Tailgate Tuesday: Buffalo Chicken Dip

(note: Tailgate Tuesday posts are special features written for the SideLion Report from us gals of The Thrifty Table. Check in every Tuesday for a new recipe perfect for that week's tailgate party!)

This post is from our dear friend Patti, who is also Jenn's sister in law. Patti and I go way back with our cooking adventures and many of my favorite recipes come from Patti. With a football lover husband, Patti has mastered the tailgate foods and here is one of her favorites. I will now turn it over to Patti:

Buffalo Bills Buffalo Dip

The first time I had this spicy, creamy, perfect-for-tailgating dip was when my husband, SideLion Lead Blogger Zac Snyder, and I were camping with our friends. Though it was summer, the weather was rainy and bleak, much like fall weather here in Michigan, and this Buffalo Dip warmed us through and through. The combination of hot sauce and cream cheese make a knock-out combination for any football game. This delectable dip may make you wonder why you ever ate buffalo wings off the bone!

Buffalo Bills Buffalo Dip

Recipe taken from franksredhot.com

8 oz. package of cream cheese

½ cup Blue Cheese dressing or Ranch dressing

½ cup hot sauce

½ cup crumbled blue cheese and/or shredded mozzarella cheese

2 cans chunk chicken (drained) or about 1 ½ cups shredded chicken

Dipping items, like celery, carrots, chips and/or crackers

Steps:

1. Melt your cream cheese over the stove at medium heat or in the oven at 350 degrees, stirring gradually.

2. Mix in salad dressing, hot sauce and cheese.

3. Fold in chicken.

4. Bake the mixture at 350 degrees for about 20 minutes or until the dip is heated through.

5. Enjoy with carrots and celery, or with crackers or chips.