A Vegetarian Buffalo Dip Recipe made without chicken or cream cheese that everyone will love. Made with white beans, gluten free, easy, healthy & tasty! A buffalo dip without chicken that high protein, gluten free perfect for chips or veggies.
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Buffalo Chicken Dip is my ALL time favorite snack/ party food. There’s seriously nothing better. It’s spicy, cheesy, salty.. you can eat it with chips or veggies.. SO good.
Our Healthy Buffalo Chicken Dip is one of the most popular recipes on our site (and rightfully so, it’s amazing!) but I know that not all of you eat chicken. This Vegetarian Buffalo Dip is for everyone – whether you’re a meat eater or not!
What makes this buffalo dip without chicken healthy?
- Low Fat: Buffalo chicken dip is usually made with tons of cheese, ranch or blue cheese dressing and cream cheese which makes it super high in fat. This only has 11g of fat per serving
- High in protein – Compared to many other apps/dips – this has significantly more protein! 11g of protein per serving
- Cream Cheese Free: I swapped out cream cheese/dressing for greek yogurt. Yes.. you read that right, there is NO cream cheese in this recipe!
- Satisfying: The greek yogurt/cheddar cheese mix still makes this rich and creamy, with way less fat and a whole lot more protein!
Ingredients for Vegetarian Buffalo Dip
To make this vegetarian buffalo dip you’ll need:
- water
- non fat greek yogurt
- olive oil
- buffalo sauce
- cheddar cheese
- cooked cannellini beans
There are some substitutions listed below for this vegetarian buffalo chicken dip. Look for the shaded green box!
How to make Buffalo Dip without Chicken
It’s super easy to make this buffalo dip without chicken. You’ll need a food processor or blender to get the right texture. You probably could also use a potato masher, but I haven’t tried it.
- Preheat the oven to 450.
- In a food processor, pulse beans until they are broken down a bit.
- Add olive oil, greek yogurt, water and buffalo sauce to beans. Process until the dip is a smooth consistency (it won’t be perfectly smooth, there can be some bean pieces. See above for photos.
- Add bean dip mixture to baking dish (I used a 9 inch oval dish). Top with cheese and bake the vegetarian buffalo chicken dip for 12-15 minutes until the cheese is bubbling.
- You can broil for 1-2 minutes to really melt the cheese!
SUBSTITUTIONS FOR VEGETARIAN BUFFALO DIP
This vegetarian buffalo chicken dip is great as is but there are a few ways you can customize it!
Blue cheese: Feel free to add in 1/4 cup blue cheese crumbles if you like them!
Cheese: You can also sub in more of whatever cheese you like (pepper jack, cheddar, mozzarella, etc.) Any + all cheese will be delicious!
Low fat cheese – I find that low fat cheese does not melt as well as regular cheeses, but they will work in this recipe if you like them. It may make the dip watery.
Jalapeños- If you want to make this dip spicier, add some diced deseeded jalapeños
Buffalo Bean Dip FAQ
This vegetarian buffalo chicken dip will last for up to 5 days in the refrigerator. We recommend storing it in an airtight glass container
You can make this ahead of time and store it in the refrigerator for up to 24 hours before baking it.
We don’t recommend freezing this vegetarian buffalo chicken dip. The texture of the cheese/beans gets funky when frozen.
You really don’t need to dirty your crockpot to make this healthy buffalo dip, but if you’d like to you can cook it on low for 2-3 hours in your slow cooker! We don’t recommend it.
If you love beans, you should also try this 15 Bean Soup Recipe or Vegan Orange Chickpeas
How to serve Vegetarian Bean Dip
There’s no wrong way to eat this healthy buffalo bean dip.. but here are a few ideas
- Chips – these chips are yummy!
- Pretzels – (I love these flat ones for dipping!)
- Veggies – Celery, peppers and carrots go well with this.
- A spoon… kidding? Not really. It’s that good.
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Vegetarian Buffalo Dip
Ingredients
- 1.5 cups cannellini beans 15 oz can- drained & rinsed
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1/3 cup greek yogurt
- 1.5 tablespoon water
- 2 tablespoon buffalo sauce
- 3/4 cup cheddar cheese
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 450.
- In a food processor, pulse beans until they are broken down a bit.
- Add olive oil, greek yogurt, water and buffalo sauce to beans. Process until the dip is a smooth consistency (it won’t be perfectly smooth, there can be some bean pieces. See above for photos.
- Add bean dip mixture to baking dish (I used a 9 inch oval dish). Top with cheese and bake the dip for 12-15 minutes until the cheese is bubbling.
- You can broil for 1-2 minutes to really melt the cheese!
Corey Read says
10/10 recommend this dip!!! It’s SO good. And healthy! Can’t beat that!! Definitely adding this to my rotation of party foods! Make this; you won’t regret it. In fact, double the recipe it’s THAT good! (Chips or veggies would work great with this).
The Clean Eating Couple says
So happy you liked it, Corey! Thank you!!
Joanne says
Made this for football last week and it was delicious! Super easy and everyone loved it! Tastes like buffalo chicken dip
The Clean Eating Couple says
So glad you liked it, Joanne! Thank you!!
Jessica says
I love this recipe. It’s so easy to make and customize. You still get the Buffalo flavor. Took no time to prepare. The longest time was waiting for it to cool and not burn my mouth. Thank you Liz .
