Buffalo Cream Cheese Chicken

Updated:  February 2023

I always have Frank's buffalo sauce in my refrigerator.  We were looking for something different and in our search found this very tasty  Buffalo Cream Cheese Chicken.

Don't get me wrong - I love Frank's and buffalo wings with the best of them. I can't count how many times I've made buffalo chicken soft tacos, which I love, but the ole' tummy starts wanting something a little different.

We haven't had anything buffalo for a couple of weeks, so I pulled up my trusty Pinterest chicken board and found this recipe from WhoNeedsACape.com, which I had pinned a couple of years ago.

Every time I use a pin from one of my boards, I feel like I'm not wasting my time surfing Pinterest, even though somewhere in the back of my little brain I know it's a time-wasting black hole.

This recipe, though, was worth all of the surfing time.

Buffalo Cream Cheese Chicken has very few ingredients - just chicken, cream cheese, cheddar cheese and hot sauce - is easy to throw together, and only takes about 30 minutes to bake.  Great for an easy weeknight meal.

We bought a 10 pound bag of huge boneless skinless chicken breasts, so I usually pound just one to about ½ inch and we share it.

Since we only use one breast, I halved the recipe to the amounts below and we had plenty of sauce to cover the large serving.  I also added some freshly steamed broccoli for a quick, healthy side.

If you don't like spicy stuff with quite a kick, don't make this! Just sayin'.

I love the combination of Frank's and the cream cheese, and the cheddar melted nicely to give the dish a little crust after baking. I thought it was really good and Bret enjoyed it, too.

This reminds me of that fantastic Buffalo Ranch Chicken Dip in a way.  Delicious.

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Buffalo Cream Cheese Chicken

Yield: 2 servings

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 30 minutes

Total Time: 45 minutes

Quite a kick, but delicious!  You can easily double it.

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Ingredients

• 4 oz softened cream cheese
• ½ C shredded cheddar cheese
• ¼ C Frank's Buffalo sauce
• 1 huge or 2 regular-sized boneless, , skinless chicken breasts

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 350°.
2. In a small bowl, combine the cream cheese, ¼ C. cheddar cheese and buffalo sauce.  Stir together until fully combined.
3. Pound the chicken breast(s) until about ½" thick and place in a baking dish. Spread the cheese mixture evenly over the chicken.  Sprinkle the remaining ¼ C. cheddar cheese on top of the chicken.  
4. Bake, uncovered around 30-35 minutes until chicken is done (about 165° with meat thermometer).

Notes

Tips and Stuff:

I used ⅓ less fat Neufchatel and it worked fine - tasted great.

If you double this, use 4 regular-sized boneless, skinless chicken breasts.  There will be plenty of sauce.

Nutrition Information:

Yield: 2 Serving Size: 1 serving
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 514Total Fat: 33gSaturated Fat: 18gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 11gCholesterol: 187mgSodium: 1205mgCarbohydrates: 5gFiber: 0gSugar: 3gProtein: 47g

Nutrition Values are Approximate