What Is Nashville Hot Chicken?

Nashville Hot Chicken is a wonderful spicy chicken that originated in Nashville, Tennessee. Pieces of chicken are fried and then some of the frying oil gets mixed with cayenne pepper and other spices and drizzled over the fried chicken. It is usually served with white bread and pickle slices.

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Reader Comment

Anna says- “I made this dip yesterday for the 4th of July. It was a hit. I did add melted butter to the sauce as most recipes for Nashville sauce I’ve found have it. I also doubled the chicken by using an entire bag of Tyson popcorn chicken. Really, really good!” ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Ingredients Needed

To make this delicious southern dip you mix 3 packages of cream cheese with some buttermilk to thin it out some and add a little tang.

For flavoring and spice, 1/4 cup of hot sauce (I use Texas Pete), some honey, garlic powder, and cayenne pepper get mixed in. To make this dip super quick and easy, I use frozen popcorn chicken. Cook it according to package directions and then chop it into smaller pieces so that it will be easy to scoop up with tortilla chips.

For that characteristic Nashville Hot Chicken flavor, a mixture of honey, hot sauce, and cayenne pepper gets drizzled on top. Add some sliced green onion and pickle slices for some color and more flavor and you’re ready to dig in with some tortilla chips. So good!! Perfect for game day snacking.

How To Make

(More detailed instructions in recipe card below.)

Microwave cream cheese on HIGH for 1 minute. Add buttermilk and microwave 1 more minute. Stir until smooth.
Whisk in hot sauce, honey, cayenne pepper and garlic powder.
Sprinkle popcorn chicken on top.
Stir together hot sauce, honey and cayenne and drizzle over chicken.
Garnish with green onion and pickle slices and serve.

Nashville Hot Chicken Dip with tortilla chips

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Storage

This dip is best eaten right after it is made so that the chicken is really crispy but you can store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 3 days. Reheat in oven until warm.