Friday, August 5, 2011

Foodball Frenzy

Getting as excited for football as we are over here? Ok, ok...maybe my husband is getting more excited for it than I am, but I do love football inspired foods! Check out this post I wrote almost a year ago for my friend's and sister-in-law's blog The Thrifty Table. Enjoy!

The first time I had this spicy, creamy, perfect-for-tailgating dip was when my husband, SideLion Lead Blogger Zac Snyder, and I were camping with our friends. Though it was summer, the weather was rainy and bleak, much like fall weather here in Michigan, and this Buffalo Dip warmed us through and through. The combination of hot sauce and cream cheese make a knock-out combination for any football game. This delectable dip may make you wonder why you ever ate buffalo wings off the bone!

Buffalo Chicken Dip
Recipe taken from franksredhot.com
8 oz. package of cream cheese
½ cup Blue Cheese dressing or Ranch dressing
½ cup hot sauce
½ cup crumbled blue cheese and/or shredded mozzarella cheese
2 cans chunk chicken (drained) or about 1 ½ cups shredded chicken
Dipping items, like celery, carrots, chips and/or crackers
Steps:
1. Melt your cream cheese over the stove at medium heat or in the oven at 350 degrees, stirring gradually.
2. Mix in salad dressing, hot sauce and cheese.
3. Fold in chicken.
4. Bake the mixture at 350 degrees for about 20 minutes or until the dip is heated through.
5. Enjoy with carrots and celery, or with crackers or chips.

2 comments:

rachel said...

yum. now we must have a first game party.

also, i love your description of zac in this post. so prestigious.

Patti said...

we really must. :) and yes, he likes to think he's a pretty big deal. ;)