Name: Buffalo chicken dip
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 250g soft cheese; 150ml hot sauce; 175g soured cream; 100g blue cheese; 1 tsp onion granules; 10g chives finely chopped; 300g cooked chicken thighs shredded; 2 spring onions finely sliced, whites and greens separated; 50g mozzarella grated; celery, tortilla chips and pretzel bites to serve

250g soft cheese
150ml hot sauce
175g soured cream
100g blue cheese
1 tsp onion granules
10g chives
finely chopped
300g cooked chicken thighs
shredded
2 spring onions
finely sliced, whites and greens separated
50g mozzarella
grated
celery, tortilla chips and pretzel bites
to serve

Method

step 1
Heat the oven to 220C/200C fan/gas 7. In a large bowl, whisk together the cheese, hot sauce and soured cream with a pinch of salt and a good twist of pepper. Crumble in half of the blue cheese, all the onion granules, chives, chicken and white parts of the spring onions. Mix well.
step 2
Scoop the mixture into a deep baking dish and sprinkle over the remaining blue cheese and mozzarella. Bake for 20 mins, finishing under the grill for 3-5 mins for a golden top.
step 3
Leave to sit for 10 mins before serving with celery, tortilla chips and pretzel bites for scooping.