Kick Off Game Day with These Bold Buffalo Chicken Recipe Ideas (2024)

Buffalo chicken is a game-day classic, especially when combined with blue cheese dressing and a side of carrots and celery. Wings are always a party pleaser, but there are so many other great recipes featuring the same great spicy flavor. With ideas for buffalo chicken pasta and delicious buffalo chicken dip, here are our favorite ways to enjoy red hot buffalo chicken.

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Buffalo Chicken Dip

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This creamy, rich buffalo chicken dip is everything we love about buffalo chicken in dip form. Dump cooked chicken, cream cheese, sour cream, buffalo wing sauce, crumbled blue cheese, and ranch dressing mix into a slow cooker. Cover and cook for two-and-a-half to three hours and you have the perfect quick and easy hot dip for the big game.

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Buffalo Chicken Burgers

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Put a twist on burger night with these buffalo chicken burgers perfect to be made indoors in a skillet or outdoors on the grill. The buffalo wing sauce moistens the ground chicken and gives it a nice boost of flavor. Mix together sour cream, mayonnaise, and blue cheese for a blue cheese dressing to tame the heat. Top with fresh lettuce and tomato.

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Buffalo Chicken Quesadillas

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For a fun twist on a game-day classic, try this buffalo chicken quesadilla recipe. It takes the traditional flavors with hot sauce and blue cheese, stuffed in a cheesy flour tortilla. Serve with ranch or blue cheese with carrots and celery on the side and you'll have yourself a winning appetizer.

Buffalo-Style Chicken Sandwich

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This fried buffalo chicken sandwich rivals what you'd find on a restaurant menu. Battered in hot sauce-infused buttermilk and dredged in seasoned flour, this piece of chicken packs a punch. Serve it on a bun with more hot sauce, slaw, and crumbled blue cheese.

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Buffalo Chicken Calzones

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These super simple buffalo chicken calzones use ready-made ingredients for a quick weeknight dinner or mid-day snack. Pre-cooked chicken, purchased pizza dough, and shredded cheese are all you need for the base. Add cream cheese and seasonings and you'll be ready to eat in just 40 minutes.

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Spicy Buffalo Chicken Salad

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This spicy buffalo chicken salad incorporates all the great flavors of buffalo chicken wings with a healthy twist. Sliced marinated chicken breast tops a bed of cabbage, carrots, and celery. Top with a bit of spicy blue cheese dressing and blue cheese crumbles for some extra indulgence.

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Buffalo Chicken Wrap

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A wrap makes for an easy lunch, and this buffalo chicken wrap is no exception. Layer this one with chicken coated in hot pepper sauce, lettuce (or whatever greens you have), tomato, Monterey Jack cheese, and bacon. Wrap tightly and indulge or wrap in plastic wrap in the fridge for up to 24 hours for a grab-and-go lunch.

Buffalo Chicken Soup

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Soup may not be the first buffalo chicken recipe that comes to mind, but if you are in the mood for a cozy, warm, and cheesy dinner, this soup will satisfy your cravings. It comes together quickly with deli roasted or rotisserie chicken and canned broth. Hot sauce adds just a hint of that buffalo flavor to break up the richness and add some heat.

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Buffalo Chicken Wings

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Buffalo chicken wings started off the buffalo chicken craze, and for good reason. They are the quintessential game-day food. This version is broiled not fried, so you'll still get the crispy skin without the added fat. Serve platters with blue cheese dip or make a variety of wings to appease the crowd.

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Buffalo "Chicken" Pasta

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If you're hosting a crowd, it's always nice to have a vegetarian option. Choose your favorite meatless chicken for this easy pasta recipe and make the sauce with bottled alfredo and hot sauce. Shredded carrot and diced celery on top add crunch.

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Twisted Buffalo Wings

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The twist to this buffalo chicken recipe is bottled chili sauce. It helps round out the flavor of the cayenne. Our recipe directs include exactly how to make the wings ahead in a slow cooker and tote them to your tailgate.

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Mix 'N' Match Chicken Wings

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If you're new to making buffalo chicken wings at home, start with this recipe. We'll walk you through how to marinate, grill, and sauce the wings. Customize them with any one of our rubs, dips, and sauces.

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