Cheesy Buffalo Chicken Stuffed French Bread (Printable Version)
Crispy bread filled with spicy buffalo chicken and melted cheeses, ready in 45 minutes.
# What You'll Need:
→ Chicken
01 - 2 cups cooked chicken breast, shredded or chopped
→ Sauce & Cheese
02 - 1/2 cup Buffalo wing sauce
03 - 4 oz cream cheese, softened
04 - 1/4 cup ranch dressing
05 - 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
06 - 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
→ Bread
07 - 1 large French bread loaf (about 18 inches)
→ Toppings
08 - 2 tablespoons chopped green onions
09 - 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
10 - 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, melted
# Directions:
01 - Preheat your oven to 375°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
02 - Slice the French bread loaf in half lengthwise. Hollow out the center of each half, leaving a 1/2-inch shell. Reserve the removed bread for another use.
03 - In a large bowl, mix the shredded chicken with Buffalo sauce, cream cheese, and ranch dressing until well combined. Stir in the mozzarella and cheddar cheeses.
04 - Spoon the buffalo chicken mixture evenly into both bread halves, pressing gently to fill.
05 - Place stuffed bread halves on the prepared baking sheet. Brush the exposed bread edges with melted butter.
06 - Bake for 20–25 minutes, until the bread is crispy and the filling is hot and bubbly.
07 - Remove from oven and let cool for 5 minutes. Sprinkle with green onions and parsley.
08 - Slice crosswise and serve warm.
# Expert Tips:
01 -
- The crispy bread shell creates the perfect vessel for all that creamy spicy filling
- It feeds a crowd with minimal effort and maximum impressiveness
02 -
- Hollowing out the bread too much makes it fragile, leave a substantial half inch shell
- Letting it cool for those 5 minutes prevents the filling from oozing out when you slice
03 -
- Use a serrated bread knife in a gentle sawing motion to hollow out the bread without tearing
- Extra hot sauce in the filling or sprinkled on top kicks up the heat level for spice lovers