Cottage Cheese Buffalo Chicken Dip
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You’ll love this cottage cheese buffalo chicken dip – a creamy, spicy delight! Blend cottage cheese with Greek yogurt and hot sauce, mix with shredded chicken, top with cheese, and bake. Perfect for dipping with your favorite snacks.
If you’re looking for a perfect game day dip, this cottage cheese buffalo chicken dip is it! Thanks to the blended cottage cheese and hot sauce, this dip is super duper creamy with amazing buffalo flavor. Plus, we love that it’s an easy way to use leftover shredded chicken or even to double the recipe and use an entire rotisserie chicken!
What You Need for Cottage Cheese Buffalo Chicken Dip
Chicken: We’re using shredded chicken breasts for this dip, but have tested it with leftover rotisserie chicken and boneless chicken thighs, which are also delicious.
Cottage cheese and Greek yogurt: The creaminess of this dip comes from the blended cottage cheese and Greek yogurt, which both add another boost of protein.
Hot sauce: We’re using a whopping 1/4 cup of Franks Hot Sauce in this buffalo chicken dip.
Toppings: Don’t skip the toppings! Shredded mozzarella, blue cheese crumbles and sliced green onions are the perfect complement to the spicy buffalo flavor of this dip.
Food processor: Using a food processor makes this recipe so creamy! All you have to do is dump your cottage cheese, Greek yogurt and hot sauce, and blend. If you don’t have access to a food processor, try using a high-speed blender instead.
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Variations and Substitutions
Chicken: Shredded rotisserie chicken, leftover chicken, or chicken thighs can be used instead of the chicken breasts.
Reduce the spice: If you are sensitive to spice, add the honey to the cottage cheese when you add the hot sauce. It will balance out the spice.
Amp up the spice: Like it extra spicy? Increase the hot sauce from 1/4 cup to 1/3 cup.
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Top Tips
Don’t rush blending the cottage cheese: Be sure you blend the cottage cheese for 4-5 minutes; it helps to prevent curdling when heating the buffalo chicken dip.
No food processor, no problem: If you don’t have a food processor, a blender works great too! Just make sure you scrape the sides of the blender so everything blends nicely.
Double or triple to serve a crowd: Because this cottage cheese buffalo chicken dip only calls for 1 lb. of shredded chicken, might we recommend doubling or tripling the batch to serve a crowd? Even if you only have 2 lbs. of chicken, you can easily double this dip.
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Can I make this buffalo chicken dip recipe ahead of time?
Feel free to prep this dip the night before, baking it the next day. You’ll likely need to bake it a bit longer in order to get it fully warmed up.
You could also transfer it to a slow cooker on low heat to keep it warm for a longer period of time.
Storage
Store your leftover cottage cheese buffalo chicken dip in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.
Serving Suggestions
This buffalo chicken dip is great with everything from crackers to crostini to sliced veggies.
Cottage Cheese Buffalo Chicken Dip
You’ll love this creamy buffalo chicken dip made with cottage cheese, hot sauce, and shredded chicken. Perfect for parties and gatherings!
Prep:15 minutes
Cook:15 minutes
Ingredients
- 1 lb. boneless skinless chicken breast (option to use pre-shredded chicken, instead)
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1.5 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 cup 2 % cottage cheese
- ⅓ cup 2% plain Greek yogurt
- ¼ cup Franks hot sauce
- Optional: 1 teaspoon honey
Toppings
- ¾ cup shredded mozzarella cheese
- ⅓ cup blue cheese crumbles
- ⅓ cup diced green onion
For Serving
- Crostini or crackers
- Celery sticks carrot sticks, and sliced cucumbers
Instructions
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Preheat the oven to 400ºF.
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Season the chicken breasts on both sides with salt and pepper.
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Heat the olive oil in a large, oven-safe skillet or cast iron over medium heat. When the oil is hot, add the chicken breasts to the pan and cook for 5-6 minutes on each side.
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Remove the chicken from the pan when the internal temperature reaches 165ºF.
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Add the cottage cheese to a high-speed food processor or blender. Blend for 4-5 minutes until completely smooth and whipped. Add the Greek yogurt and hot sauce. Blend until smooth.
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Shred the chicken and then transfer it back into the same pan. Add the cottage cheese mixture to the shredded chicken and stir to combine until the chicken is fully coated.
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Top the dip with shredded mozzarella cheese and then bake at 400ºF for 15-20 minutes or until it begins to bubble. Option to broil the dip for a few minutes to brown the cheese.
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Once the dip is hot, remove it from the oven. Sprinkle on blue cheese and diced green onion.
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Serve with your favorite crackers, crostini, celery, carrots, or cucumber.
Tips & Notes
- Shredded rotisserie chicken, leftover chicken, or chicken thighs can be used instead of the chicken breasts.
- If you are sensitive to spice, add the honey to the cottage cheese when you add the hot sauce. It will balance out the spice.
- Be sure you blend the cottage cheese for 4-5 minutes, it helps to prevent curdling.
Nutrition facts
Calories: 233kcal Carbohydrates: 3g Protein: 24g Fat: 13g Fiber: 0.2g Sugar: 2g
Photography: photos taken in this post are by Ashley McGlaughlin from The Edible Perspective.
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