Cottage Cheese Buffalo Dip (Printer-friendly)

Tangy, creamy dip blending cottage cheese, shredded chicken, buffalo sauce, and melty cheeses. Ideal for game days.

# What You'll Need:

→ Dairy

01 - 1 cup cottage cheese, low-fat or full-fat
02 - 1/2 cup cream cheese, softened
03 - 1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
04 - 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese

→ Protein

05 - 2 cups cooked chicken breast, shredded

→ Sauces and Condiments

06 - 1/2 cup buffalo wing sauce
07 - 2 tablespoons ranch dressing or blue cheese dressing

→ Seasonings

08 - 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
09 - 1/4 teaspoon onion powder
10 - 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
11 - Salt to taste

→ Garnish

12 - Sliced green onions
13 - Crumbled blue cheese

# How To Make It:

01 - Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C).
02 - In a blender or food processor, blend cottage cheese and cream cheese until completely smooth.
03 - In a large mixing bowl, combine blended cheeses, shredded chicken, buffalo sauce, ranch or blue cheese dressing, garlic powder, onion powder, black pepper, and salt. Mix thoroughly.
04 - Stir in half of the mozzarella and cheddar cheeses.
05 - Spread the mixture evenly into a greased 8-inch baking dish.
06 - Top with remaining mozzarella and cheddar cheeses.
07 - Bake for 18 to 20 minutes, until hot and bubbly.
08 - Broil for 2 to 3 minutes for a golden, bubbly top, if desired.
09 - Remove from oven and garnish with green onions and crumbled blue cheese. Serve hot with celery sticks, carrot sticks, tortilla chips, or crackers.

# Expert Advice:

01 -
  • It's secretly high in protein, so you can eat guilt-free while everyone else is reaching for seconds.
  • The cottage cheese trick makes it tangier and lighter than traditional buffalo dips, which means less of that heavy, bloated feeling afterward.
  • It comes together in thirty minutes flat, which means you can make it while people are arriving instead of stressing the day before.
02 -
  • If you skip the blending step and just mix cottage cheese in, people will notice the texture and assume you didn't know what you were doing, so don't cut corners there.
  • Softening the cream cheese first makes everything blend and mix smoothly; cold cream cheese will create lumpy pockets that nobody wants to encounter.
03 -
  • Don't skip the broiler step if you want that gorgeous golden, bubbly top that looks like you actually know what you're doing in the kitchen.
  • Make sure your cream cheese is genuinely soft before you start; it makes the entire process smoother and prevents lumps that'll haunt you later.
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