I’m a sucker for buffalo chicken and this stuffed buffalo chicken doesn’t disappoint! It has the perfect balance of spicy buffalo sauce cooled down with a little ranch dressing. The cheesy filling is seasoned with ranch too!
I’ve always been a big fan of buffalo chicken and we regularly go to Buffalo Wild Wings. Their naked tenders are delicious dipped in a little mild sauce with some ranch or blue cheese!
It gets expensive to eat there too often though, so I’ve been experimenting with loads of buffalo chicken recipes.
I’ll link them all for you at the bottom of this post, so be sure to check out all the buffalo chicken goodness I’ve been sharing!
This stuffed buffalo chicken recipe is super easy to prepare and I know y’all are going to love it.
My spinach stuffed chicken is still the most popular recipe on this site, but I have a feeling this keto buffalo chicken version might just give it a run for it’s money. 😉
How to make this stuffed buffalo chicken recipe:
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To start, we’ll mix up the cheesy filling. This is just three ingredients: cream cheese, grated cheddar, and ranch seasoning.
If you’re following a clean keto diet, you’ll want to use this Primal Palate ranch seasoning. Clean ingredients and a great taste!
You can try swapping in blue cheese for the cheddar, if that’s your style. I’m not a fan myself. 🙂
Combine all that and slice into the side of a chicken breast to form a little pocket. Stuff the cheese in the pocket.
This is really simple to do. Check out my video in this post to see how I do it!
Once your chicken breasts are filled with the cream cheese mixture, brush some buffalo sauce over the top and pop them in the oven.
These will bake in about 25 minutes and I like to brush more buffalo sauce on top every 10 minutes or so.
When it’s time to serve, drizzle with ranch dressing, sprinkle with parsley, and dig in!
This cheesy stuffed chicken is so filling and will seriously be a total hit!
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More buffalo chicken recipes:
Buffalo Chicken Pizza: Made with fathead crust!
Buffalo Chicken Stuffed Peppers: One of my favorite ways to make stuffed peppers!
Buffalo Chicken Meatballs: These make a great appetizer!
Buffalo Chicken Casserole: So filling and super easy too!
Buffalo Ranch Stuffed Chicken
Ingredients
- 4 boneless chicken breasts about 6 ounces each
- 4 ounces cream cheese room temperature
- ½ cup grated cheddar cheese
- 1 packet ranch seasoning
- 1/2 cup buffalo sauce
- 1 tablespoon fresh parsley
- Ranch or blue cheese dressing for serving
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Spray a 9x13 baking dish with non-stick spray.
- Place the chicken breasts on a cutting board and use a sharp knife to cut a pocket into the side of each breast, being careful not to cut all the way through. Set chicken aside.
- Add the cream cheese, cheddar, and ranch seasoning to a small bowl and stir well to combine.
- Spoon the cream cheese mixture evenly into piece of chicken.
- Place the chicken in the prepared baking dish and brush heavily with the buffalo sauce.
- Bake for 25-35 minutes, brushing with additional sauce every ten minutes, until chicken reaches 165 degrees.
- Sprinkle with freshly chopped parsley and drizzle with ranch or blue cheese dressing before serving.
Embeya says
Woooow…..Homemade!!! It’s the only thing that taste good! And so easy to do…
I think I will look for these and try your recipe this weekend. Thank you for sharing!
Dang Thai from Embeya!
Judy Bloodworth says
I made this a few days ago and no doubt will be making it again this week. I absolutely loved it! And I made your ranch dressing which is delicious and had that on a salad and the two made a perfect dinner! A bit of the cheese did seep out as my chicken breasts were not real thick but I just scooped that up when I served it and put it on top. Worked fine. So delicious!
Karly Campbell says
Thanks, Judy! Glad it was a success!
Emily says
Just made this and I can’t wait to eat the rest for lunch tomorrow. I’m doing Keto and it fits perfectly into my diet and is quite filling! I only had to add 5 minutes to the cooking time, but I had a couple extra large pieces of chicken. Highly recommend!!
