Dusty’s Holiday Chicken Dip Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 [10 ounce] cans chunk chicken, drained (or equivalent rotisserie or freshly-cooked, chopped chicken)
- 2 [8 ounce] packages cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup Ranch dressing, or blue cheese dressing
- 3/4 cup red hot sauce, plus or minus to taste, we like more. we used Louisiana Hot Sauce
- 1 1/2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
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- I am thinking of adding:
- Bacon, crisped and crumbled
- Maybe red peppers for color
Instructions
- Heat chicken and red hot until heated through.
- Stir in cream cheese and Ranch dressing.
- Cook, stirring until well blended and warm.
- Mix in half the cheddar cheese and transfer mixture to a slow cooker.
- Sprinkle of the remaining cheese over top, cover, and cook on low setting until hot and bubbly.
- Serve with Ritz crackers, corn chips, chicken flavored chips, vegetable tray… Any thing you like!
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- If you prefer to Bake it Here is how that is done:
- Directions:
- Beat cream cheese, ranch dressing, and red hot sauce.
- Fold in shredded chicken.
- Spread mixture into pie plate sprayed with Pam.
- Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 15 minutes.
- Add cheddar cheese to top.
- Bake an additional 10 to 15 minutes.
