What To Serve With Buffalo Chicken: Super Tasty Side Dishes To Try | Alice's Kitchen (2024)

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If you’re a fan of all things spicy, then buffalo sauce is the perfect accompaniment to your chicken wings. But it doesn’t stop there. From buffalo chicken to buffalo burgers, the fun has only begun. Traditionally served hot, you may choose to serve this spicy buffalo chicken with your favorite dipping sauce or side dish; depending on your preference, let’s take a look at a variety of tasty side dishes to try.

Table of Contents

• What to Serve with Buffalo Chicken?
• How to Make Buffalo Chicken Dip?
• Bottom Line
• FAQs

What to Serve with Buffalo Chicken?

• Celery and Carrot Sticks
• Blue Cheese Dip
• Ranch Dressing
• Pasta Salad
• Baked Potatoes
• Sweet Potato Fries
• Onion Rings
• Avocado Fries
• Bell Pepper Strips
• French Fries
• Corn on the Cob
• Tortilla Chips
• Spinach Salad
• Baked Waffle Fries
• Cheesy Breadsticks
• Warm and Cheesy Pitta Bread
• Garlic Roasted Green Beans
• Breadsticks

Celery and Carrot Sticks

Celery sticks accompanied with carrot sticks are the ultimate, refreshing accompaniment to have with buffalo chicken. They’re so easy to prepare and incredibly healthy, you can even snack on a couple of carrots while preparing your buffalo chicken meal, and they’re also a fun, healthy snack for kids to enjoy!

To make them, you will need some thickly sliced carrots, and celery stalks cut into smaller pieces, plop them into a bowl, and drizzle with ranch dressing or blue cheese dressing if you want to serve this with your buffalo chicken dip.

Blue Cheese Dip

Blue cheese dip is almost the perfect side to have with your succulent, hot buffalo chicken. Its strong flavors are what make this dip so delicious. Simply pour it over your buffalo chicken before serving, or serve it up beside your glistening bowl of buffalo chicken dip. It’s more delicious when you take the time to prepare it on your own and serve it to your whole family so that they can enjoy the spectacular contrasting flavors as well!

Ranch Dressing

A classic flavourful ranch dressing couples well with hot meals such as buffalo chicken wings or buffalo chicken. Made with soured buttermilk, with little bursts of garlicky tones from the garlic and onions. Add some fresh green herbs to help the pristine sauce appear more appetizing, with dill, parsley, and chives being a good start. Chop them into tiny pieces and sprinkle them generously.

Pasta Salad

Pasta salad is a great side dish to pair with buffalo chicken dip or buffalo chicken wings. Combine mayonnaise and Greek yogurt for a salad that provides an incredibly creamy taste.

Baked Potatoes

Buffalo chicken dip and baked potatoes taste incredible when eaten together, transforming into an incredibly flavorful side when you add sour cream and cheese to the mix. For this delicious side, you’ll need small baking potatoes that are microwavable, butter, sour cream, shredded cheddar cheese, salt, and pepper.

Wash and dry the potatoes, then place them in a microwave-safe bowl for 10 to 12 minutes until fork tender; then set them aside and allow them to cool a little. Split them open, and add butter, sour cream, shredded cheddar cheese, salt, and pepper.

This is another amazing side dish as it requires minimum preparation time but may require at least 15 minutes of cooling time for the potato to be tender enough to slice into.

Sweet Potato Fries

Sweet potato fries can be a bit tedious to make, but once you get the hang of it, you’ll see that it is quite simple and involves a few simple rules. Make sure that you don’t overcook them because they can become burnt and taste unpleasant, sweet potato fries get their flavorful goodness from the sweetness of the potatoes, and you won’t want to ruin it by charring the outside of these beautiful potatoes.

Try not to overcrowd the potatoes when cooking, and allow them to sit for a few minutes with the oven door open to allow them to crisp.

