Buffalo Chicken Bites
These Buffalo Chicken Bites are the perfect party snack: crispy, cheesy, spicy goodness in every bite.
A creamy buffalo chicken filling made with shredded chicken, cream cheese, sour cream, Frank’s RedHot, cheddar, blue cheese, jalapeño, and green onions gets rolled up in crescent dough, sliced into pinwheels, and baked in a mini muffin tin until golden and puffed.
Why You’ll Love These Buffalo Chicken Bites
- Buffalo dip in bite form: no chips required.
- Crispy and gooey: golden outside, creamy inside.
- Party ready: makes about 12.
- Spicy and cheesy: the best combo.
Buffalo Chicken Bites Ingredients
Crescent Dough
Thawed and shaped into rectangles.
Chicken
Cooked and shredded tenderloins or rotisserie chicken.
Creamy Filling
Cream cheese, sour cream, and Frank’s RedHot.
Cheese
Cheddar and blue cheese crumbles.
Jalapeño and Green Onions
Fresh heat and flavor.
Swap It: Use Greek yogurt instead of sour cream, or skip the blue cheese if it is not your thing.
How to Make Buffalo Chicken Bites
Step 1: Preheat
Preheat the oven to 350°F.
Step 2: Make the Filling
Mix all the filling ingredients until creamy.
Step 3: Roll and Slice
Form the crescent dough into rectangles, spoon filling down the center, roll up, and slice into pinwheels.
Step 4: Bake
Place in a mini muffin tin, dip side up, and bake 14 to 16 minutes. Serve hot with ranch or extra hot sauce.
Carly’s Expert Tips
- Soften the cream cheese. Easier mixing.
- Chill the log. Easier slicing.
- Grease the tin. Easy removal.
- Serve hot. Crispiest and gooiest.
Make It Your Own
- Ranch: Swap blue cheese for ranch seasoning.
- Extra spicy: Add more jalapeño.
- Puff pastry: Swap the crescent dough.
- Dip: Bake the filling as a dip.
Make-Ahead and Meal Prep: Make the filling up to 2 days ahead and refrigerate. Assemble and bake before serving.
What to Serve With Buffalo Chicken Bites
Serve with ranch or blue cheese dressing, celery and carrot sticks, wings, and sliders.
Storing and Reheating
Fridge: Store for up to 3 days.
Reheat: Air fry 3 to 4 minutes.
Freezer: Freeze baked bites for up to 2 months.
What People Ask About Buffalo Chicken Bites
Can I use rotisserie chicken instead of cooking chicken tenderloins?
Yes. It is a great shortcut.
Can I make them less spicy?
Use less hot sauce and skip the jalapeño.
Can I make them ahead?
Make the filling ahead and bake before serving.
What dip goes with them?
Ranch or blue cheese dressing.
Buffalo Chicken Bites
Ingredients
Method
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Mix all filling ingredients until creamy and combined.
- Form crescent dough into rectangles.
- Spoon filling into the center, roll up. Next, cut the pastry into pinwheels and place in mini muffin tin, with the dip side facing up.
- Bake for 14–16 minutes or until golden and puffed.
- Serve hot with ranch or more hot sauce.
Nutrition
Notes
- For extra spice, add more diced jalapeños or use a spicier hot sauce.
- Make sure the crescent dough is fully thawed for easier handling.
- Serve immediately to enjoy the crispy texture and gooey filling.
