If you’re familiar with my recipes then I am sure you know my love of buffalo chicken… and I couldn’t believe I had not made a bubble up creation yet. This casserole is seriously so good and easy to make. You can add in any veggies of your choosing to bulk it up, I decided not too, my daughter has become a huge buffalo chicken fan and was looking so forward to this and had I added in veggies she would have run the other way 😉 she gave it 2 big thumbs up!! Serves 6 at 7 freestyle smart points each.
Buffalo chicken & bacon bubble up
7SP blue & purple, 8SP green .. 7PP per serving
Ingredients
- 1-7.5 oz package pillsbury biscuits in the 4 value packs you can buy a larger pack and weigh out
- 6 oz softened light or fat-free cream cheese
- 12 oz cooked shredded chicken about 3 cups, I cook mine in the crockpot in a little broth on high about 3 hours depending on how much chicken your cooking
- 1/3 cup franks hot sauce
- 1/4 cup light ranch dressing to save points you could use my zero point recipe
- 1/2 cup light shredded cheese
- 5 slices cooked and crumbled bacon I use Wegman's brand from the U.S
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375F and spray a 9x13 casserole dish.
- Cut your 10 small biscuits into 6 pieces each and spread out on the bottom of your dish.
- In a bowl mix your cream cheese, ranch dressing and franks sauce. Stir in your shredded chicken.
- Drop by spoonfuls onto your biscuits making sure to cover all areas.
- Bake in oven for 30 minutes, remove and sprinkle cheese and crumbled bacon on top.
- Return to oven for 10 minutes. Cut into 6 equal servings, I don't weigh mine out I just make sure each serving is similar in size.
- *Please note, some comments below have people saying that when entering info into the WW app they are getting much higher numbers, I am in Canada and you may be in the U.S, changes to this such as different biscuits, a different brand of ranch or cheese can make a big difference, not only do I input my exact ingredients into my fitness pal, I also determine my SP value for each ingredient, add all those numbers up and divide by my yield, so I am doing double the work to ensure my numbers based on my ingredients are correct, I can not help if you have used a different product and it scans much higher.. Here is a break down of my ingredients and their SP (prior to freestyle)value.. Biscuits 17SP, Cream cheese 14SP, Chicken 8SP, Sauce 0Sp, Ranch 4SP, Cheese 6SP, Bacon 4SP
Notes
SP Freestyle- (blue & purple) 7 using WW recipe builder Smart points- (green) 8 using SP calculator Points plus- 7 using PP calculator Nutritional info per serving.. Calories.. 291..Fat 11.8g..Sat fat 4.7g...Carbs 20g..Fiber 0.6g...Sugar 4.3g...Protein 24.7g using My Fitness Pal
67 Comments
I bought your app thinking all your recipes would be there. Sadly, they aren’t. How come?
Hi Sherry, this is what i tell people regarding the App, think of it like a cookbook you buy at the store, you pay for the book, leave with the book, and that’s it you get what recipes are in the book, they don’t add recipes to the book once you have bought it.. now yes the App is a little different and we can do add on’s but what people don’t see is the time it takes to add onto the App, first it took 6 months to build the App (a lot of free time invested that we did not earn any money on until the App came out for sale) to do an add on is a big job, for both myself and my App developer, then it sits in review for awhile..At first we were not going to do any add ons, but then we decided maybe 2-3 add on’s a year.. the App is $2, a cookbook you can easy spend $10++ and not get anymore added… My App and blog are not connected, it’s not that simple, when I post a new recipe to my blog it can not just show up on the App, that takes a lot of work on my developers side, coding and all that fun technical stuff.. I hope that all explains it a little better for you..
Hi! I just thought I’d let you know that I figured out why there is a discrepancy in points on the recipe builder. If you put in light cream cheese, the recipe will be 10 points. If you put fat free cream cheese, it will be 7. Since I’m not wild about FF cream cheese, I decided to specifically look up Philadelphia 1/3 less fat cream cheese, and the recipe was 9 points!
Thanks for the tips Allie.. some products vary by country too, I’m in Canada and I know some in the U.S get different point values for things on their App
I made this recipe and it was good; I want to make it again but have a few issues that I hope you can help me correct. My biscuits were overdone and it was to dry. Any ideas as to what I could add to make it moist without increasing the points to much? Should I bake it at 350 as opposed to 375? Have you cooked the biscuits and the chicken mixture separately and put them together just before serving?
