Leighdear's Buffalo Chicken Dip Goes Main Course (Low Carb)

Submitted by Sooz Cooks

"As I have stated before I mostly gather, modify and review recipes instead of designing them and this is one of those recipes. The recipe came from LeighDear at LowCarbFriends.com and is one I did not modify at all. It is a REALLY good dish that my family loves and has been getting great reviews. Thanks for the great recipe Leigh!"

 

• Ready In: 40mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• 8 boneless skinless chicken breasts (can use thighs, or both)
• salt and pepper
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 3 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 1⁄2 cup ranch dressing
• 1⁄4 cup frank's hot sauce
• 1⁄4 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1⁄2 cup shredded cheddar cheese

directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Season chicken with salt and pepper.
3. Sauté in oil til browned.
4. Place in greased 13x9 baking dish.
5. Beat the cream cheese with a hand mixer until very smooth, then beat in Ranch dressing and hot sauce. (This is the only way to avoid small lumps of cream cheese). Stir in shredded cheese.
6. Spread over chicken in baking dish.
7. Bake at 350°F for approximately 20-25 minutes.

Reviews

[mcdjcd]

Awesome! I used bone in 1/2 chicken breasts.Up'ed the hot sauce, I used Texas Petes Buffalo sauce, Franks wasn't available. Cooked the breast 1/2's in the oven for 1/2 the time then poured the sauce over the breasts and cooked until done. Thanks for a keeper!

 

[evewitch]

I made this exactly as written and would not make any changes. I used my standing mixer with the whip attachment (no hand mixer) and forgot to whip the cream cheese before adding the other ingredients. It was a little lumpy but smoothed out fine when I baked it. The chicken was perfect after 25 minutes. I served this with Recipe #155018. (Originally reviewed 11/8/10 but the stars vanished. :/)

 

[BothFex]

Oh. My. This was sooooo good. The husband and teenagers LOVED it. A few changes I made: doubled the sauce and omitted the cheddar. 5 minutes before chicken was done I topped it blue cheese crumbles. Reeealllly good. This is a keeper!

 

[Cookin 4 the boyz]

Very good! Was a bit greasy and I would take the advice of Blissful74 and bake the chicken without browning it in the oil. I used low fat Cream Cheese and light ranch dressing and it turned out nice and creamy. Fried Shrimp also tasted good in this sauce.

 

[Blissful74]

The idea of this is pretty good. I'll definately try again with a few modifications. Next time, I will omit the cheese. I think it made the sauce greasy. Also, I don't think its necessary to add all the fat using the frying/browning process - next time I will just bake the chicken with the sauce.