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This Buffalo Chicken Bake recipe is savory, creamy, and filled with tangy buffalo flavors, and baked in the oven for a filling dinner! A flavorful dinner that is ready in less than 30 minutes.
You may also love my baked buffalo chicken breast or these buffalo chicken stuffed peppers.
Tender and juicy chicken breast baked in a savory cream cheese sauce. This buffalo chicken bake is going to become your next favorite go-to for dinner. Made with simple ingredients, doesn’t have a lot of steps, and is great for busy weeknights.
Creamy Buffalo Chicken Breasts
I personally prefer spicy buffalo sauce, but my kids can’t handle anything spicy, so I always make sure I am using mild. You can have them ready in just 30 minutes and they are high in protein with 53 grams of protein per serving.
Serve them with these garlic-herbed red potatoes or these Boursin mash potatoes, which my kids love.
Recipe Overview
Ingredients Needed
This is just a list of ingredients needed to make this recipe. Full measurements are listed further down below in the recipe card.
- Chicken breasts, boneless and skinless: you can use boneless and skinless chicken thighs.
- Cream cheese, softened: lite also works
- Hot sauce: Most times, I use 1/4 cup of milk buffalo sauce because my kids won’t eat anything spicy.
- Cheddar cheese, shredded or grate your own
- Green onions, chopped, to garnish
- Fresh parsley, chopped, to garnish
How to Make Buffalo Chicken bake
- Preheat the oven: First, preheat the oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit and prepare the casserole dish.
Step 1: Season the chicken with salt and pepper in the baking dish. In a bowl, combine the hot sauce with the softened cream cheese and green onions.
Step 2: Pour the cream cheese mixture over the chicken and then mix to coat.
Step 3: Top with the shredded cheese.
Step 4: Bake the chicken in the oven for 20-25 minutes. Garnish with chopped parsley and more green onions.
Tips from my kitchen
- To make this dairy-free, use plant-based cheeses.
- Make sure the chicken is cooked until the internal temperature reaches 165 degrees Fahrenheit. You can check the temperature with a meat thermometer.
- Serve with blue cheese crumbs or even ranch dressing on the side for extra flavors.
- You may use light fat or fat-free cream cheese.
Frequently Asked Questions
Store the leftover buffalo chicken in an airtight container and place it in the refrigerator for up to four days.
Yes. You can use boneless and skinless chicken thighs instead of chicken breast.
Yes. Instead of hot sauce, you can use store-bought buffalo sauce. I suggest using mild in case you are going to feed the kids as well.
Yes. I suggest using silicone air fryer bowls or parchment paper to prevent them from sticking to the pan since it has lots of sauce. I suggest holding off on adding the shredded cheese just yet. Air fry at 400°F for 10 minutes. Open the air fryer, flip, top with the shredded cheese and air fry again for 6-8 minutes or until it reaches an internal temperature of 165°F. The timing will depend on the thickness of the chicken breasts.
What to serve it with
Here are some suggestions you can serve these buffalo chicken with. You can always browse my side dishes for more inspiration.
You may also like
- Easy Buffalo Chicken Dip
- Pasta Salad with Buffalo Chicken
- Mac and Cheese with Buffalo Chicken
- Air Fryer Cauliflower Bites
- Caprese Salad Recipe
- Slow Cooker Pulled Chicken Burger
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Creamy Buffalo Chicken Bake
Ingredients
- 4 Chicken breasts, boneless, skinless
- Kosher salt and pepper , to taste
- 2 tablespoons Hot sauce, or 1/4 cup buffalo sauce
- 4 ounces Cream cheese, softened
- ½ cup Cheddar cheese, shredded
- 2-3 Green onions, chopped
- 1 tablespoon Parsley, freshly chopped
Instructions
- First, preheat the oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit and lightly spray a casserole dish with cooking oil spray.
- Place 4 Chicken breasts into the casserole dish and season with Kosher salt and pepper on both sides.
- In a small bowl, combine the 2 tablespoons Hot sauce with the 4 ounces Cream cheese and 2-3 Green onions. Add it over the chicken in the dish and mix.
- Coat the chicken well and then top with ½ cup Cheddar cheese.
- Bake at 375 degrees Fahrenheit for 20-25 minutes until chicken is cooked through and cheese is melted. Garnish with 1 tablespoon Parsley and more sliced green onions if you like.
- Test the doneness by inserting a meat thermometer into the center of each chicken breast, the temperature should read 165 degrees Fahrenheit.
Notes
- You may use boneless and skinless chicken thighs.
- Instead of hot sauce, I swap it with about 1/4 cup of mild buffalo sauce so my kids don’t nag about the minor spice level.
- Lite or fat-free cream cheese will work just fine.
- Fat-free shredded cheese works.
- Store leftovers in the fridge for up to 4 days.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
I think the chicken I used was too thick because it’s been an hour and it’s still pink! My oven is only a year old so – not sure why!
Thats odd. ovens vary for sure and the thickness will determine how long it will take. The best way to check is with a food thermometer.
Delicious! The only changes I made were that I used Chicken tenders because that’s what I had and I’m only cooking for one. Also, I added more of the Frank’s Hot Sauce than what it called for in the recipe. Very easy and delicious!
Absolutely LOVED this. Made it exactly as written. Softened the cream cheese in the microwave for 30 seconds. Spread over chicken with a spatula. Served with saffron rice and salad. Sooooo good. This is going into the rotation!
Very tasty! Made it for friends and it was a hit. Served with broccoli and rice. I’m going to try yogurt next time instead of cream cheese. A few modifications I did:
– broil for 5 to 10 mins for a little crisp on the top
– doubled the hot sauce based on another reco 🙂
Great idea. Thanks for the feeback. I am sure it is very helpful for others.
I have baked it for 30 minutes but the chicken seems not cooked and looked watery even I sliced the breast thinly.
Hi MJ. Every oven is different. The best way to check for doneness is to check the internal temperature. Or just eyeball it and let it cook more.
Hubby gave this an 8 outta 10. Pretty good and easy!
What can we substitute cream cheese with? Butter??
Yes. Or some plain yogurt.
Can I substitute in Parmesan cheese instead for this recipe ?
Yes you can
I have just copied this recipe but not sure what the Hot Sauce is please
Hi Brenda. Any hot sauce
WOW! My husband thought he’d died and gone to heaven! I enjoyed this dinner but he loved it! I doubled the sauce and was glad I did. I used full fat cream cheese, put in extra onions because I had them and used low salt. I also used Frank’s hotsauce. This is a keeper for sure. My husband’s new favourite. Easy to make too.
So glad hubby loved it so much!
Can’t wait to try this! What do you think would be a good side dish? I’m thinking mashed potatoes but having a hard time with the veggie. Carrots?
Brittany, try the Normandy style frozen vegetable blend steamed and then seasoned with the buttery steakhouse seasoning. That’s what I had the chicken bake with yesterday and it was amazing.
I love the taste of this, but I’m not sure how soft I should be making the cream cheese. I can’t get a decent spread and it ends up being more like globs than anything spreadable (or something I can pour over the chicken).