First of all, I want to thank the awesome people over at Nuts.com for including me in their mission to push healthy snack food during tailgating season! Their website is awesome and they have lots of delicious and healthy snack ideas.
So…I know you know how much I love football.
#PanthersForever
#TheyAreActuallyGoodThisYear
#FirstTimeinFOREVER
One of the best parts of football is the food!!! I mean, come on….even if you don’t like football you like the food. It’s just not possible to dislike it. If you say you dislike it…well, I just don’t believe you. Nope. It’s not possible.
NOPE.
If you do claim to hate football food, this dip will change your mind. I promise! It takes fifteen minutes to make and is just over 200 calories per each sizable serving!
It’s like pure heaven in a bowl. And the best part?? It uses half reduced fat cream cheese and half protein packed Greek yogurt!
I was definitely thinking that the Greek yogurt would make the dip taste different than the traditional version because it is so tangy, but it didn’t one single tiny minuscule bit!
It literally tastes exactly like the fatty, unhealthy, decadent version.
You wouldn’t be able to tell the difference if you took a blind taste test. I am totally convinced.
Why am I so confident?
Because I am absolutely obsessed with buffalo chicken anything…especially buffalo chicken dip. So, as you can imagine, I have tried a lot…aaa loooottttt…of different buffalo chicken dips.
And I’m telling you….this one is JUST as good if not better than any I have had in the past!
This is an extremely satisfying discovery…now I can eat Buffalo Chicken Dip guilt free, and I can’t even begin to tell you how much that excites me!
Am I a little too passionate about buffalo chicken dip?
It’s possible…
#SorryImNotSorry
#ItsaHashtagDay
Just make it. You’ll love it. You won’t believe it’s made with Greek yogurt and reduced fat cream cheese. YUM!!!
So, Boone. As I have mentioned a TON in the past, his toe has been broken for several months, and he has been prescribed “strict rest.” So we had another appointment on Friday for ANOTHER follow up x-ray, and it’s just not healing. Not healing attt allllllll. Zero change from a month and a half ago when we brought him in.
So now guess what we have to do?
Surggeerrryyyyy. Yayyy!!!
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Poor Boonie. And poor bank account.
I’ll let you know how that goes…!
In the mean time…make this dip! Make it, make it, make it!!!
- 1 cup reduced fat cream cheese
- 1 cup Greek yogurt
- 2 cups rotisserie chicken, finely diced
- ⅓ cup buffalo sauce (we love Frank's)
- ½ teaspoon dried ranch dressing mix
- Add the cream cheese and Greek yogurt into a small pot over medium-high heat
- When the mixture is hot and melted, add in your buffalo sauce, chicken, and ranch dressing mix
- Heat until the mixture bubbles, and remove to a bowl
- Serve with sliced carrots and celery instead of bread or chips to make it even healthier!
*This recipe is gluten free!*
If you make this or any of my other recipes, be sure to Instagram it and hashtag #thegarlicdiaries!
In the mood for more yummy game day food? Check these out:
Baked Greek Yogurt Chicken Flautas
Jess @ Flying on Jess Fuel says
October 28, 2015 at 1:58 pmOh my goshhhhh. Buffalo chicken dip is my favorite thing everrrr! I’m so glad you made a healthy version! This means I can eat the whole bowl, right? Pretty please? My mouth is watering just thinking about this!
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Annie Chesson says
November 3, 2015 at 11:18 amMe too! I am obsessed with it. I don’t know why it is so good, but it is soooooo GOOD!! Yep, the lighter version allows you to eat the entire bowl…or two ;).
Natalie @ Tastes Lovely says
October 28, 2015 at 1:14 pmMy husband loves buffalo everything. He would freak if I made him this dip! He would eat the whole thing!
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Annie Chesson says
November 3, 2015 at 11:19 amSeth and I are the same…buffalo chicken = YES. In any form :). Shawn would love this!
Keri @ Fashionable Foods says
October 28, 2015 at 10:40 amI’m that person that absolutely hates football, but I live for the food! The Super Bowl is my favorite because I just load up on food and watch the commercials. When the game comes on, I’m usually in the kitchen getting more food. I always make sure I’m ready with a full plate for the commercials though! I absolutely love buffalo chicken dip and I totally love that you lightened it up – means I can eat more! ;)
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Annie Chesson says
November 3, 2015 at 11:21 amThe food is definitely a highlight of football season, even for people like me who love to watch the games! Yes yes yessss it means you can eat more ;) aka…the entire bowl.
Dannii @ Hungry Healthy Happy says
October 28, 2015 at 7:43 amI am not a massive fan of watching sports, but I still go round to people’s houses to watch games just for the game food haha. It’s the best part in my opinion.
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Annie Chesson says
November 3, 2015 at 11:22 amEven though I love actually watching the games, the food is still basically my favorite part :). It’s just so good!
Gayle @ Pumpkin 'N Spice says
October 27, 2015 at 6:51 amMmm I love that this dip is lightened up! That’s means I can indulge in it even more, which is always a winner in my book! Pinned!
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Annie Chesson says
November 3, 2015 at 11:22 amYeesss it means you can eat the whole bowl by yourself ;).
Sues says
October 26, 2015 at 9:19 pmI could eat an entire bowl of buffalo chicken dip, so I’m loving this lighter version :)
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Annie Chesson says
November 3, 2015 at 11:23 amAgreed, I can knock down a bowl of this stuff by myself any day :). It doesn’t get much better than buffalo chicken dip!