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Best Buffalo Chicken Dip Stuffed Bread Ring (Easy Appetizer)

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This Buffalo chicken dip stuffed bread ring is the kind of recipe that makes you look like you planned it all along. It’s everything you love about classic Buffalo dip—tangy heat, cool creaminess, melty cheese—wrapped in golden, flaky bread that you pull apart with your hands.

Ingredients

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  • 2 cups cooked shredded chicken (rotisserie chicken works great)
  • 8 oz cream cheese, softened to room temperature
  • 1/2 cup Buffalo hot sauce (preferably Frank’s RedHot)
  • 1 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese
  • 1/2 cup crumbled blue cheese (optional)
  • 1/2 cup ranch dressing (or blue cheese dressing)
  • 2 green onions, thinly sliced
  • 2 cans (8 oz each) refrigerated crescent roll dough (e.g., Pillsbury)
  • 2 tablespoons melted butter
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 teaspoon dried parsley

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  2. Make the filling: In a large bowl, beat the softened cream cheese with a fork until smooth. Add Buffalo hot sauce and ranch dressing; mix until combined. Fold in shredded chicken, cheddar cheese, blue cheese crumbles, and sliced green onions. Stir until evenly coated.
  3. Prepare the dough: Open both cans of crescent roll dough and separate into triangles. On the parchment-lined baking sheet, arrange triangles in a circle with wide ends overlapping in the center and points pointing outward (sunburst shape), leaving a 4-inch hole in the middle.
  4. Add the filling: Spoon the Buffalo chicken mixture evenly around the ring on top of the wide ends of the dough (about 1/4 cup per triangle section).
  5. Fold the points: Take each dough point and gently stretch it over the filling, tucking the tip under the center ring.
  6. Brush with butter: In a small bowl, mix melted butter with garlic powder and dried parsley. Brush mixture all over the exposed dough.
  7. Bake: Place baking sheet in preheated oven and bake for 18-22 minutes, until bread is deeply golden brown and filling is bubbly. If top browns too quickly, tent loosely with foil for last 5 minutes.
  8. Cool slightly: Let bread ring rest on baking sheet for 5 minutes before serving.

Notes

Don’t skip softening the cream cheese—cold cream cheese creates lumps. Let shredded chicken cool before mixing to avoid melting cream cheese. Space triangles evenly for even baking. Don’t overstuff (about 1/4 cup per section). Let rest 5 minutes before cutting to allow filling to set. For extra crispiness, broil 1-2 minutes after baking, watching carefully.

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