Flavors of traditional buffalo chicken are combined with ranch and cheese in a flaky crust to create a scrumptious buffalo ranch chicken pie.

Make it for an EASY, 6 ingredient entree or appetizer.

Buffalo ranch chicken pie in a pie plate with a slice of pie on a plate to the side

"I love Buffalo chicken anything, so I had to make this when I came across the recipe on Pinterest. So, so good! It was super simple and just love the Buffalo chicken with a flaky crust. I'll have to make it again for Super Bowl."

★★★★- Amanda

Our family LOVES, LOVES, LOVES buffalo chicken.

We love it so much I have created 5 buffalo chicken recipes to share with you.

They are: Spicy Grilled Buffalo Wings, Buffalo Cauliflower Bites, Instant Pot Shredded Buffalo Chicken, Buffalo Deviled Eggs, and this Buffalo Ranch Chicken Pie! I hope you like it as much as we do. Enjoy! Xoxo ~Katie.

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Ingredient notes and substitutions
Steps
Watch how to make
Cheese Tip
Shredding Chicken Hack
Should you make a homemade pie crust?
How do you keep the pie crust from becoming soggy?
Can you freeze buffalo chicken pie?
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ingredients for Buffalo Ranch Chicken Pie-ranch dressing, cream cheese, chicken breasts, buffalo wing sauce, pie crust, cheddar cheese

Ingredient notes and substitutions

You will need the following ingredients to make this buffalo chicken pie.

ranch dressing-Because the ranch is mixed in and then baked in the pie, you can use store bought ranch dressing for this recipe. However, if you want to make ranch from scratch, try my ranch seasoning recipe.
cream cheese
chicken breasts-It is best to cook the chicken from scratch. However, if you want to cut time, you can use the canned chicken. I don't think it is as flavorful and moist with the canned chicken.
pie shell
Frank's Red Hot Buffalo Wing Sauce- Do not use another hot sauce. This sauce works best for this recipe! Do not confuse the wing sauce with Frank's Red Hot Sauce. Mild is mild and hot is HOT!
sharp cheddar cheese- I like the sharp cheddar best with this recipe, but you can substitute with mild or medium cheddar.

(The full recipe with ingredient measurements is located at the bottom of the post in the recipe card.)

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Steps

Follow these easy steps to make buffalo ranch chicken pie.

Preheat your oven to 400 degrees. Bake pie shell for 10 minutes.
Boil chicken breasts.
Shred chicken.
Cut cream cheese into cubes.
In a sauce pan, cook cream cheese, ranch dressing, buffalo sauce, and cream cheese until cream cheese is melted.
Shred cheddar cheese.
Add melted cream cheese mixture and half of the cheddar cheese to the shredded chicken. Mix well.
Add shredded chicken mixture to the pie shell.
Top with remaining cheddar cheese.
Bake 15-20 minutes until pie shell is completely cooked and cheese is completely melted.
Allow to rest 5 minutes before serving the buffalo ranch chicken pie.

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Cheese Tip

Freshly shredded cheese is ALWAYS BETTER! Do not use pre-shredded cheese unless you absolutely have to. Pre-shredded has cheese has a waxy coating and does not melt the same as the fresh grated cheese.

shredding chicken in a kitchen aid mixer

Shredding Chicken Hack

Shredding chicken is crazy easy if you have a stand mixer or hand mixer ! Add your chicken to the stand mixer and turn it on. Out comes perfectly shredded chicken!

However, do not walk away or get distracted. Keep an eye on your chicken as it shreds. If you leave it too long it can become over-shredded and a bit mushy.

Watch how to do it:

Should you make a homemade pie crust?

We use a pre-made frozen pie crust. The Harris Teeter brand is pretty near perfect. After tasting this pie shell, I decided it wasn't worth the effort to make a homemade crust.

I don't make homemade pie crusts anymore unless I am adding sugar and vanilla for flavoring or making a savory crusts with fresh herbs. Check out this homemade pie crust recipe if you prefer to make one yourself.

cheesy Buffalo ranch Chicken Pie in a pie plate

How do you keep the pie crust from becoming soggy?

To keep the crust from becoming soggy, you preheat the crust for 10 minutes. Keep in mind! When you bake the pie, the fat melts and the pie shrinks. This will cause the pie dough to PUFF!

Solution: Line the pie dough with parchment paper. Add some weight. You can use dried beans or pie weights such as Mrs. Anderson's Baking Ceramic Pie Crust Weights, Natural Ceramic Stoneware .

Can you freeze buffalo chicken pie?

You can freeze this buffalo chicken pie. Make it according to directions. Once you top it with the shredded cheddar, wrap it air tight and freeze it. Thaw it in the refrigerator when you are ready to cook it and continue baking it according to instructions.

I suggest making two and freezing one or giving it to a friend. Friends love friends who share homemade food......

About the recipe

Because we love buffalo chicken, my sweet sister-in-law, Melanie Crenshaw, developed this incredible buffalo ranch chicken pie.

She is an amazing baker and is always making yummy treats for us.

She tweaked the ingredients from the popular buffalo ranch chicken dip to create a tasty cheesy pie.

More buffalo-style recipes

When you make this buffalo chicken pot pie, please let me know what you think in the comment section! I want to hear all about it!! My other readers do too!

Also post your picture of the dish on Instagram or Facebook, and tag @aforkstale with a #aforkstale hashtag! I will share with my followers! xoxo!

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Cheesy Buffalo Chicken Pie Recipe

Flavors of traditional buffalo chicken are combined with ranch and cheese in a flaky crust to create a scrumptious buffalo ranch chicken pie. Make it for an easy entree or appetizer.

5 from 19 votes

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Course: Appetizer, Entree

Cuisine: American

Prep Time: 20

Cook Time: 15

Total Time: 25

Servings:

Calories: 269kcal

Author: Katie Crenshaw

Ingredients

▢ 2 chicken breasts approximately 1 lb
▢ 1 pie shell 9 inch
▢ 4 ounces cream cheese
▢ ¾ cup Buffalo Wing Sauce
▢ ¾ cup ranch dressing
▢ 8 ounces block medium sharp cheddar cheese

Instructions

Preheat oven to 400. Cook pie shell for 10 minutes. Remove from oven.
1 pie shell
Boil chicken breasts until cooked.
2 chicken breasts
Shred chicken.
Cube cream cheese.
4 ounces cream cheese
In a sauce pan, add cream cheese, ranch dressing, and buffalo wing sauce. Cook until cream cheese is melted, stirring it together.
¾ cup ranch dressing, ¾ cup Buffalo Wing Sauce
Freshly grate cheddar cheese. In a mixing bowl, mix shredded chicken, ½ of grated cheese, and buffalo cream cheese mixture.
8 ounces block medium sharp cheddar cheese
Add mixture to the pie shell. Top with remaining grated cheese.
Return the pie to the oven and bake uncovered an additional 15 to 20 minutes or until cheese topping is fully melted.
Rest 5 minutes and serve.

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Notes

Note: Shredding chicken is crazy easy if you have a stand mixer! Add your chicken to the stand mixer and turn it on. Out comes perfectly shredded chicken!

Note: I use Frank's Buffalo Wing Sauce. I find it gives the best flavor when making wings.

Note: If you want to make the dry ranch mix from scratch, try my DIY Ranch Seasoning Mix recipe.

Nutrition- Nutrition info is based on estimation only.

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