Keto Buffalo Chicken Dip (Easy)

Keto Buffalo Chicken Dip is made with cheeses, cream cheese, sour cream, shredded chicken, a few seasonings, and herbs for a quick and easy appetizer or snack that will be the talk of your party, game day, or potluck! It delivers big flavors and a super cheesy dip.

Looking for a super flavorful snack or hot appetizer that you can put together in 30 minutes? This keto buffalo chicken dip makes a perfect choice!

You can serve it at a movie night, game day, potluck, tailgating, or simply satisfy your cravings. No special occasion is needed!

Just mix a few ingredients, dump the mixture into a cast-iron skillet or baking dish, bake for 20 minutes, and enjoy with keto chips, celery sticks, bell pepper halves, and more.

It is easy peasy!

Keto Buffalo Chicken Dip Recipe

This buffalo chicken dip is our go-to comfort food for good reasons:

1. It requires no special cooking skills! Just mix some ingredients, bake, and enjoy!
2. Make it with simple, widely available ingredients!
3. Customize it to your taste! You can easily swap the seasonings, herbs, and cheeses to make it different every time. Moreover, you can adapt the recipe to make it vegan replacing chicken with jackfruit and using dairy-free products.
4. Put it together in 30 minutes from beginning to end!
5. It is keto, low-carb, gluten-free, and high-protein!
6. Serve it with a variety of sides such as chips and crudité veggies.
7. Perfect for different occasions or casual events, including Father’s Day or The Super Bowl!

Calories in Buffalo Chicken Dip

The calories will depend on the portions served or on how many people this sip was served to.

Our low-carb buffalo chicken dip has 276 calories per portion, 20 g of protein, 20 g of fat, and just 4 g of net carbs.

It serves about 12 people.

Ingredients and Substitutions

To make our keto buffalo chicken dip you will need:

• Cream cheese: Make sure it is at room temperature it will mix well with the other ingredients.
• Sour cream: The best type is full fat because it is creamier than a reduced-fat sour cream.
• Hot sauce: Use any of these keto hot sauces with no added sugar. We used Frank's Red Hot Sauce!! If you are not a fan of spicy foods, omit it. We added it to our keto dip recipe because this appetizer is inspired by the famous American buffalo chicken wings or spicy buffalo sauce that contains cayenne pepper hot sauce.
• Seasonings: We used garlic powder, onion powder, and ground black pepper. But you can swap these for any other of your choice.
• Herbs: We used dried chives and fresh scallions  (green and white parts) but you can replace the latter with green onions.
• Rotisserie chicken: But using a chicken that has been already cooked, you only have to remove the skin and shred it. This means you can make this chicken dip using leftovers, or even drained canned chicken  Some also add pork rinds for a crunch! If you have chicken leftovers, make this buffalo chicken chowder!
• Cheeses: I used shredded cheddar cheese and mozzarella cheese, but you can make our dip with any melting cheese such as fontina, gruyere, Swiss, and more. Just make sure to use shredded cheese that will melt quicker under heat.

 

How to Make Keto Buffalo Chicken Dip

• Preheat the oven to 375°F (190° C).
• Beat or whisk together the cream cheese, sour cream, hot sauce, garlic powder, onion powder, dried chives, and black pepper in a large mixing bowl.
• Stir in the shredded chicken, half the scallion, ¾ of the shredded cheddar, and ¾ of the shredded mozzarella. SEE PICS. 1 & 2
• Then, pour the mixture into a 2-quart baking dish or a 9-inch cast-iron skillet and spread evenly.
• Sprinkle the remaining cheddar and mozzarella cheese on top. SEE PIC. 3
• Bake for 20 minutes, or until the dip is warm throughout. Then, broil for 2-3 minutes to brown the cheese on top. SEE PIC. 4
• Sprinkle on the remaining scallion. Serve our keto buffalo chicken dip with keto chips and/or celery sticks.

Can I Make Buffalo Chicken Dip in the Slow Cooker or Instant Pot instead?

Yes, you can! Just mix all the ingredients according to our recipe and dump them in the crock pot or pressure cooker.

For the Instant Pot, you can cook raw boneless skinless chicken breasts or chicken thighs with some liquid (such as hot sauce and water) for 10 minutes under high pressure. Then, shred the chicken with 2 forks and mix the other ingredients with it. Pour the mixture into a baking dish and bake for 10 minutes and then broil for 2-3 minutes.

For the Slow Cooker, mix all the ingredients in the bowl of the slow cooker, place the lid on, and set to LOW for 3-4 hours or HIGH for 1-2 hours, stirring every 30 minutes. 

What to Serve with Easy Buffalo Chicken Dip

There are many dipping options for those on a keto diet such as:

• Low Carb veggies such as celery sticks, mini bell pepper halves, raw or steamed broccoli, or cauliflower
• Keto chips such as parmesan chips
• Low-carb tortillas or tortilla chips
• Keto pasta chips (use a low carb pasta)
• Keto cheese crackers

NOTE: If some people are not low a carb diet, serve it with tortilla chips, sliced French bread,  pretzels, baby carrots, and more.

Can I Replace Ranch Dressing with Blue Cheese Dressing?

Ye, you can! Although you will need neither in our recipe.

Can I Make Buffalo Chicken Dip with Rotisserie Chicken?

Yes! In fact, our easy recipe for the best buffalo chicken dip calls for shredded rotisserie chicken. But you can use diced chicken that you can cook at home before adding to this recipe. 

Can I Make this Low Carb Buffalo Chicken Dip Ahead?

Yes! You can very easily make this keto buffalo dip ahead of time if you would like. For this, follow the recipe directions. But instead of putting in the oven to bake, cover and place in the fridge.

When you are ready to bake it, place a casserole dish in the oven and let it to cook for longer (about 5 to 10 extra minutes than stated in the recipe). 

You can make this creamy dip up to 24 hours ahead. 

Can I freeze Buffalo Dip?

No! It contains cream cheese will alter its texture and also will lack some of the fresh flavors when thawed.

Storage

Our keto buffalo chicken dip leftovers keep well in the fridge, covered, for up to 2 days.

Reheat it at a preheated 350 degrees F for 10-15 minutes or until hot.

Other Keto Appetizers

• Easy Charcuterie Board
• Keto Cauliflower Jalapeno Hummus
• Shrimp Cheese Ball Recipe
• Air Fryer Zucchini
• Whipped Feta Dip
• Creamy Avocado Dip
• Queso Fundido Dip

 

PIN & ENJOY!