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This Healthy Buffalo Chicken Dip is Whole30, Keto, and Dairy-Free! A delicious dip that has a super creamy texture, uses simple ingredients, and makes a healthier appetizer option that everyone will love! Perfect for any game day or gathering.
What Makes This Recipe Great
Buffalo chicken dip is a popular low-carb and keto game-day food everyone reaches for. The flavor is just so addicting; it’s so perfect with veggies or chips, and you just never get sick of it!
Traditional buffalo chicken dip is made with cheese and other dairy, but my dairy-free, healthy buffalo chicken dip is completely dairy-free, paleo, Whole30, and keto! It still tastes fantastic, and chances are, your guests won’t even know it’s dairy-free!
This easy appetizer is a crowd-pleaser and always gone in no time. It’s a great dairy-free and keto game day food for your favorite sports season or if you just want to make something delicious for a small get-together.
More creamy dips to try: Caramelized Onion & Bacon Dip, Paleo Dil Pickle Dip, Dairy-Free Queso Dip, and/or Keto Crab Dip.
Here’s a Quick Video of This Recipe
How to Make Healthy Buffalo Chicken Dip
This homemade dip is extremely easy to make and comes together quickly if you use precooked chicken breasts or rotisserie chicken. You just mix the ingredients and bake, so it’s a perfect crowd-pleasing recipe that takes minimal effort for a party or a get-together.
The creaminess of the mayonnaise and the tanginess of the nutritional yeast are the perfect substitutes for cheese. The baking process really melds all the flavors together to create a phenomenal dairy-free and healthy buffalo chicken dip.
Ingredient Notes
- cooked shredded chicken: I like to purchase rotisserie chicken to make my life easier, but you can purchase chicken thighs or breasts and cook them yourself.
- mayonnaise: Make your own, or this is my favorite store-bought paleo brand.
- hot sauce: I like Frank’s Red Hot Sauce Original for that classic buffalo flavor.
- green onions
- nutritional yeast: This will give this chicken dip recipe a cheesy flavor without any dairy!
- onion powder
- garlic powder
- dill
- sea salt
- ground black pepper
- celery seeds
Step-by-Step Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Place all ingredients for the dip in a large mixing bowl and stir to combine. You can taste and add more hot sauce if you prefer.
- Transfer to a small baking dish and smooth out the top with a spatula.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes until the edges are lightly browned and bubbly.
- Serve warm.
Slow Cooker Method
If you’d rather use a crock pot to make slow cooker buffalo chicken dip, all you have to do is mix all ingredients, then add to a crock pot. Cook for 2 hours on HIGH, then serve!
Expert Tips
- To make this recipe super easy for you, you can use leftover cooked chicken or rotisserie chicken.
- If you only have raw chicken on hand, you can pan-fry 1 lb of boneless skinless chicken breasts or thighs over medium-high heat for 5-6 minutes on each side before shredding them to use in this recipe.
- My favorite hot sauce to use for making my own buffalo sauce is Frank’s Red Hot Original. If you use another hot sauce with a different spice level, you may want to adjust the amount in the recipe.
- If you aren’t paleo or dairy free, you can use shredded cheddar cheese instead of nutritional yeast. You can also add some blue cheese crumbles just before serving the buffalo chicken dip if desired.
Serving Tips
- If you are looking for Whole30 and keto game day food, serve this dip with your favorite vegetables. My favorites are cucumbers, carrot sticks, celery sticks, and sliced bell peppers.
- If you aren’t necessarily Whole30 or keto, I love eating this yummy dip with grain-free crackers or tortilla chips!
- My husband and I love this buffalo chicken dip even as a meal. It’s delicious with a side of rice or cauliflower rice!
Storage Tips
- Store leftover buffalo chicken dip in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 4-5 days chilled. To reheat the leftovers, you can microwave or heat them again in a 350-degree oven for 10-15 minutes.
