Throwing bone-in chicken into a crock pot for the day is a regular occurrence in my house. Not a whole chicken. Just breast or thighs.
I put them in before work and then come home with an ingredient I can use all week. Chicken fajitas, quesadillas, casserole … the possibilities are vast.
And despite that, towards the end of the week I always have some of the chicken left, so I put it in a freezer bag and in the freezer it goes.
I mainly use it for Buffalo chicken dip. Everyone has their own recipe and my favorite is the same one that anyone can find on the back of a Frank’s Red Hot bottle.
Home Cooking with Jess – Leftovers
However, every once in a while, I’ll stray away from the Buffalo flavor and instead prepare a Chicken Alfredo dip. It’s a showstopper, and I’m not sure why it’s not my go-to.
The image included with this recipe is the dip served a bread bowl because I put the bread in the oven to thaw for pepperoni rolls and I forgot about it. The dough turned into bread and I knew I had to turn it into a bread bowl for dip.
I don’t love putting cheese on the top of dips because, when it’s not piping hot, it hardens, and I don’t like that. My advice is to save the cheese topping process for casseroles that you eat with a fork.
Chicken Alfredo Dip
Ingredients:
- 1 brick of cream cheese
- 3 tbsp butter
- 1/2 cup of mozzarella cheese
- 1/2 cup of Parmesan cheese
- 3/4 cup of heaving whipping cream
- 1 cup cooked chicken diced
- 1 Tsp of garlic salt
Dip vessel of choice (chips, pretzel chips, bread, crackers)
Instructions:
- Preheat oven to 400.
- Melt butter in pan and stir in cream cheese and whipping cream.
- Once melted and combined, stir in both cheeses.
- Add garlic salt and chicken.
- Put in casserole dish and bake for 20 minutes.
Options:
- You can get Italian bread or your favorite loaf, hallow it out, and bake the dip in the bread.
- If you like tomatoes in your Alfredo, add them on top.
- If this is too thick, you can thin it with more heavy whipping cream or some chicken broth.
- You can blanch some fresh broccoli and use it to dip in the sauce.
