Tag: Snack Season

Game Day Buffalo Chicken Dip

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With football season in full swing, I’m bringing back this game day favorite! This buffalo chicken dip is always a favorite and so easy to make. I love that I can just throw everything in the crockpot and it’s ready to go.

What You’ll Need

  • 8 ouces of Cream Cheese
  • 1/2 cup Ranch dressing (I use Hidden Valley)
  • 1/2 cup Hot Sauce (I use Frank’s Red Hot)
  • 2 cups Shredded Chicken (Rotisserie Chicken is great for this)*
  • 1 cup Shredded Cheddar Cheese

*For frozen chicken, put chicken and 1 cup chicken broth and seasonings of choice (I normally use salt, pepper, and garlic powder) in an Instant Pot and cook for 10-12 minutes depending on how large your chicken is. I’ve also used boneless skinless breats and thighs depending on what I have.

In your crockpot, you’ll combine the cream cheese, Ranch dress, hot sauce, and shredded chicken. Top with 1/2 cup of your shredded cheese and cover with the lid. This will cook on high for 1 1/2 to 2 hours.

Once the cream cheese is melted through, mix until everything is well combined. Then top with the reserved 1/2 cup of shredded cheese.

Cook for 15 more minutes and give dip another stir.

Lower to your crockpot’s warm setting and enjoy! I serve mine with tortilla chips, but have also used celery sticks, carrots, and toasted slices of baguette too.

XOXO,
Leah

Pizza Stuffed Breadsticks

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Happy Snack Sea… I mean Football Season, y’all!

My husband grew up playing and watching football, and it’s something that’s carried over into our family. Kaz loves football days and getting to watch, and while I love getting to watch too, I think I may love the snacks just a little bit more.

These cheesy and pepperoni stuffed breadsticks are so good and a perfect addition to our game day snack line up!

What You’ll Need

  • Pizza Dough (I used homemade, but store bought works just as well)
  • Mozzarella Cheese Sticks
  • Pepperoni (I used normal sized ones, but the minis would be great too)

Because I forget to do this more often than not, preheat your oven to 450 degrees.

Next you’ll roll your pizza dough out into a rectangle on a lightly floured surface. I rolled mine out to about 1/4 to 1/2 an inch thick. If you’re using a refrigerated sheet of pizza dough, you can skip this step!

On one half of the dough, lay your mozzarella sticks in a row leaving about an inch or so on each side. Add your pepperoni. I just put them on top of the mozzarella sticks, but you could put them underneath them as well!

Fold the other half of your dough over to cover. With a pizza cutter (or knife) cut each breadstick leaving room on the sides. Using a fork, crimp the cut edges to seal.

Place the breadsticks on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper, and brush with melted butter. I topped mine with Italian seasoning, but you can skip this if you’re not a fan too!

Bake at 450 degrees for 10-14 minutes, or until golden brown. Cooking times can vary depending on how thick your dough is. If you used a refrigerated sheet of dough, your cook time will be closer to the 10 minute mark.

Once baked serve warm with your favorite sauce, and enjoy!

XOXO,
Leah