Hi, I think it comes down to ovens can vary, my oven at that temp and time cooked the biscuits fine, maybe yours cooks differently and needs less time, and sure you can lower the temp to see if that will help.. you can add extra franks sauce or some BBQ sauce to the chicken mixture if you want it less dry, the recipe is not meant to be a creamy bubble up, but everyone has different taste buds and preferences 🙂
I saw this before I made it tonight, so I reduced the heat to 350, as well as the cook time by 5 minutes, and my biscuits also came out overdone and dry 🙁 The chicken is delicious though, just need to perfect the cook time. I used greek yogurt with dry ranch seasoning for the ranch dressing and it worked great.
Hmmm, I really think it comes down to different ovens varying different temps, Hope it works out for you next time. 🙂
I love that idea for the ranch! I’m going to try it!
🙂 Enjoy!
Looks good but I think I would leave off the bacon. What would that do to the smart points?
Hi Karen, leaving out the bacon would knock off 5 smart points from the whole recipe 🙂
Great! Thank you.
I don’t know that my family would do the hot sauce….could I leave it out? Does the recipe need it for “moisture”?
Hi, you can leave it out but I would replace with another sauce that isn’t hot, maybe a water downed regular BBQ sauce?
Made this last night and it was delicious! Thank you so much for your recipes!
Your very welcome, glad you enjoyed it 🙂
I was putting the ingredients into my weight watchers so I had this recipe ready to go for tomorrow and I am coming back with it at 10sp instead of 8. Are there specific brands you used for your items not listed above? I’m just trying to figure out what I am doing wrong so I buy the correct items at the store.
Thanks!
Hi Melissa, I don’t use the WW recipe builder, I use my fitness pal to get nutritional info then input that into ww calculator, it could come down to specific brands yes, did you use the center cut bacon, the small 7.5oz biscuits? Also I find the WW app for ranch dressing to be way off the one I use, if your in the U.S that could play a factor with the products and what the App is telling you (I am in Canada) it’s your call as to what number to go with, products vary and sometimes people can’t use the exact ones I do.. that’s why I like using my fitness pal cause I can match the product exactly.
I just made this, with my version of your ingredients (everything similar, except Applegate Turkey Bacon, Weight Watchers Cream Cheese, and Kens Lite Buttermilk Ranch Dressing) it came to 11 pts 🙁 🙁 Not too bad for a dinner though. Third recipe of yours ive made and absolutely loved!!
I made this for dinner tonight with a salad. BEST dinner ever!!! WW friendly food never tasted so good – and so easy to put together. Thank you so much for your delicious recipes. This is the second one that I made. The Maple-Pecan- Banana French Toast was to die for as well. I will lose weight on your recipes and never feel deprived!
Thank you for your kind words!! So glad you have enjoyed both recipes, Good luck on your journey!! 🙂
Do you have any ideas for an alternative to the biscuits? I’m not a big biscuit fan, but the rest of it sounds delicious!
Hi Kaitlyn, well you’d be changing it up a bit but you could use pasta or rice.. what about pizza dough?
Thank you for this recipe! I tweaked it a little by using Laughing Cow wedges instead of cream cheese, no ranch or other cheese and added diced carrots and celery. I also added crumbled reduced fat blue cheese on top at the end. Living in Buffalo celery, Carr and blue cheese are how we like our Buffalo Chicken ? This idea to make it as a bubble up is fantastic! Mine worked out to be 6 SP. Thanks again!!
HI Julie, sounds awesome, yes I have heard those in Buffalo use blue cheese or nothing 😉 Glad you made it work for you and nice low points too 🙂
Oh yes!! Always blue cheese!!? There is a yogurt blue cheese dressing that works well in a lot of these recipes. Good point value as well. Thanks for this lovely looking dinner….that will be going into my oven over the weekend!!
Hope you enjoy it! 🙂
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do you think I could freeze this and eat it a few weeks later?
I have never froze it but I think it will freeze ok 🙂
Thanks for all of your amazing recipes and all the work you put into calculating points! I too am a buffalo-everything fanatic and love finding your delicious creations. Have a great Friday!!
Thanks Becky, so glad you enjoy the recipes 🙂 Trying a new buffalo chicken dish today 🙂
Made this today. The ingredients I used (fat free ranch, 95% fat free cream cheese, light cheese, turkey bacon, reduced fat crescent rolls) added up to 9 points per serving.
