Awesome Buffalo Chicken Recipes for the Next Party or Big Game!
If you love bold, spicy flavors, there’s no shortage of ways to serve buffalo chicken. From classic party dips to easy weeknight dinners, buffalo chicken can be turned into appetizers, handhelds, casseroles, and lighter meals — all using the same core ingredients.
After years of testing buffalo chicken recipes for game days, gatherings, and family dinners, these are the best, most reliable ways to serve buffalo chicken, whether you’re feeding a crowd or just want something different for dinner.
What Is Buffalo Chicken?
The buffalo wing was the first rendition of this recipe where chicken wings are covered in a spicy buffalo sauce and usually dipped in ranch or blue cheese dip. Since then, people have been creating twists on this game-day favorite.
As long as you have cooked chicken and buffalo sauce, you can turn it into a dip, sandwich, pasta dish, or low-carb dinner.
Common Buffalo Chicken Ingredients
Most buffalo chicken recipes rely on the same pantry staples:
- Hot sauce: We love to use frank’s red hot sauce because of it’s bold, classic flavor, but you could use any buffalo wing sauce.
- Chicken: Some form of chicken breast is typical, but we love to keep it simple and use a rotisserie chicken. We also like to throw chicken breasts in the slow cooker with some olive oil on high for 4-5 hours. Buffalo chicken dip is a great way to use leftover chicken breast.
- Ranch dressing or blue cheese dressing
- Sour cream and cheddar cheese: Both add fat and soo much flavor to buffalo chicken. Most buffalo chicken recipes are topped with cheese, but if you’re dairy-free we have THE BEST healthy buffalo chicken dip recipe.
- Toppings: Green onions, fresh dill or chives to garnish
Ways to Serve Buffalo Chicken
- Dip with: tortilla chips, celery sticks, carrot sticks or avocado fries
- Stuff it: inside sweet potatoes
- Pour it on top of: french fries, onion rings, chips (for nachos!) or salad.
- Sandwich it: scoop it on a bun for buffalo chicken sandwiches or sliders or roll it up with lettuce for buffalo chicken wraps.
The Best Buffalo Chicken Recipes
These are great recipes to make with buffalo sauce and chicken. The best part is that they’re full meals, so you get everything you need to satisfy your craving for the buffalo chicken flavor on a weeknight.
Buffalo Chicken Dip (The Classic)
The most famous way to serve buffalo chicken is in dip form. Its creamy, spicy flavor make it a fan favorite for the super bowl. Our dairy-free healthy buffalo chicken dip is the best buffalo chicken dip recipe in my opinion!
Serve with: tortilla chips, celery, carrots, crackers, or avocado fries
Buffalo Chicken Meatballs
Grab your crockpot and make these healthy buffalo chicken meatballs! With only 3 net carbs, this easy recipe fits well into a low carb diet and makes a great appetizer, tailgate snack, or low-carb meal. Meatballs hold onto the buffalo sauce beautifully and are easy to serve with toothpicks.
Buffalo Chicken Salad
Buffalo chicken salad is one of the easiest ways to turn bold buffalo flavor into a fresh, satisfying meal. Crisp lettuce, tender buffalo chicken, crunchy veggies, and a drizzle of ranch or blue cheese dressing make this a lighter option that still delivers on flavor.
Best for: quick lunches, weeknight dinners, or meal prep
Buffalo Chicken Pasta
This extra creamy buffalo chicken pasta cooks in one pot and is full of tender chicken, spicy buffalo sauce, mayo (no cream cheese!) and diced tomatoes. It’s comfort food at its best.
Best for: feeding a crowd or busy weeknights
Buffalo Chicken Zucchini Boats
These creamy, spicy buffalo chicken zucchini boats are so easy to make they only require 2 steps. Sneak some veggies into a dinner that’s low carb and really healthy.
Great for: low-carb or gluten-free dinners
Buffalo Chicken Casserole
Buffalo chicken casserole is an easy and delicious dinner recipe. It freezes well, is perfect for make-ahead, and it’s full of the classic buffalo dip ingredients.
Best for: meal prep or feeding a family
Buffalo Chicken Wings
Perfectly crispy baked buffalo chicken wings smothered in an easy homemade Buffalo sauce (Kitchen Sanctuary).
Serve with: celery, carrots, ranch, or blue cheese
Buffalo Chicken Sliders
These buffalo chicken sliders are seriously delicious and easy to put together! With buffalo chicken, ranch coleslaw and buns covered in ranch seasoning and baked, they are perfect for sharing – especially on game day! (Live Love and Sugar).
Best for: game day spreads or casual entertaining
Deciding Which Recipe to Make
- Feeding picky eaters? Pasta or sliders tend to be the safest bet
- Hosting a party? Dip, meatballs, sliders, or wings
- Need a full meal? Pasta, casserole, or stuffed sweet potatoes
- Eating low-carb or gluten-free? Zucchini boats or meatballs
Final Thoughts
There are endless ways to serve buffalo chicken, but these ideas are the most reliable, crowd-pleasing options I come back to again and again. Whether you’re hosting a party, planning a weeknight dinner, or prepping meals ahead, buffalo chicken is one of the most versatile flavors you can work with.
If you try one of these recipes — especially the dairy-free buffalo chicken dip — leave a comment or tag me on Instagram so I can see how you served it!
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