This Skinny Buffalo Chicken Dip recipe lightens up your favorite appetizer without sacrificing flavor!
Whenever you go to a party, do you notice which appetizers are the most popular? I wasn’t sure if that was just a food blogger thing or if everyone notices. Well, anytime Buffalo Chicken Dip is in the lineup, it’s the first one to go. Everyone goes crazy for this stuff.
Because it’s so addicting, I decided to create a Skinny Buffalo Chicken Dip. Might as well save a few calories at our next party, right? 
I made a few easy swaps and even though the calorie and fat count are lower than regular Buffalo Chicken Dip, the flavor is not. Instead of regular full-fat cream cheese, I used Neufchatel cheese. It acts just like cream cheese, but generally has 1/3 the calories and fat. You can find it right next to the cream cheese at most grocery stores. Then, instead of a bottled salad dressing, I used nonfat plain Greek yogurt. 
This appetizer is super easy to throw together, especially if you already have some shredded chicken on hand. Just mix the five ingredients together and bake in the oven!
Because I think every Buffalo Chicken Dip recipe should have bleu cheese flavor shining through, I didn’t skimp on the bleu cheese. If you are one of those people who used ranch dressing (who are you?!) instead of bleu cheese, you can use less bleu cheese or sub in a different cheese altogether.
So just how skinny is this Skinny Buffalo Chicken Dip? I calculated the calorie and fat content of a few recipes for the regular variety, and they came in around 170 calories and 14 grams of fat per serving. This skinny version has 108 calories and 8 grams of fat per serving. All without sacrificing any flavor! Trust me, this dip is just as addicting as any other Buffalo Chicken Dip appetizer you’ll come across.
Also, new feature alert! Look below the recipe for the full nutrition label. I am going to try to update as many old recipe as I can, but going forward I will provide nutritional information for my recipes. I get the questions enough that I’m glad I can finally provide this to you!
Ready to dig in?! If you have a Super Bowl party you’re throwing or attending, make sure you save this recipe.
Skinny Buffalo Chicken Dip
This Skinny Buffalo Chicken Dip is a lighter version of your favorite appetizer!
- Prep Time: 5 mins
- Cook Time: 20 mins
- Total Time: 25 mins
- Yield: 16 1x
- Category: appetizer
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
- 2 cups shredded chicken
- 1/2 cup nonfat Greek yogurt
- 8 ounces Neufchatel cheese, softened
- 4 ounces crumbled bleu cheese (about 1 cup)
- 1/2 cup hot sauce (such as Frank’s)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- Mix all ingredients together well.
- Bake in the preheated oven until hot and bubbly, about 20 minutes.
- Enjoy!
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1
- Calories: 108
- Sugar: 0.9g
- Sodium: 292.2mg
- Fat: 8.3g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Carbohydrates: 1.1g
- Protein: 7.2g
- Cholesterol: 31.3mg
Kelli H (Made in Sonoma) says
January 7, 2016 at 5:51 pmI’d totally be devouring this at a party!
Maryea says
January 8, 2016 at 9:53 amYou would not be alone!
Tina says
January 12, 2016 at 11:46 pmThis looks and sounds delicious! Just wondering how many servings it makes and how big are the servings? I need to make sure we have enough. 🙂
Maryea says
January 13, 2016 at 6:22 amIt makes 16 servings and they are about 1/4 cup each. I hope you love this!
Rebecca says
March 22, 2016 at 10:29 amDo you think I could put this in a crock pot? It is for a work lunch and I won’t have access to an oven to bake it right before lunch.
Maryea says
March 22, 2016 at 4:07 pmYes I think that would work fine! I’d do it for a couple of hours on high or if longer on low.
Nunya says
February 4, 2017 at 8:56 amThere is an add directly over the recipe!!!! Get your page together!
Maryea says
February 4, 2017 at 10:22 amWhile I appreciate you letting me know that you were unable to see the recipe due to an ad, I really don’t think yelling at me is necessary. I put a lot of time and effort into this page, not to mention the expense of running a blog. The ads I have on my page are what make it possible for me to provide free content to anyone who is searching for it. I apologize that the ad covered the recipe. I will be sure to let my ad network know about the glitch.
