This cheese ball recipe uses buffalo chicken to add tons of spicy flavor! It’s great with crackers, celery, and carrots!
Can we chat for a moment about cheese balls and how they are sorta one of my favorite foods?
Whoever had the idea to roll cheese into a ball and serve it as a snack was sort of brilliant.
In fact, I think I’ll be divorcing my husband and marrying that person instead. We’d be a match made in heaven. Sorry, husband. It was fun while it lasted. Please be sure to empty out your side of the dresser. I’ll need extra cheese storage.
Wait, what? Did we get off topic? 
To be perfectly honest here, I don’t think my husband would leave the house if there was a cheeseball affair going on. You see, the man loves a good cheese ball as much as I do.
Take my peanut butter and chocolate chip cheese ball recipe, for instance. He hogs the thing. Rude.
Of course, he’s sorta a wimp when it comes to spicy food, so this buffalo chicken cheese ball recipe is one that I get to enjoy mostly by myself. He still picks at it, because it’s good. He just can’t handle too much buffalo flavor at once, so I have time to shovel it all in before his mouth cools down enough for the next few bites.
Winning.
This recipe is super easy to throw together and it really is a crowd pleaser. I mean, everyone loves buffalo chicken! My buffalo chicken pizza recipe, buffalo chicken mac and cheese, and buffalo chicken salad are always a hit too!
Are you a buffalo lover? And if you are, do you prefer ranch or blue cheese? Personally, I’m not a fan of blue cheese – like, at all. So I ranch all of my buffalo chicken recipes up. You can swap in some blue cheese if that’s your thing, though.
Buffalo Chicken Cheese Ball
Ingredients
- 16 ounces cream cheese room temperature
- 1/4 cup Ranch seasoning powder
- 1/2 cup hot sauce
- 8 ounces cheddar cheese grated
- 3/4 cup shredded chicken
Instructions
- In the bowl of a stand mixer, beat together the cream cheese, ranch seasoning, and hot sauce until well combined.
- Mix in the cheddar cheese and chicken until combined.
- Tear off a 12 inch piece of plastic wrap and pile the cheese mixture in the center. Bring up the edges of the plastic wrap and shape the cheese mixture into a ball.
- Refrigerate for two hours. Remove from the refrigerator, unwrap the plastic wrap, and reshape as needed.
- Serve with crackers, celery, and carrots.
Pat Isom says
DO NOT make this recipe! The recipe calls for one 8 ozs. cream cheese; the video shows two cream cheese. Who knows which. Waste of your time. If they can’t get the ingredients correct, it’s not likely to be very tasty. I wouldn’t go with this recipe at all.
Karly says
I’m not sure what you’re looking at, but the recipe clearly calls for 16 ounces of cream cheese.
Donna Carullo says
Did you take your meds today better watch again!
Heather says
Hi! If I put this in a holiday shaped mold and refrigerate, Will it hold the shape well?
Thanks!
Karly says
Yes, I think so.
Micheal Ronel says
Wow! Quick, easy and yummy recipe. I just love it, can’t wait to make it!
Susan Harris says
Way too salty for my taste with that much Ranch seasoning. I will use no more than half of the recommended amount next time. Otherwise, this cheeseball is awesome!
lynnb says
I just made this today for easter. I didn’t have any dry ranch dressing so I used ranch dressing. I also put in some chopped celery(1 stalk) a small can of chopped jalapeno and used a can of chopped chicken breast. Because I used ranch dressing, it would not form a ball, so I used it as a dip for crackers. Turned out fantastic, also I put in more hot sauce, because we like it a little more hotter, will definitely do it again, maybe with the dry ranch dressing 🙂
Lindz says
Omg looks so good!
Desiree @ Th e36th Avenue says
Looks yummy!
I am pinning 🙂
Burl Hadden says
Mexican hot sauce typically focuses more on flavor than on intense heat. Chipotles are a very popular ingredient of Mexican hot sauce and although the sauces are hot, the individual flavors of the peppers are more pronounced. Vinegar is used sparingly or not at all in Mexico but some sauces are high in vinegar content similar to the American Louisiana-style sauces. Some hot sauces made in Mexico may include using the seeds from the popular achiote plant for coloring or a slight flavor additive. .
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Katrina @ In Katrina's Kitchen says
Cheeseball for the win. That is all.
Jocelyn @BruCrew Life says
We are on the same buffalo chicken train…and I never want to get off! This is such a fun cheese ball flavor. I am totally craving one right now!!!