If you’re looking for the perfect quick and easy game day appetizer, try this Cottage Cheese Buffalo Chicken Dip. It’s made with tender shredded chicken, a combination of creamy cheeses and hot sauce to give it that signature buffalo wing flavor. Perfect for game day or your next get together.
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- ❤️ Why You'll Love This Healthy Buffalo Chicken Dip Recipe
- 🛒 Ingredients for Cottage Cheese Buffalo Chicken Dip
- 🔪 How to Make Buffalo Chicken Dip with Cottage Cheese
- 💡 Tips
- ☑️ Storage Instructions
- 🍴 What to Serve with Buffalo Chicken Dip
- 🔄 Substitutions and Additions
- Is there a healthy version of buffalo chicken dip?
- Can I use cottage cheese instead of cream cheese for buffalo chicken dip?
- How do you turn cottage cheese into cream cheese?
- Is buffalo chicken dip low in carbs?
- 🍽️ More Healthy Appetizers
❤️ Why You'll Love This Healthy Buffalo Chicken Dip Recipe
- Tender shredded chicken
- Creamy cottage cheese and tangy Greek yogurt
- Blended with hot sauce for that classic buffalo wings flavor
- Topped with shredded cheddar cheese and baked to perfection
- Quick to assemble, even prep a day ahead
- Makes the perfect easy appetizer for game day or other get together
If you’re short on time and need a quick and easy appetizer to prepare for your guests, you’re going to love this buffalo chicken dip. Not only does it have that classic buffalo wing flavor, but it’s made using all healthy low carb ingredients.
But don’t worry, no one will ever know it’s low carb because it’s rich and so delicious. I use rotisserie chicken to save some time, blend it up with a handful of ingredients and bake until golden and the cheese is melted until gooey and delicious.
The combination of cottage cheese and Greek yogurt gives the dip such a wonderful creaminess, and the cheddar a sharp tangy flavor that your guests will love.
Serve with your favorite crackers or raw veggies. I’ve listed some ideas down below on what to serve it with, so you can check it out.
🛒 Ingredients for Cottage Cheese Buffalo Chicken Dip
- Chicken
- Cheddar cheese
- Cottage cheese
- Greek yogurt
- Hot sauce
- Blue cheese
- Scallions
- Garlic
*Exact measurements are listed in the recipe card below.
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🔪 How to Make Buffalo Chicken Dip with Cottage Cheese
Preheat oven to 400°F.
Add the cottage cheese, Greek yogurt, grated garlic and hot sauce to a high-powered blender or food processor.
Blend until smooth and creamy.
Pour the mixture into a large mixing bowl.
Add in the finely shredded chicken, half the scallions, half the blue cheese and half the cheddar cheese.
Mix until well combined.
Then spread the mixture into a pie dish or 8 x 8 casserole baking dish that’s been sprayed with olive oil.
Add the remaining shredded cheddar cheese over the top and bake for 20 minutes.
Remove from the oven, top with the remaining blue cheese and scallions and serve while still warm.
💡 Tips
- While using rotisserie chicken breast makes things so much easier, you can certainly use your own cooked chicken, whether roasted, or poached. Just be sure to finely chop or shred so that it’s easier to dip.
- You could also assemble this dip ahead of time, then just bake it when you’re ready. This would be ideal if you have a party to throw and don’t have a lot of time the day of the party. This dish would be one that is prepped the night before, to save you time the next day.
- Unless you’re a fan of cottage cheese curds in your dip, which I am not, it’s best to blend it up with the Greek yogurt, hot sauce and garlic before assembling the dip. If you wanted to skip that step, you certainly can and just mix everything in a bowl instead.
- If the hot sauce is a little too hot for your liking, you can use just ¼ cup. This way you still get the flavor, but cut back on some of the heat.
☑️ Storage Instructions
Store leftover dip in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 4 days or freeze.
🍴 What to Serve with Buffalo Chicken Dip
- Rosemary Garlic Crackers
- Homemade Pita Chips
- Celery sticks
- Carrot sticks
- Mini bell peppers
- Sliced cucumbers
🔄 Substitutions and Additions
- Not a fan of blue cheese? Just omit it from the recipe and it will still taste great. Otherwise you can use a milder cheese like goat cheese instead.
- If you can’t find scallions, you can substitute with chives.
- Buffalo wing sauce can be used instead of the hot sauce if that’s what you have on hand.
- If you don’t have Greek yogurt, you can use sour cream instead. You will still have that signature tang and the textures are nearly identical.
- Like a little crunch? You can top with some finely chopped celery in addition to the blue cheese crumbles and scallions.
- If you love blue cheese, you can substitute the Greek yogurt with some blue cheese dressing. Just be sure it’s a chunky style that’s not watery, or it will make your dip too loose.
Is there a healthy version of buffalo chicken dip?
Yes and this is it! The ingredients are not only low in carbs and preservatives, but they are high in protein and healthy fats.
Can I use cottage cheese instead of cream cheese for buffalo chicken dip?
Absolutely! That’s exactly what I’ve done in this recipe and it helps to give the dip more protein, as it has nearly twice the protein as cream cheese.
How do you turn cottage cheese into cream cheese?
What you can do is blend it until smooth and creamy, then strain out any excess liquid to give it a thicker consistency.
Is buffalo chicken dip low in carbs?
Yes, all of the ingredients are low in carbs and many of them are loaded with healthy fats and protein.
🍽️ More Healthy Appetizers
- Pimento Cheese Spread
- Hot Honey Chicken Wings
- Loaded Bell Pepper Nachos
- Cowboy Caviar
- Best Homemade Hummus
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Cottage Cheese Buffalo Chicken Dip
Ingredients
- 2 cups cooked chicken breast, finely chopped or shredded
- 1 ½ cups cheddar cheese, shredded
- 1 cup cottage cheese
- ½ cup Greek yogurt
- ½ cup hot sauce
- ¼ cup blue cheese, crumbled
- ¼ cup scallions, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, grated
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°F.
- Add the cottage cheese, Greek yogurt, grated garlic and hot sauce to a high-powered blender or food processor.
- Blend until smooth and creamy. Pour the mixture into a large mixing bowl.
- Add in the finely shredded chicken, half the scallions, half the blue cheese and half the cheddar cheese.
- Mix until well combined, then spread the mixture into a pie dish or 8 x 8 casserole baking dish that’s been sprayed with olive oil.
- Add the remaining shredded cheddar cheese over the top and bake for 20 minutes.
- Remove from the oven, top with the remaining blue cheese and scallions and serve while still warm.
*Make sure to scroll up and read the post for substitutions, additions and helpful tips for making this recipe.
*Nutritional data is provided as a courtesy and is accurate to the best of my knowledge. You can verify it using the nutrition calculator of your choice. All data is based on net carbs, without sugar alcohol: Swerve, Erythritol, Monk Fruit or Allulose.
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