Updated with New (2022) Weight Watchers Points.
If you love Buffalo Wings, this lightened up Buffalo Chicken Dip is Weight Watchers friendly and is the perfect substitute for your favorite Buffalo Wings. This Weight Watchers friendly Lightened Up Buffalo Chicken Dip delivers boneless chicken breast, 2 cheeses and all the spiciness you can handle – but without all the messiness. This healthy appetizer has instructions to make this in the oven, slow cooker and even in your Instant Pot.
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Instant Pot Duo Crips Pressure Cooker (11 in 1)
Black and Decker Programmable Portable Slow Cooker (7 Quart)
MORE healthy CHICKEN RECIPES:
- Instant Pot Chicken Enchilada Soup
- Instant Pot Pomegranate Balsamic Glazed Chicken Breast
- Lightened Up Pioneer Woman’s Slow Cooker Butter Chicken
Since this is Weight Watchers friendly, if you want to just have to count the Points in the dip, you can serve this Lightened Up Buffalo Chicken Dip a number of ways:
- stuffed inside mini bell peppers
- layered on celery sticks
- using carrot chips
- baked inside mushroom caps
- on top of cauliflower rice
- stuffed inside zucchini and baked
- raw sugar snap peas
- stuffed and baked inside jalapeno peppers
Also, if you still follow the Weight Watchers Purple Plan, for 0 SmartPoints you can:
- use this Buffalo Chicken Dip inside a baked potato
- make “chips” out of sweet potatoes, beets and russet potatoes
- serve on top of brown rice or whole wheat pasta
Lightened Up Buffalo Chicken Dip + Weight watchers friendly (oven method)
Lightened Up Buffalo Chicken Dip (Oven Method)
Author: DeeDeeDoes
Recipe type: Appetizer
Cuisine: American
Prep time:
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Serves: 10
If you love Buffalo Wings, this lightened up Buffalo Chicken Dip is the perfect substitute for your favorite Buffalo Wings. This Weight Watchers friendly Buffalo Chicken Dip delivers boneless chicken breast, 2 cheeses and all the spiciness you can handle – but without all the messiness.
Ingredients
- 3 Cups of Cooked Shredded Skinless Chicken Breast (about 1 Pound)
- 4 Ounces of Light Cream Cheese (1/3 Less Fat)
- ½ Cup Each of Fat Free Sour Cream + Fat Free Fage Plain Greek Yogurt
- ½ Cup of Franks or Texas Pete's Hot Sauce
- ⅔ Cup of Walden Farms Ranch Dressing
- ½ Cup of Reduced Fat Blue Cheese Crumbles
- 1¼ Cup of Kraft Fat Free Shredded Cheese
- Snipped Fresh Parsley, Optional
- Vegetable Cooking Spray
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350.
- Spray a 1.5 Quart Baking Dish with Vegetable Cooking Spray.
- Combine all the ingredients except the cheeses and parsley and mix well.
- Pour into the baking dish and top with cheeses and parsley (if using).
- Bake for 30 minutes or until heated through.
- This makes 10 servings at ⅓ Cup per person. Serve with crackers, chips or any of the 0 SP suggestions in blog post.
- On the WW Plan, each serving is 2 Points. Enjoy!
slow cooker Lightened Up Buffalo Chicken Dip
Slow Cooker Lightened Up Buffalo Chicken Dip
Author: DeeDeeDoes
Recipe type: Appetizer
Cuisine: American
Prep time:
Cook time:
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Serves: 10
Ingredients
- 1 Pound of Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast
- 4 Ounces of Light Cream Cheese (1/3 Less Fat)
- ½ Cup Each of Fat Free Sour Cream + Fat Free Fage Plain Greek Yogurt
- ½ Cup of Franks or Texas Pete's Hot Sauce
- ⅔ Cup of Walden Farms Ranch Dressing
- ½ Cup of Reduced Fat Blue Cheese Crumbles
- 1¼ Cup of Kraft Fat Free Shredded Cheese
- Snipped Fresh Parsley, Optional
- Vegetable Cooking Spray
Instructions
- Place chicken breasts into a slow cooker that has been sprayed with vegetable cooking spray.
- Add just enough water to cover the chicken breasts. Place lid on and cook for 4 hours on the high setting. Drain water and shred the cooked chicken breast with 2 forks or with a mixer.
- Combine all the ingredients except the cheeses and parsley and mix well.
- Pour into the slow cooker and stir in the shredded chicken. Cook for 2 hours on low. After 2 hours, remove the lid and sprinkle the blue and cheddar cheese on top. Replace lid and cook for about 15 more minutes OR until cheddar cheese is melted. Add parsley (if using) before serving.
- This makes 10 servings at ⅓ Cup per person. Serve with crackers, chips or any of the 0 SP suggestions in blog post.
- On the WW Plan, each serving is 2 Points. Enjoy!
How to Make Lightened Up Buffalo Chicken Dip in the instant pot
Lightened Up Buffalo Chicken Dip in the Instant Pot
Author: DeeDeeDoes
Recipe type: Appetizer
Cuisine: American
Prep time:
Total time:
Serves: 10
If you love Buffalo Wings, this lightened up Buffalo Chicken Dip is the perfect substitute for your favorite Buffalo Wings but without all the messiness.
Ingredients
- 1 Pound of Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast
- 4 Ounces of Light Cream Cheese (1/3 Less Fat)
- ½ Cup Each of Fat Free Sour Cream + Fat Free Fage Plain Greek Yogurt
- ½ Cup of Franks or Texas Pete's Hot Sauce
- ⅔ Cup of Walden Farms Ranch Dressing
- ½ Cup of Reduced Fat Blue Cheese Crumbles
- 1¼ Cup of Kraft Fat Free Shredded Cheese
- Snipped Fresh Parsley, Optional
- Vegetable Cooking Spray
Instructions
- To cook the chicken breast for this Weight Watchers friendly Buffalo Chicken Dip, simply place the chicken breast in your Instant Pot Duo 11 in 1 with enough water to cover and cook on high for 15 minutes. When done, remove chicken and shred. Drain water.
- Switch your Instant Pot to the Slow Cooker Mode and combine remaining ingredients.
- This makes 10 servings at ⅓ Cup per person. Serve with crackers, chips or any of the 0 SP suggestions in blog post.
- On the Weight Watchers Plan, each serving is 2 Points. Enjoy!
I hope you enjoy this recipe for Lightened Up Buffalo Chicken Dip. If you are serving this to a crowd, this can easily be doubled or even tripled. What’s even more convenient is using the Portable Black & Decker Slow Cooker which makes toting this to a get together super convenient. Oh and make sure you have this recipe ready to give out, people WILL be asking for it.
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