Freshly baked, golden-brown pull-apart bread surrounds bubbly, cheesy Buffalo chicken dip for an easy appetizer no one will be able to resist.
More About This Recipe
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If you want to make a super easy game day appetizer that looks really impressive, you've got to try this Buffalo Chicken Skillet Dip.
Your party guests will enjoy pulling apart the freshly baked bread from the edge of the skillet and scooping up the spicy dip that’s loaded with chicken, Buffalo sauce and lots of cheese. They’ll be scraping every last bit of cheesy goodness out of the pan! This appetizer is baked and served right in the skillet so you don't have to fuss with a lot of dishes. It comes out of the oven piping hot and is ready to serve.
Buffalo Chicken Skillet Dip
- Prep Time 20 min
- Total 45 min
- Servings 12
- Ingredients 11
Ingredients
- 1 can (11 oz) refrigerated Pillsbury™ Original French Bread
- 1 1/2 tablespoons melted butter
- 8 oz cream cheese
- 2 cups shredded chicken breast
- 1/2 cup Buffalo sauce
- 1/4 cup ranch dip
- Pinch of salt
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- 2/3 cup shredded, Monterey Jack cheese
Optional toppings:
- 1-2 tablespoons chopped scallions
- 3 tablespoons blue cheese crumbles
Instructions
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Step1Preheat oven to 375°F. Remove French bread dough from packaging and cut the loaf into 12 equal slices.
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Step2Brush the inside of a 10-inch non-stick skillet with about a teaspoon of melted butter. Arrange the slices of bread dough around the outer edge of the skillet, making sure they are evenly spaced around the edge of the pan. Brush dough with about half of the remaining butter.
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Step3Mix together the cream cheese, chicken, Buffalo sauce, ranch dip and salt. Reserve 2 tablespoons of each cheese for the top of the dip, then stir in the rest.
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Step4Spoon the dip in the center of the skillet, spreading it out to the edge of the dough slices.
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Step5Bake for 24 minutes until the bread is deep golden brown and the dip is heated through.
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Step6Brush the bread with the remaining butter. Sprinkle on the reserved cheese and add some scallions and blue cheese crumbles, if desired. Return to the oven for 2-3 minutes until the cheese melts. Serve hot.
Nutrition
270
Calories
18g
Total Fat
14g
Protein
14g
Total Carbohydrate
2g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 270
- Calories from Fat
- 160
- Total Fat
- 18g
- 27%
- Saturated Fat
- 9g
- 43%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 60mg
- 20%
- Sodium
- 510mg
- 21%
- Potassium
- 100mg
- 3%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 14g
- 5%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 2g
- Protein
- 14g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 10%
- 10%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 15%
- 15%
- Iron
- 6%
- 6%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 1 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 1 High-Fat Meat; 2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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