People eat buffalo chicken dip with a variety of foods which include red bell peppers, cucumbers, carrot sticks, celery sticks, crackers and tortilla chips or any other chips including potato chips or bread as well as putting the buffalo chicken dip on sandwiches or even hamburgers or other meats.
The best chip or cracker for buffalo chicken dip is Chicken flavored crackers and for chips the best chips for buffalo chicken dip is corn chips and tortilla chips as well as Tostito Scoops.
The crackers that are good for Buffalo chicken dip are chicken flavored crackers as well as corn and tortilla chips.
Although any crackers can be eaten with Buffalo chicken dip.
Ritz Crackers and other buttery crackers, Triscuit crackers and even wheat thins also go great with Buffalo chicken dip.
Tortilla chips, Multigrain Chips, Pita Chips, Potato Chips and even Pretzels also go well with Buffalo chicken dip.
Buffalo chicken dip is better hot although you can also eat it cold.
When the cheese is melted and bubbly is when the buffalo chicken dip is best eaten and the texture of the cheese in the buffalo chicken dip is also better when hot and the flavors are more delicious hot but they are also good cold.
To make Buffalo Chicken dip start by gathering the ingredients which include.
2 (10 ounce) cans chunk or shredded chicken, drained.
3/4 cup hot pepper sauce (such as Frank's RedHot)
2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened.
1 cup ranch dressing.
1 1/2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese.
1 bunch celery, cut into 4-inch pieces.
1 (8 ounce) box chicken-flavored crackers.
Mix these ingredients together in a baking dish or even in a crock pot.
Then if in a baking dish you can bake the Buffalo Chicken dip for 5 to 10 minutes or a bit longer until it's all melted together.
You can also use a crockpot and allow it to heat on high for around 1 to 2 hours.
The best shredded cheese to use for Buffalo chicken dip is mozzarella cheese and or sharp cheddar cheese.
Cheddar cheese is the best shredded cheese for Buffalo chicken dip as it provides a rich and savory flavor which complements the buffalo chicken dip, and Mozzarella adds a creamy and melty texture to the Buffalo chicken dip.
Some people also add blue cheese for a tangier and more complex flavor to the buffalo chicken dip.
To make buffalo chicken dip not runny you should ensure that you have proper drainage of the ingredients and use a full fat cream cheese and ranch dressing.
Also avoid overcooking the buffalo chicken dip and also consider using a stabilizer such as agar-agar or even incorporating a starch based thickener such as cornstarch or flour.
You can also use sour cream to replace cream cheese in Buffalo chicken dip.
Many recipes for Buffalo chicken dip also use sour cream alongside the cream cheese for a tangier texture and flavor but you can use just sour cream in the Buffalo chicken dip and it will still turn out to be very delicious.
The sour cream in Buffalo chicken dip adds a creamy and cooling texture in the buffalo chicken dip and is a common ingredient in the buffalo chicken dip that helps balance out the spiciness of the buffalo chicken dip.
The sour cream in the buffalo chicken dip adds a rich, smooth consistency to the buffalo chicken dip and makes the buffalo chicken dip easier to spread and eat.
The other ingredients in buffalo chicken dip are cream cheese, hot sauce, shredded chicken and often blue cheese and cheddar cheese and sometimes Mozzarella cheese is used.
However you can use any other cheeses you like and if you don't like blue cheese you can use cheddar cheese by itself if you prefer.
Another key ingredient in buffalo chicken dip is ranch dressing if you want to make it a creamy buffalo chicken dip.
If you want to make the real authentic and traditional Buffalo Chicken Dip, you have to make it with blue cheese dressing and not ranch dressing.
Although if you don't like blue cheese dressing you can still use ranch dressing but it won't be the exact same as traditional Buffalo Chicken Dip but will still be delicious.
You can also use blue cheese instead of ranch and 1/3 less fat cream cheese.
Then combine all these ingredients in a crock pot and let it sit on low for 2 hours and then serve with some tortilla chips, celery and or scoops or dip some chicken or other meat in it.
You can use the Buffalo Chicken Dip on anything that you prefer to use it on.
You could also spread the buffalo chicken dip on hamburgers or sandwiches to add flavor.
The best things to eat buffalo chicken dip with are red bell peppers, cucumbers, carrot sticks, celery sticks, crackers and tortilla chips or any other chips including potato chips or bread.