Buffalo Chickpea Dip.

This buffalo chickpea dip is a spin on the classic buffalo chicken dip, but with garbanzo beans instead! So much cheesy flavor, some ranch and blue cheese, along with crispy fried chickpeas on top… this is out of this world!

We’ve got game day snacks on tap! 

This buffalo chickpea dip tastes exactly like the classic favorite… but with chickpeas instead of chicken! It’s tangy and spicy and creamy and cheesy. Perfect spread on a cracker! 

I’ve wanted this dip forever because here’s the thing… my favorite thing to order? Buffalo chicken without the chicken.

Yes. 

I’m wacky. 

I want buffalo chicken pizza without the chicken. Dip without the chicken. I want the flavor, but without the chicken!! 

I don’t always mind the chicken, but I just LOVE the classic buffalo wing flavors I have put together over the last 15 years or so. A great combo of green onions, chives, cilantro, blue cheese and wing sauce. 

So much so, that I don’t even need the chicken!

Unless I’m putting it on top of a grilled chicken sandwich or something like that.

Anyway.

This is a lot of rambling.

But we all know how much I love chickpeas. I knew they’d be the perfect replacement! 

This dip gets mixed and baked until warm and melty and bubbly and cheesy!

These is nothing as good as a buffalo dip – it’s the epitome of football season. Right?!

It’s such a great game day snack because you can also throw it in a slow cooker after baking it.

Keep it warm and have your dippers out and that’s all you need!

Coarsely mashing the chickpeas keeps some texture in the dip.

This is the KEY! The other important thing is to do a mix of blue cheese and ranch dressing in the dip. This is always my secret as to why it tastes so good. Even if you don’t like blue cheese itself, the creamy dressing works magic in here and you can’t even tell. It simple tastes like the best buffalo dip ever.

Plus, crispy chickpeas on top for extra crunch. I live for it! (more…)

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