Monday, September 22, 2014

Buffalo Chicken Dip



Weekends in the fall are dedicated to one thing and one thing only... Football. College and NFL. If you don't know me, I am a huge NIU Huskies fan. My husband and I both graduated from NIU and will live and breathe Huskies football. While I dare not to comment(even though I have PLENTY of comments) on this weekend's game versus Arkansas, I still love the Huskies even though we do not have as strong of a team as we have had in the past. And well for my NFL team, I root for whoever is on my fantasy football team and DA BEARS. I am VERY competitive when it comes to fantasy football, SO DON'T ASK ME WHY I DIDN'T START DESEAN JACKSON THIS WEEKEND. Ugh, still crying about it.
Football, food and fun. Those three need to happen. And you definitely can't be watching a big game without good gameday food.
So this. THIS dip. It's amazing. And guess what, in the past, I have been making it ALL WRONG. But now I have made it easy and so, so good. The secret ingredient to this dip? Rotisserie chicken. It will change this dip.
We have a place in our local grocery store named the Flaming Bird. They grill an entire chicken on the grill and it is nothing short of amazing. Nice part about it? Only $6 for the entire bird. Yup, quite the steal. If I were to compare the taste of the chicken, it's a lot like El Pollo Loco which is awesome. If you have never had El Pollo Loco, go now.
Quick Notes:
-As for the spiciness of this dip, well, let's just say picky pants was able to eat it and not cry. So that was a good sign. I used Franks Hot Sauce on this dip, but you can use whatever buffalo sauce tickles your fancy.
-Also, if you are a blue cheese fan, sub out the ranch for blue cheese.
-Lastly, you can prepare this beforehand. Just refrigerate it and heat it up before the big game or event.


RECIPE

Ingredients
2 - 3 cups of rotisserie chicken, shredded
1 (8 oz.) package of cream cheese, softened
1 cup of shredded mozzarella cheese
3/4 cup of ranch dressing
1/2 cup of buffalo wing sauce


Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Combine all of the ingredients into 8x8 baking or small casserole dish. Make sure to mix everything thoroughly. You can sprinkle a bit more cheese on top if you want to get extra cheesy.
  3. Cook for 25 minutes or until it is warm throughout. 







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