It was our first bubble up, and I’d make it again. We both liked it. I also added in chopped celery and green onion, because it feels weird to make food without veggies in it. They were tasty additions!
So glad you enjoyed it, thanks for the info on what you used for others to see 🙂
Did the biscuits end up too dry? I am excited to make this.
Mine is never dry , hope you enjoy it 🙂
After reading reviews about the biscuits being dry..,I wonder if I could mix together the chicken, ranch, cream cheese, and franks sauce, and set aside. Bake just the biscuits so they’re done to perfection….then dump the chicken mixture on top, add chess and bacon…then put in for a few minutes to bubble up and look pretty.
Sure you can try it 🙂 I personally don’t find it dry but each to their own 🙂
Hello! Quick question- would Franks buffalo sauce work the same as the hot sauce OR do you recommend the Franks original hot sauce? I have both- just one is open and the other isn’t. 😉 Just curious. Thank you!
Hi Heather, either will be fine 🙂
Made this recipe today. Delicious! Made according to your recipe exactly. This is a great mix of flavors and my hubby and I both enjoyed it. Tomorrow we will have it for lunch. This is the third “bubble up” recipe I have made and we have loved them all so far.
Thank you for all the time and effort that goes into doing this. It is greatly appreciated.
Connie
So glad you both enjoyed it Connie 🙂 and you are very welcome!!
I gotta tell ya…… this worked out to WAY MORE POINTS than intended. Do you think having seconds maybe did that? LOL
I want to thank you for this scrumptious recipe. For my hubby to say ‘you can make this anytime’ is testament to how much he loved it too. He was right along beside me having seconds. (methinks I’m in trouble with this one)
Thanks for all your very hard work and the commitment of your time just to keep the likes of us well fed on healthier options!!
Hi Cathy.. haha at first I thought oh no she is about to argue with me about the points 😉 I am so glad you both enjoyed it, just tell yourself 2 portions of this is still less than something you know you shouldn’t be eating 😉 Thank you for your sweet words 🙂
I’m wondering what brand of cream cheese you use?? Thanks! 🙂
I use a few different ones, sometimes the fat free one I buy in the U.S and sometimes Kraft Philly light
Made this tonight!! Followed directions pretty much as they are written…. It is literally to die for. Honestly the best thing I have eaten in a while, potentially even ever! Thank you!!! Can’t wait to try your other bubble ups!!
Hi Brittany, so glad you enjoyed it and hope you enjoy the other bubble ups 🙂
Hi Katie– Quick Question, I saw the breakdown of your points and you wrote the Chicken as being 8SP. Is this because you used more of the chicken than just the breasts? I am doing WW Freestyle, not sure if that matters.
I will say, I love all your recipes and they/you have been a huge impact on my weight loss success! Thank you
I definitely meant Kate, ‘Katie’ is my manager’s name! Sorry about that 🙂
Hi Monica, that 8SP only implies for those still doing old smart points (not freestyle) the freestyle points are listed for this recipe 🙂 I am so glad your enjoying all the recipes
Just made this…it was delicious! I LOVE your bubble up recipes, and I think this is my favourite! The hubby loved it too. Thank you for all of your yummy recipes.
Hi Lynn, so glad you both enjoyed it, that is one of my favorites too 🙂
Made this for lunch today and it was so delicious! I also left the bacon off (mostly because I forgot to buy it when I went to the store yesterday 😂). I will definitely be making this again! It’s an edible buffalo chicken dip 😍
Hi Courtney, ha I agree..I love buffalo anything, so glad you enjoyed it (it’s even better with bacon, but I’m a bit obsessed with bacon ha!)
Can anyone tell me if this reheats well(either microwave or toaster oven)? It’s just me and although I’m sure I could polish this off in one sitting, that pretty much defeats the purpose!
Hi Susan it does re-heat very well, microwave or toaster oven/reg oven is fine
Good Afternoon! I have a quick question.. do you think 2 ingredient dough could be used instead of the biscuits?
Hi Kelly, you can try although I’ve seen some people on Instagram try the 2ID in bubble ups and say it does not turn out the best
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I wonder if crescent rolls would work instead of the biscuits?
Yes they would but it might increase points slightly
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Loved this so much! I ended up using reduced fat crescents and used a metal pan instead of a glass one and it was awesome! I have had issues with using glass pans with biscuits – this is a new favorite will be making it again!!
I’m so glad you enjoyed it and thanks for sharing the tips 🙂