Amo says
Is this a keto Recipe??? My family and I are starting keto tomorrow and I wanted to prepare all my food and this was one of my choices for dinner, but it sounds so yummy that it seems too good to be true for keto LOL am I wrong???
Also I was wondering if I took this for lunch at work and also had it for dinner would that be too much in one day for keto??
Karly Campbell says
Hi Amo! This recipe is low enough in carbs to work for a keto diet, for sure. If you’re watching the ingredients, just be sure that you’re using approved products.
Abbey says
I’ve had this saved for almsot 2 weeks I’m so excited to try it tonight! It’s in the oven now I made another one minus the buffalo for my daughter too. Thanks for sharing this!!
Karly Campbell says
Hope you all enjoy!
Amber Castleman says
Made this last night and it’s now my new favorite! Delish! Thanks for the recipe!
Tina says
Can I put the mixture on top of each chicken breast instead of in the middle and bake it?
Karly Campbell says
I haven’t made it this way, but it would likely work fine. Might try out a bit though.
Tiffany Hensley says
I made too much, so I stuffed it and put it on top. It turned out great. We LOVE this recipe. It’s a keeper for my family! Thanks so much for sharing!
Karly Campbell says
That’s great! Thanks for sharing, Tiffany!
Jen says
Two packets of ranch dip was way to salty !! (And I love salt lol) also took longer then 25 minutes more like 45
Karly Campbell says
This recipe only calls for one packet of ranch seasoning.
Leah says
I do not have a packet of ranch seasoning. Can I substitute that with regular ranch?
Karly Campbell says
No, I don’t think so. It’d probably add too much liquid to the filling and cause it to seep out. I’d use the seasonings from my homemade ranch dressing instead.
Lorrie says
What kind of buffalo sauce do you use? I’m not seeing any recipe for it, only the ranch dressing.
Karly Campbell says
I just use a bottle of mild buffalo sauce from the grocery store.
D Braden says
Loved this recipe! Chicken took a bit longer to bake, about 45 minutes. This was family approved and I’ll make again. Thanks!
Lauren Taylor says
Yes! 25 min was not enough!
Toots says
agree, I’ve got it in the oven now and am at about the 25 min mark and my chicken breasts still look raw
Amy says
Do you cover with foil when you bake it?
Karly Campbell says
Nope! 🙂
Dawn @ The Kitchen and a Latte says
I love buffalo chicken 🙂 Half of my family likes buffalo sauce and half does not. This recipe is great because I can make them all the same up until the sauce! I am not sure what I would put on theirs, but 2 of us will enjoy the buffalo sauce. Or I can just try my hardest to talk them into trying it this way haha!
Karly Campbell says
I think BBQ sauce would be a great option! 🙂
Kat says
What would you serve with this?
Karly Campbell says
The filling is a bit rich, so I normally just serve with steamed veggies or a salad.
Jennifer Kienic says
Made this last night for dinner and it was delicious. It was so easy and full of flavor. It is going in my recipe book.
Connie says
Can’t wait to make this.
Mary says
Sounds delosh! Trying this tonight.
verona a kruse says
Buffalo sauce is too hot. Other suggestions Please.
Karly Campbell says
You could use any type of sauce that you like with ranch. Sugar free BBQ might be a good option.
Jenifer A Trzepacz says
My cheese always runs out of the chicken when I cook it. Is there some secret to keeping the cheese inside the chicken. Maybe I cook it to too long. but I like my chicken well done!
Karly Campbell says
Hi Jenifer! Have you tried this recipe specifically or one of my other stuffed chicken recipes? I ask because my filling tends to be pretty thick and I’ve had no issue with it leaking out…other recipes might have different ingredients? I am just sure to make the pocket fairly deep, press the cheese all the way in, and I’m good to go. You can use toothpicks to close the chicken if you like, but I’ve never needed to.
TAMARA PIERCE TAMARA SUE says
To much sodium!!!!!
Karly Campbell says
Buffalo and ranch both have quite a bit of sodium in them. You could make your own ranch seasoning to reduce if you like.
Trista says
Thank you so much for this recipe! I am currently 17wks pregnant and all I want is BWW buffalo wings. I am getting them at least 2 times a week. I am so excited to make this!