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Buffalo Chicken Stuffed Bread is a cheesy chicken dip in a bread bowl. This recipe can be a dip or a meal – it’s up to you!
Shredded chicken is mixed with a creamy buffalo sauce and baked in stuffed French bread.
Buffalo Chicken Stuffed Bread Ingredients
To make this buffalo chicken bread bowl, you will need the following ingredients (see the recipe card below for exact amounts):
- Artisan French bread: You can also use Italian bread or Sourdough.
- Shredded chicken
- Cream cheese
- Parmesan cheese: You want to use shredded parmesan to get a good melt. Grated parmesan in a shaker is too processed and fine.
- Ranch dressing
- Buffalo sauce
- Smoked paprika
- Sea salt and black pepper
- Mozzarella: I used block, but you can use shredded
- Garnishes: fresh cilantro, jalapenos, green onions
How to Make Buffalo Chicken Stuffed Bread
- Preheat oven to 375 F.
- Prepare the bread bowls. Prepare a baking tray with parchment paper. Place your bread loaves on it. Remove the top of the bread, about ⅓ and pull out some of the inside to create space for the chicken fillings. Don’t remove all the bread, leave a thick layer.
- Make chicken filling. In a medium bowl, mix shredded chicken, cream cheese, Parmesan cheese , ranch dressing, buffalo sauce, smoked paprika, salt, and pepper together.
- Bake the stuffed bread. Divide the filling in 2 and gently spread in the loaves. Top with mozzarella by pressing them lightly in the filling. Place the baking tray in the middle of the oven and bake for 15-20 minutes until mozzarella melts, nicely browned and the fillings are warmed throughout.
- Add garnishes and serve. Remove and top with chopped fresh cilantro, jalapenos and green onions. Serve immediately.
Substitutions
- Mozzarella cheese can be replaced with cheddar cheese.
- Other breads you can use: baguette sandwich, french baguette, ciabatta, sourdough.
- If you don’t like spicy food, I suggest skipping this dish.
Serving Suggestions
You can serve this recipe as a dip and serve it with chips, crackers, bread, or veggies like celery and carrots.
You can also serve this recipe as an appetizer by itself. Just cut up the bread bowl and serve the buffalo chicken stuffing with the bread.
What To Do With Leftover Bread
Because you are cutting the tops of the bread off and remove some of the bread inside, you may end up with a lot of wasted bread. You can cut up the bread tops and use them for dipping in the buffalo chicken stuffing. You can also save the tops and scooped out bread and use them for breadcrumbs in another recipe.
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Buffalo Chicken Stuffed Bread
Ingredients
- 2 loaves Artisan French bread or any round loaf that has a good crust
- 2 cups chicken shredded (about 1 lb)
- 6 ounces cream cheese
- 2 cups shredded Parmesan cheese
- ¼ cup ranch dressing
- ½ cup buffalo sauce
- ½ teaspoon smoked paprika
- sea salt and black pepper to taste
- 1 3/4 cups mozzarella cheese cubed or shredded
- fresh cilantro for garnish
- jalapenos for garnish
- green onions for garnish
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375 F.
- Prepare a baking tray with parchment paper. Place your bread loaves on it. Remove the top of the bread, about ⅓ and pull out some of the inside to create space for the chicken fillings. Don’t remove all the bread, leave a thick layer.
- In a medium bowl, mix shredded chicken, cream cheese, Parmesan cheese, ranch dressing, buffalo sauce, smoked paprika, salt, and pepper together.
- Divide the filling in 2 and gently spread in the loaves. Top with mozzarella by pressing them lightly in the filling.
- Place the baking tray in the middle of the oven and bake for 15-20 minutes until mozzarella melts, nicely browned and the fillings are warmed throughout.
- Remove and top with chopped fresh cilantro, jalapenos and green onions. Serve immediately.
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Nutrition
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Emily Enchanted
Friday 5th of August 2022
I love this recipe because it is gooey and cheesy. Bread bowls are fun to eat!