Onion Rings

A simple side dish to have with your buffalo chicken dip is these crunchy, deep-fried onion rings. You can always opt for a baked or air-fried version of these, depending on your personal preference. Dip your crispy onion rings into your buffalo chicken dip, and allow the wonderful flavors to melt in your mouth beautifully.

Avocado Fries

If you’re looking for a side dish that’s a little extraordinary, then these avocado fries are a winner. The terrific contrasting textures and flavors from creamy avocado and creamy, hot buffalo chicken dip make this my favorite recipe. Though I will say that choosing the perfect avocados is a bit of a challenge because they need to have that flawless firmness with a little softness when pressed with your hands.

Bell Pepper Strips

These bell pepper strips are yet another scrumptious side dish that goes well with buffalo chicken dip, and you’ll love all the brilliant colors! Perfect for a party or family dinner. You will need yellow, orange, and red bell peppers, salt, pepper, olive oil, and balsamic vinegar.

Cut the tops of the bell peppers and remove the seeds. Then proceed to cut the peppers into strips. Combine salt, pepper, olive oil, and balsamic vinegar in a bowl, then add your bell pepper strips, tossing them in the mix until they’re thoroughly coated.

This is a great side dish to prepare alongside your buffalo chicken dip recipe, as it takes less than 20 minutes to prepare and pairs well with buffalo chicken dip because of the vinegary notes.

French Fries

French fries are always the safest option to go for, especially with buffalo chicken wings or chicken. You can pull out some frozen French fries from the freezer if you’re short on time or make them yourself. Serve them piping hot and crispy, along with your favorite sauce to balance the spectacular flavors.

Corn on the Cob

When serving buffalo chicken dip, and pondering over the perfect accompaniment, opt for the moist sweetness of corn on the cob. Slather butter over your boiled corn on the cob, and let the succulence of this delicious vegetable melt in your mouth. It’ll balance the slight spiciness from your buffalo chicken dip beautifully. You can serve this with a slice of butter and seasoning or with some sour cream, hot sauce, and fresh herbs.

Tortilla Chips

Tortilla chips are a brilliant choice when looking for a good variety of side dishes to serve with your buffalo chicken. You can also make the quick and simple tomato salsa, using whatever ingredients you can find from your fridge, or simply purchase a ready-made salsa flavored to your liking.

This will look especially great when you’re looking to serve your guests at a party. A nice little entrée of tortilla chips and salsa before the incredibly succulent, and saucy buffalo chicken, all prepped and ready to eat.

Spinach Salad

Sometimes a light green side dish is the perfect accompaniment to buffalo chicken dip. You can add as much of these greens as you like to your plate without feeling like you should slow down at all. Spinach is a great choice for this moderately green salad because of its mild and slightly sweet flavors, making it the perfect base for any side salad.

You can incorporate any additional veggies you like, such as cucumber, tomatoes, radish, or onion, sprinkled with a light dusting of salt, and you’re good to go!

Baked Waffle Fries

Waffle fries are a spectacular side dish that pairs beautifully with buffalo chicken wings and, of course, buffalo chicken dip. You can make these by baking frozen waffle fries until they’re nice and crispy, then serve them with your main meal for a scrumptious accompaniment to your meal.

Cheesy Breadsticks

These cheesy breadsticks are basically a combination of refrigerated pizza dough, butter, garlic powder, parmesan cheese, and mozzarella cheese to create this cheesy, gooey side dish. When baked to perfection, they are simply perfect when eaten with saucy chicken wings like Wingstop chicken wings or buffalo chicken wings.

To make this, you’ll need fresh pre-made pizza dough cut into small pieces. Then mix melted butter, garlic powder, and parmesan cheese, and lightly brush this over your pizza dough pieces. Place these pieces on a baking sheet leaving a one-inch gap between each piece.

Top with mozzarella cheese and bake for 10 minutes until they’re a lovely golden brown shade. Serve immediately and enjoy!