Temila says
March 4, 2017 at 10:23 amThank you for your hard work. I know it takes time and dedication to keep a FREE BLOG running ☺I will be trying the healthy version of this dip!!!
NANCy says
February 5, 2018 at 9:41 amEven tho the add is over some of the recipe, I think that the entire recipe is shown I would love to try this recipe please correct me if I am wrong and let me know which ingredient you cannot see but to me it looks like the complete recipe thanks for all your recipes that great.And if someone gets their wires twisted because of the ad over the recipe let them start posting some recipes perfectly.
Maryea says
February 6, 2018 at 6:20 pmThank you, Nancy. 🙂
Valerie Maltese says
May 11, 2018 at 6:41 pmSimply….SCROLL down. Voila!
Joann D'Angelo says
February 5, 2017 at 12:53 pm5⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Great recipe! Thx for sharing your hard work w us. ????
Maryea says
February 6, 2017 at 10:28 amThanks so much, Joann. 🙂
Carly says
April 15, 2017 at 3:26 pmThis is delicious. Will be a go to appetizer for me.
★★★★★
Maryea says
April 17, 2017 at 7:14 amThanks, Carly! 🙂
Brock Strickland says
September 9, 2017 at 5:28 pmMaking this for Sunday Football Fun Day! Haven’t baked it yet but tasted the “everything-mix” and I already know it’s gonna be a hit.
★★★★★
Maryea says
September 11, 2017 at 10:33 amYay! I hope it was a hit. 🙂
Amanda T says
October 27, 2017 at 6:47 pmWhat serving size are you basing your nutrition facts off of? I count macros and just need it to do some math. 🙂 Thanks!
Maryea says
October 30, 2017 at 6:37 amThe serving size is 1/4 cup.
Shannon says
October 29, 2017 at 9:39 pmHow much is a serving size? Thank you! Can’t wait to try it!
Maryea says
October 30, 2017 at 6:37 amThe serving size is approximately 1/4 cup.
Em says
December 13, 2017 at 5:49 pmDo you use 4 oz or 1 cup of blue cheese? Thanks!!
Maryea says
December 15, 2017 at 9:44 amThe weight of the blue cheese crumbles is 4 ounces, but it fills up about 1 cup.
Stephanie says
December 15, 2017 at 9:08 amThis is definitely one of my favorite appetizers at parties! Question though – I’m not a fan of blue cheese, and I don’t think I’ve ever eaten a buffalo dip with it in there. Can that be substituted with something else?
Maryea says
December 15, 2017 at 9:39 amYou can use cheddar or monterey Jack cheese!
Chrissy says
June 24, 2019 at 11:24 pmGreat recipe! My husband doesn’t like blue cheese, but feta makes a great substitute.
Maryea says
June 25, 2019 at 10:40 pmGood to know–thanks!
Claudine Beaty says
January 29, 2018 at 11:57 amI’ll be making this for the Super Bowl! Looks delicious! Silly question, is an 8 x 8 dish big enough?
Maryea says
January 30, 2018 at 6:46 amThat’s not a silly question! 🙂 Yes, that size should work fine.
Kathleen says
September 22, 2018 at 4:00 pmI made this recipe a few weeks ago and it was amazing! I’m making it again for our girls wine/game night tonight and I’m so excited! I use the cheddar cheese as you mentioned in another comment and it was delicious! I can’t wait to dig into it again..it’ll be gone within 5 minutes
★★★★★
LySandra says
July 16, 2019 at 12:31 amI have made this before and it is DELICIOUS! Thank you for sharing it with us!
I was wondering if you add everything together including the bleu cheese? Because I see it on the side in the picture and want to be sure I didn’t do it wrong the last time lol
Thank you!!
★★★★★
Maryea says
July 17, 2019 at 8:43 amYes I add everything together. 🙂 I just added the bleu cheese on top for the pictures.