The Clean Eating Couple says
Thank you so much, Jessica! So glad you liked it 🙂
Keeley says
This was so good! It’s a must have on our superbowl menu!
The Clean Eating Couple says
So glad you liked it, Keeley! Thank you!
Heidi says
Definitely a dip we would enjoy again. Great flavor and goes well with chips or veggies!
The Clean Eating Couple says
So glad you liked it, Heidi! Thank you!
Cebi says
Delicious!! Made this for my recently turned vegetarian husband who LOVES Buffalo chicken. Its one of the things he misses most. He LOVED this. I swapped out the beans for chick peas because it was all I had and it was still great! He even used the leftovers as a sandwich the next day. We will be making this often!
The Clean Eating Couple says
So happy you both liked it!! And that the chickpeas worked 🙂 Great idea to use the leftovers as a sandwich!
Christina says
Made this last weekend at it was AMAZING!!!!!
The Clean Eating Couple says
So glad you liked it, Christina!! Thank you!!
Karin says
This dip is amazing! We are not vegetarian, but it was so good. You honestly do not miss the chicken. We will definitely be making this again!
The Clean Eating Couple says
So happy you liked it, Karin! Thank you!
Christine says
Absolutely delicious!! Easy to make. Whole family loved it. Will definitely be making again!
The Clean Eating Couple says
So happy you liked it, Christine! Thank you!
Jenn says
Most amazing appetizer!!!! I can’t make this enough!
The Clean Eating Couple says
Yay! So happy to hear you’re enjoying it!
JE says
So easy and really delicious!
The Clean Eating Couple says
Thank you so much! Glad you liked it!
Margaret O Marino says
I’ve been thinking about this since you first posted it. I finally made it tonight. Delish! So simple and I had all ingredients on hand.
The Clean Eating Couple says
So glad you liked it, Margaret!
Silvana says
Made this tonight and it turned out really good! Only thing I would add is a dash of garlic salt! Delish!
The Clean Eating Couple says
Glad you liked it! This is already pretty high in sodium from the buffalo sauce & cheese so we skipped any additional salt but you could totally add it!
Terralynne Chapman says
This recipe was so easy, very flavourful, and guilt free.
I will be making this again soon!
The Clean Eating Couple says
So happy you liked it, Terralynne!
Emily Bauer says
Wow! Delicious! I used daiya dairy free cheddar shreds to be more plant based
The Clean Eating Couple says
Yum! glad you liked it, Emily!
Amy says
Yummmm!! Being lactose intolerant I subbed out Greek yogurt for dairy free yogurt and cheddar cheddar cheese for dairy free jalapeño cheddar! Delicious! My fiancé cannot tell there is not cheese in it. So tasty!
The Clean Eating Couple says
So happy that worked for you, Amy! Glad you liked it!!
Chelsea says
Super easy and delish!!
The Clean Eating Couple says
Thanks, Chelsea!
Alicia says
Perfect Superbowl snack recipe! Didn’t feel like I was missing out on good snacking all while having a great protein fueled treat! Will be making again.
The Clean Eating Couple says
So happy you liked it, thanks Alicia!
Sarah says
Made this for the superbowl, with chips and veggies. SO good and satisfying! I’ll definitely be making it again.
The Clean Eating Couple says
Thank you so much!
Noel says
I made the healthy Buffalo chicken dip recipe and LOVED it. So, I decided to give this one a try and love it as well. Definitely recommend this recipe!
The Clean Eating Couple says
Yay! That makes me so happy to hear! They’re both great 🙂
Lauren G. says
As a vegetarian who loves buffalo, it’s tough finding good recipes with it. This is DELISH and I don’t even have to feel bad when I go for seconds (or thirds!).
The Clean Eating Couple says
Woo! This makes me so happy to hear!
ElizabethTaylor says
Wow, this was better than I expected! I was craving buffalo chicken dip (I love your recipe for that too) but didn’t want to take the time to cook chicken and didn’t have any precooked on hand, so I decided to try this out since I had all the ingredients. I highly recommend it!
The Clean Eating Couple says
So happy you liked it! I love buffalo chicken dip and totally agree- this is even quicker and easier!
Jennifer says
You mention using à combination of greek yogurt and cottage cheese but I don’t see cottage cheese in the ingredients list. What am I missing?
The Clean Eating Couple says
There is no cottage cheese in this recipe. follow the recipe as is! 🙂
Amanda says
The recipe was a huge hit for the super bowl! My husband was a little scared that it wouldn’t be as tasty as a normal Buffalo chicken dip… even better!!! We all loved it & was super easy.
Cindy says
This is confusing, I was on this site for whole 30 but got a link for vegetarian buffalo dip with Cheese! I don’t think that is whole 30!
The Clean Eating Couple says
No where on this blog post does it claim this recipe is Whole30 🙂 This is not a strictly Whole30 website. We share easy healthy recipes, many of which happen to be Whole30. You can see all of our Whole30 recipes here: https://thecleaneatingcouple.com/category/whole30/
Dana says
Hi! This looks so yummy and I’m thinking of making this for a potluck at work next week. Unfortunately we don’t have an oven or stove top at work, just a microwave. Do you think it would be okay to bake at home and just pop in the microwave at work? Or do you recommend not baking it at all beforehand?
The Clean Eating Couple says
Yes! You can totally bake ahead of time and just reheat!