Buffalo Chicken Dip

I pray that you and yours enjoyed a beautiful Christmas together.  Just a few more days until the celebrations of the New Year are underway, so I thought I'd offer up this hot and gooey Buffalo Chicken Dip recipe for consideration on your New Year's Eve snack table.  It would, also, be perfect to sit out while watching a game on t.v. or having a movie night curled up on the couch!

I took this to the Christmas Eve party at my husband's grandmother's house this year.  Everyone brings snacks to munch on while we watch on as Santa makes an appearance - much to all of the kids' delight - and the adults have a "White Elephant" gift swap.

Something awesome about this dip is that it can be prepped in advance, then baked when you're ready to serve it.

Roasted Ranch Potatoes with Bacon and Cheese

 

Okay.  I realize that several of my recent posts have included bacon in some form or another. I think it is partly due to the fact that a couple of weeks ago my grocery store had a killer deal (half off!) on thick, center cut bacon.  Of course, I stocked up.

Honestly, however, let's just admit that bacon is just so darn tasty!  There need be no excuse reason to eat it. In fact, last year we traveled from Michigan to Arizona for our son's college graduation.  We took a couple of days to travel into California to go to Legoland and due to our adoration of bacon, we made specific plans to go to Slater's 50/50 (a bacon-lover's paradise of a restaurant that we had seen featured months prior to our trip on a bacon-themed food show).  They grind bacon into their burger meat, offer a maple-bacon milkshake and serve bacon brownies.  It was heaven!

 

So, when I came across this recipe, it appealed to me in every way. I developed it into something kind of amazing and based on our preferences! It has become a real family favorite and is often even requested by relatives at family gatherings.