This Blue Cheese Chicken Wing Dip is a crowd-pleasing appetizer that combines the flavors of spicy chicken wings with creamy blue cheese dip. It's creamy, tangy, and perfect for game day or any gathering. This recipe is easy to make and will be the hit of any party.
Ingredients
- 3 cups cooked chicken, shredded
- 1 cup hot sauce
- 8 oz cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup blue cheese dressing
- 1 cup crumbled blue cheese
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1/4 cup chopped green onions
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp onion powder
- 1/2 tsp dried dill
- 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
- Salt and pepper to taste
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C).
- In a large bowl, combine the cooked chicken and hot sauce. Mix well until the chicken is evenly coated.
- In another bowl, mix together the cream cheese, blue cheese dressing, mayonnaise, sour cream, green onions, parsley, garlic powder, onion powder, dried dill, cayenne pepper, salt, and pepper. Stir until well combined.
- Add the chicken mixture to the cream cheese mixture and gently fold until fully incorporated.
- Transfer the mixture to a baking dish and spread it out evenly.
- Sprinkle the crumbled blue cheese on top.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 20-25 minutes, or until the dip is hot and bubbly.
- Remove from the oven and let it cool for a few minutes.
- Serve the Blue Cheese Chicken Wing Dip with tortilla chips, celery sticks, or carrot sticks.
Interesting Facts
Blue cheese is believed to have been discovered by accident when a cheese maker left bread and cheese in a cave, and mold grew on the cheese.
Buffalo wings, which traditionally accompany blue cheese dip, were invented in Buffalo, New York, in the 1960s.
Blue cheese is made from cow's, sheep's, or goat's milk and gets its distinctive blue veins from the mold Penicillium.