Buffalo chicken dip… finally

Wouldn’t you know it, the sore throat that has been coming and going for about a week (and i thought was nothing) has finally yielded sensitive sinuses and the whole yuckie, achy feeling of a cold.

Tea and toast for the second time today. (lemon curd on toast == amazing!)

Anyway, here’s what you’ve been waiting for:

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The best tailgate party food…

The best tailgate party food...

Ingredients:
1 8oz package of cream cheese (softened)
2 tbsp butter (melted)
1/4 cup sour cream
Frank’s Red Hot and Tabasco sauce (to taste)
Garlic salt, chili powder, salt and pepper to taste.
2 1/2 cups shredded mexican blend cheese
2 cups cubed cooked chicken

Directions:

Mix the melted butter with the franks red hot and tabasco. Add the cream cheese and sour cream. Mix with an electric hand mixer until smooth. Taste test for desired spiciness.

Keep in mind that adding the chicken and cheese will mellow out the intensity of the sauces a little.

Season mix with garlic salt, chili powder, salt and pepper to taste. Add 1 3/4 cups shredded cheese and mix with mixer on lowest speed. Add all of the cubed chicken, mixing on low speed (will help shred the chicken and mix it evenly)

Transfer to an oven safe dish, and top with the remaining shredded cheese. Cover with foil.

Bake in an oven for 30 minutes at 350 degrees. Remove foil and bake another 5 minutes to melt the rest of the cheese. Let rest for about 5-10 minutes before serving with tortilla chips.

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I usually make this in double batches when I have company over (Superbowl is coming up!), since it usually goes fast. Enjoy and let me know if you make it!

DC bound, but not without a cooking assignmwnt before I hit the road!

So, my plans are confirmed and in about 3 hours I’ll be on my way to DC for the weekend! But I was asked one thing by Eric, since I have ruined our plans of doing nothing for the first time since October…

Buffalo chicken dip!

Haha, I have made it three times this year already, and it’s about to come to #4… where there’s football there is always room for chicken dip I suppose. So, I’ll be home in about 50 minutes, then it’s a rush to the grocery store (sadly the closest thing is walmart).

I’ve still got to pack.

Should have plenty of time to still make it on the road by 7… right?

Dip recipe next post!