced fat, while maintaining the characteristic heat and cheesy richness expected from buffalo chicken dips. Fresh green onion slices on top add mild sharpness and a bit of color.
Ingredients
- 4 ounces cream cheese room temperature, low fat
- 1 cup Greek yogurt room temperature, plain, full fat
- 1/2 cup buffalo sauce such as Noble Made or Frank's
- 2 green onion thinly sliced
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/4 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 cup mozzarella cheese divided, shredded, part skim
- 1/2 cup blue cheese divided, crumbled
- 2 cups chicken breast boneless, skinless, cooked and shredded
- carrot for serving
- celery
- Cracker
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350° F. and spray and 8x8 baking dish or 9 or 10 inch cast iron skillet with cooking oil.
- In a large bowl whisk together the softened cream cheese, yogurt, buffalo sauce, green onions, garlic powder, and onion powder.
- Use a rubber spatula to fold in the chicken, 1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese, and 1/4 cup of the blue cheese crumbles.
- Pour the mixture into the prepared baking dish or cast iron skillet and top with the remaining mozzarella and blue cheese. Bake for 25-30 minutes or until bubbly and golden on top.
- Remove from the oven and top with the extra blue cheese crumbles, green onions, and buffalo sauce if desired. Serve immediately with carrots, celery, or crackers.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 6servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 199 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 199kcal | 10% |
| Carbohydrates | 5g | 2% |
| Protein | 28g | 56% |
| Fat | 7g | 11% |
| Saturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 3g | 18% |
| Cholesterol | 62mg | 21% |
| Sodium | 850mg | 35% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 4g | 8% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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Overall Rating
4.4
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