Football and Buffalo Chicken Dip

Fall is one of my favorite times of year. I love the cool weather, sweaters, bonfires, football, and football food! Before all our kids came along, we used to tailgate at all of the home Purdue football games. We would show up first thing in the morning, tailgate until the game, go to the game, and sometimes even tailgate afterwards. Not being a big drinker, the food really made the tailgate experience for me. We enjoyed trying new things and often had the oldies but goodies like taco dip and chili as well. These days we tailgate in the comfort of our own home where we can entertain our 2 year old without much effort. This brings some sadness as I miss the camaraderie of our fellow tailgaters but it also brings me great joy as I no longer have to freeze to death, I can go to the bathroom without visiting a porta-potty or hiking a long way, and I can cook a little more easily with the help of electricity. One of our new-found favorites is buffalo chicken dip. I am not a fan of buffalo wings but boy is this recipe delicious! I got the recipe from a co-worker of Andrew's; thanks Angie!


Buffalo Chicken Dip


4 chicken breasts
2 - 8oz. containers cream cheese, softened
1 - 16oz bottle of Ranch dressing
1 - 12oz Hot Sauce (Frank's) - more or less to taste
1 - 8 oz pkg Monterrey/Cheddar Cheese


Precook chicken and cut into small pieces (if I plan ahead I often cook in my crock-pot for a few hours and shred it). Place chicken in crock-pot.Stir in hot sauce. Mix in cream cheese, ranch, and shredded cheese. Heat until warm and serve with tortilla chips.


Here is the finished product:

I plated it with blue corn chips. Andrew prefers those with this dip and it looks so pretty :0) Hope you enjoy!