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This buffalo chicken dip is thick and flavorful! You need only 5 ingredients. Serve with chips, crackers, or fresh veggies.
This Dairy Free Buffalo Ranch Chicken Dip is inspired by my Buffalo Ranch Chicken Casserole. Both are dairy free and very satisfying!
I can’t even tell you how often I make this for guests. It’s definitely the appetizer I make the most and it’s high requested by my friends, husband, and son. If you love buffalo chicken, make this dip!
The best news? You’ll only need five simple ingredients.
Ingredients for Buffalo Ranch Chicken Dip
- Frank’s Red Hot Sauce: While I enjoy lots of different hot sauces and use them for a variety of dishes, I recommend sticking with Frank’s Red Hot Sauce here. This dip was built around the consistency and flavor of Frank’s.
- Ranch dressing: Use your favorite store-bought ranch dressing. If you’d like to keep this dip dairy free, try my recipe for Easy Ranch Dressing.
- Fully cooked chicken: We’re going to shred or chop any fully cooked chicken for this dip. To save time I recommend shredding a store-bought rotisserie chicken.
- Eggs: The eggs act as a binder and help thicken up the dip as it cooks.
- Salt: Just a bit of salt is the only seasoning you need because our hot sauce and ranch will add plenty of flavor.
What ranch dressing is best to use?
Use any store-bought ranch dressing. If you’d like to make your own, I recommend my Easy Ranch Dressing. It’s super simple because everything just goes in the blender.
Can you use a different hot sauce?
I recommend sticking with Frank’s Red Hot Sauce. While I love other hot sauces and use them for a variety of dishes, this dip was built around the consistency and flavor of Frank’s.
What chicken is best to use?
You have two great options here:
- If you want to keep this super fast shred a store-bought fully cooked rotisserie chicken.
- If you have a little extra time boil or sauté skinless and boneless chicken breasts. Then use a fork to shred the cooked chicken before adding to the dip. You can do this step the day before if you like.
Can you omit the eggs?
The eggs in this dip act as a binder. If you omit the eggs the flavor will be the same but the dip will be liquidy. This dip is intended to be thick so I personally would keep them in.
Can you make this dip ahead of time?
Yes. I like to make this dip several hours before it’s time to serve it when we’re entertaining. Just cover in saran wrap and refrigerate. Then pop it in the oven 40 to 45 minutes before guests arrive.
How to serve this dip
Enjoy with your favorite tortilla chips or crackers. If looking for a lower carb or Whole30 snack, pair this dip with raw veggies. I even love it scooped into potato skins!
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5-Ingredient Buffalo Ranch Chicken Dip
Ingredients
- 1 cup ranch dressing, any store-bought ranch is great or use my Easy Ranch Dressing if you want a homemade dairy-free option
- ½ cup Frank’s Red Hot Sauce
- 2 cups shredded or finely chopped chicken, cooked
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 eggs
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- In a large bowl combine your shredded chicken, ranch dressing, Frank's Red Hot Sauce, and salt. Stir together.
- In a separate smaller bowl whisk together your two eggs.
- Pour the whisked eggs into your chicken mixture. Stir until everything is well combined.
- Pour the dip into a pie plate or baking dish.
- Bake for 35 to 40 minutes.
- Serve in the pie dish or scoop out and serve in a bowl. Enjoy warm with tortilla chips, plantain chips, or sliced raw veggies like celery and carrots.
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We make this every Sunday during football season- we absolutely love it!
Thank you so much, Missy! This is my family’s favorite dip so we make it a lot too!
This is great! Thank you! Any idea if it’s possible to do in the crockpot to take to a Christmas event to make it portable?Â