More Buffalo Chicken Recipes
Air Fryer Buffalo Cauli-Bites (Paleo, Whole30, Keto)
Instant Pot or Slow Cooker Paleo Buffalo Chicken Chili
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Dairy-Free Healthy Buffalo Chicken Dip Recipe (Keto)
Video
Ingredients
- 3 cups cooked shredded chicken, about 1 lb raw
- 1 cup paleo mayonnaise
- 1/3 cup hot sauce, or more to taste (I like Frank's Red Hot Original)
- 1 cup sliced green onions
- 1/4 cup nutritional yeast
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp dried dill
- 1/2 tsp sea salt
- 1/4 tsp ground black pepper
- 1/4 tsp celery seeds
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Place all ingredients in a large bowl and mix well. You can taste and add more hot sauce if you prefer.
- Transfer to a small baking dish and smooth out the top with a spatula.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes until the edges are lightly browned and bubbly.
- Serve warm with celery, carrots, cucumbers, and/or your favorite veggies. You can also enjoy with gluten free crackers or tortillas if you are not doing the Whole30.
Slow Cooker Instructions
- Mix all ingredients well, and place in a slow cooker.
- Cook on HIGH for 2 hours.
- Serve warm.
Notes
Expert Tips
- To make this low-carb buffalo chicken dip recipe super easy for you, you can use leftover cooked chicken or rotisserie chicken.
- If you only have raw chicken on hand, you can pan-fry 1 lb of boneless skinless chicken breasts or thighs over medium-high heat for 5-6 minutes on each side before shredding them to use in this recipe.
- My favorite hot sauce to use for making my own buffalo sauce is Frank’s Red Hot Original. If you use another hot sauce with a different spice level, you may want to adjust the amount in the recipe.
- If you aren’t paleo or dairy free, you can use shredded cheddar cheese instead of nutritional yeast. You can also add some blue cheese crumbles just before serving the buffalo chicken dip if desired.
Serving Tips
- If you are looking for Whole30 and keto game day food, serve this low-carb buffalo chicken dip with your favorite vegetables. My favorites are cucumbers, carrot sticks, celery sticks, and sliced bell peppers.
- If you aren’t necessarily Whole30 or keto, I love eating this yummy dip with grain-free crackers or tortilla chips!
- My husband and I love this paleo buffalo chicken dip even as a meal. It’s delicious with a side of rice or cauliflower rice!
Storage Tips
- Store leftover buffalo chicken dip in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 4-5 days chilled. To reheat the leftovers, you can microwave or heat them again in a 350-degree oven for 10-15 minutes.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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I have been making this over and over again for years. Iโm obsessed.
Thank you so much!!
So so good! Really needed more paleo dip recipes in my repertoire. I’m definitely gonna make this again!
Yay, thank you!!
Just realized Iโve never left a review for this, but it was needed – itโs one of the most-repeated recipe in pie household! My husband and I love it with carrot sticks, celery sticks, and Siete chips. I typically do a half cup of buffalo sauce and some extra spices since we like a punch, and itโs great. Iโm eating our scant leftovers from last night currently and contemplating making more, haha!
Thanks again!
I’m so glad you enjoy this recipe, Noelle! Thank you so much for leaving a review.
Whoa. Shut the front door. Just took this to a super bowl party tonight and it got rave reviews and nobody but me was dairy free at the party! This stuff is great! For mayo, I used her own homemade mayo recipe from her blog. Yum!!
Amazing! So glad you and everyone enjoyed it. I appreciate you trying the recipe and leaving a star rating!!
This is soooo good!! Can’t even tell it doesn’t have dairy.
Thank you so much!!
Just made this for a Labor Day camp out. I donโt know if it will make it to the party after allโฆAMAZING!
This is unreal. You would never know this is Whole30! Extremely flavorful and so easy to make. Will definitely be making this on repeat. Thank you!!
Love this recipe! And have made it on several occasions! Wondering what the โserving sizeโ amount is per the nutritional facts you broke down? It just says serving size: 1. Thanks!
There are a total of 8 servings, so just divide whatever you make by 8! ๐