Serves:
12-16 people
Cooking Time:
1 hour
Ingredients
- 1 large loaf French bread or 2 smaller loaves
- 8 oz. cream cheese, softened
- 1/3 cup sour cream
- 1/3 cup mayonnaise
- 1/4 - 1/2 cup Frank’s Original Hot Sauce (1/2 for quite spicy)
- 1 1/2 tablespoons green onion dip mix
- 1/2 tsp EACH chili powder, cumin, smoked paprika, garlic powder, onion powder
- Salt to taste
- 1/4 cup Blue cheese crumbles up to 1/2 cup if you LOVE blue cheese
- 1 cup freshly grated sharp cheddar cheese, divided
- 1 cup Mozzarella cheese, divided
- 3 cups packed shredded chicken (about 1 1/2 pounds)**
- 6-8 pieces cooked and crumbled bacon (garnish)
- Blue cheese crumbles (garnish)
- Sliced chives(garnish)
- Extra hot sauce (garnish)
Instructions
- Firstly, preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Slice about 2 inches deep through the top of the bread, and continue to cut a large rectangle, being careful not to cut through the bottom of the bread. Remove the top of the bread and hollow out the middle to create a rectangular bread bowl. Set aside.
- Whisk together cream cheese, sour cream, mayonnaise, and hot sauce, and all spices/seasonings until well combined.
- Stir in blue cheese, 3/4 cup cheddar, and 3/4 cup mozzarella followed by chicken.
- Spoon Buffalo Chicken Dip into prepared French bread and top with remaining cheddar and mozzarella cheeses. Bake on a baking tray at 350 degrees F for 25-30 minutes or until cheese is melted and slightly golden.
- Let bread sit approximately 10 minutes to set and slightly cool then slice. Best served warm.
- Top with hot sauce, blue cheese crumbles, bacon, and chives.
