50 Buffalo Chicken Ideas That Always Win (Even When Your Team Doesn't)

To save time (and avoid missing the game!), skip the fried wings this game day and make these baked Buffalo wings instead. They're so much easier while still giving you a deliciously crispy, saucy, and caramelized result.

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We're always looking for more ways to enjoy Buffalo sauce, but when serving a party, this Buffalo chicken dip just might be our favorite version of the classic party appetizer. The best part? It only requires 10 minutes of prep time!

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Classic Buffalo chicken dip mix—chopped chicken, cream cheese, cheddar, blue cheese, hot sauce, and chives—is baked into a crisp puff pastry shell until bubbling and golden.

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While we love the classic buffalo wings, when we're craving something a bit lighter—or need to please plant-based guests—these wings are the app we turn to. This recipe transforms this staple veggie into crispy, golden bites that were made to be drenched in your favorite sauce.

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With chicken nuggets and a crispy shell, this burrito gives Buffalo chicken wraps a run for their money. If you love Buffalo chicken but need an easy chicken dinner or packable lunch fast, using chicken nuggets speeds up the process, soaking up all of the delicious sauce in every bite. Yum!

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The hardest decision on game day is which dip to make. This dip gets rid of that. Combining our four favorite dips of buffalo chicken, spinach artichoke, jalapeño popper, and pizza this dip has something for everyone.

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If you're craving something that’s equal parts spicy, cheesy, and downright delicious, these buffalo chicken biscuit bombs are about to become your new favorite snack. Picture this: tender, shredded chicken tossed in tangy buffalo sauce, all wrapped in buttery biscuit dough and baked to golden perfection.

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When game day rolls around, I’m craving something crispy, cheesy, and packed with familiar flavors, and this Buffalo chicken waffle fry recipe is the ultimate shareable comfort food.

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What happens when you give chicken Parm the Buffalo treatment? Well, you get this: a crispy-on-the-outside, juicy-on-the-inside chicken cutlet smothered in spicy sauce and topped with bubbling cheese (plus a drizzle of ranch, if that’s how you like your wings).

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There’s no shame in a hearty dip for dinner in my book, but if you need a good excuse to enjoy your favorite warm dip without any shame, then let me introduce Buffalo chicken’s new best friend: grilled cheese. This combination is not only ridiculously good, but oh so easy to make.

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Got some leftover roasted chicken? This pizza is the PERFECT way to use it! If you don't, shredding rotisserie chicken is a great alternative. If neither of those options is available, it's easy to boil some chicken breasts and shred them for topping.

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Want to serve quesadillas to a crowd? You've got to make a quesadilla ring! Buffalo chicken is a must for the Super Bowl, and this ring makes for the best-ever pull-apart game-day app.

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This wrap is just as easy to customize as it is to make. Feel free to adjust the spices to add more or less heat, swap out the slaw for lettuce, the blue cheese sauce with ranch dressing, use cauliflower or tofu instead of meat, or try Greek yogurt in place of mayonnaise.

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By all accounts, this shouldn't be good: popcorn covered in Buffalo sauce and ranch seasoning. But then you taste it, and you understand. This party snack is a little salty, a little spicy, a little buttery, and a lot of good.

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We bet you've heard of Buffalo wings made from cauliflower or tempeh, but what about artichokes? Bonus: Valentine's almost always falls near the Super Bowl, and these are the perfect compromise appetizer. Be still our beating hearts!

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This cauliflower is the perfect answer when you have Buffalo wings on the brain, but want to eat more vegetables. All the Buffalo flavor you love coat these florets, which are then air-fried to perfection. It all comes together when you dip one into our perfectly creamy blue cheese dressing (but feel free to go with ranch dressing if you prefer!).

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Cauliflower florets get coated in a well-seasoned batter, roasted until crispy, then slathered in spicy Buffalo wing sauce. Finish it off with a creamy ranch coleslaw topping to complement the spice. Bonus: They’re vegetarian!

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If the best (undebatable) wing flavor and sauce combination is hot Buffalo wings and ranch dip, then it stands to reason that a ranch wing with hot Buffalo dip would be equally delicious—right? Damn right. This flipped version is destined to become a new classic.

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These Buffalo cauliflower kebabs put all your favorite flavor from classic Buffalo wings onto skewers–and they're vegetarian to boot! Glaze the kebabs with more Buffalo sauce, grill until the cauliflower is tender, then drizzle with blue cheese dressing.

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Those that feel the bone just gets in the way with Buffalo wings will absolutely love this recipe. Fried popcorn chicken is coated in Buffalo sauce for a crunchy, spicy, irresistible bite everyone can enjoy.

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