Warm and Cheesy Pitta Bread

Using brilliant ingredients such as parmesan cheese, garlic powder, flour, egg, and pitta bread to create a scrumptious side dish that can pair with almost any main dish, including buffalo chicken dip, is what most of us are here for. This warm and gooey pitta bread only requires 8 ingredients and 15 minutes of your time to prepare it.

Combine parmesan cheese, garlic powder, flour, and egg into a bowl, then place a few pitta bread on a cooking sheet spreading the mixture over them generously. Bake for several minutes until they achieve a wonderful golden brown shade, then remove them from the oven, allowing them to cool slightly before serving alongside your buffalo chicken dip.

Garlic Roasted Green Beans

A side dish of greens bursting with impeccable flavors is like a dream come true. To make them, you’ll acquire some microwavable pre-cooked green beans, olive oil, garlic cloves, salt, and pepper. Combine these ingredients into a container wide enough to hold your green beans comfortably.

Shake until everything is thoroughly coated in seasoning and dripping in olive oil, then pop them in the microwave for a few minutes and serve with your main dish.

Breadsticks

Breadsticks are a classic appetizer that pairs especially well with heavily sauced ingredients, just like buffalo chicken dip. These are fairly simple to make; as long as you’re in possession of some pre-made breadstick dough, you’re all good to continue.

Cut the dough into one-inch pieces, placing them on a baking sheet. Bake for 10 minutes, then remove them from the oven and spread some butter over them while they’re still warm. Add a sprinkle of salt, and parmesan cheese, then top with buffalo chicken dip and get eating!

How to Make Buffalo Chicken Dip?

With buffalo wings rising to power, we thought it’d be wise to include a delicious buffalo chicken dip to accompany these succulent, saucy wings. Here’s what is included in the buffalo chicken dip recipe:

• Frank’s Original Red Hot Sauce
• Sour cream or Ranch dressing
• A block of cream cheese
• Cheddar cheese: You can use sharp cheddar cheese if you wish
• Blue cheese: This is completely optional
• Sliced green onions

Like many recipes, there are some key elements that’ll help you create a brilliant buffalo chicken dip. Take a look at the outlined tips below:

• Soften your cream cheese by removing it from the refrigerator 20 to 30 minutes before cooking, allowing it to become closer to room temperature. The cream cheese will then continue to soften when added to a hot cast iron skillet.
• Use precooked chicken, and shred by pulling the chicken apart using two forks, or simply cut them into tiny cubes.
• A cast iron skillet is needed for this recipe (or an oven-proof pan)
• Try to keep your buffalo dip sauce at a minimal level of spiciness so that everyone can enjoy it!

Ingredients

• 1 tbsp unsalted butter
• 2 tsp minced garlic
• 2 cups cooked chicken shredded
• 1/2 cup Franks Original Red Hot Sauce
• 8 oz block cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 1/2 cup white cheddar cheese
• 1/4 cup American cheddar
• 1/4 cup crumbled blue cheese
• 2 tsp green onions (or chives)
• Celery sticks, carrot sticks, tortilla chips, crusty bread pieces, potato chips (for serving)

Method

1. Preheat your oven to 375 degrees, and arrange the oven rack in the center of the oven
2. Using a cast iron skillet, melt the butter over medium-high heat. Sauté the garlic until fragrant, then add the chicken and hot sauce and simmer until the sauce has thickened considerably and reduced by 50%.
3. Reduce the heat to low, and stir in the cream cheese, stirring until combined. Remove it from the heat, then stir the sour cream, and top with shredded cheddar cheese
4. Bake this until it’s bubbling around the edges and the cheese has melted into a golden brown gooey mess.
5. Garnish with blue cheese and green onions, serving with your favorite side dishes that’ll surely satisfy your taste buds.

Bottom Line

A scrumptious meal of buffalo chicken dip may be perfect when served with the simplest slice of buttered bread, but with a delicious side dish that hits the spot, your meal becomes even better! Choose from a variety of side dishes listed above, or simply get creative and come up with your delicious recipe to satiate your taste buds!

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