Air Fryer Buffalo Style Chicken Bombs is a quick and simple idea for turning biscuits stuffed with shredded chicken, cheese, and buffalo sauce into something seriously tasty.
These chicken bombs feature biscuits filled with buffalo seasoned chicken surrounded in creamy gooey cheese.
Buffalo chicken bombs.
This is a simple 20 minute recipe for biscuits that are packed with flavor and goodness.
I like that these bombs can be served as an appetizer, snack, or as a meal.
Did you try my recipe for Air Fryer Pizza Bites?
That recipe for air fried pizza bites are a copycat homemade pizza bites that is even better than the store bough version. Both this recipe for chicken bombs and that recipe for pizza bites are tasty appetizer ideas that can be made in an air fryer.
Buffalo sauce is the key flavor ingredient that is used to make these flavorful bombs. You can find a selection of buffalo sauce here.
Why we love this recipe for buffalo chicken biscuits
This is a quick and easy recipe that can be made in an air fryer. Making this recipe is easy for most ages as well.
Here is what else we like about this recipe.
- Using premade biscuit dough makes this a convenient recipe to make.
- Personalizing this recipe is as easy as adding seasonings, using different cheese, or using a different sauce.
- This recipe can be made as a meal, snack, or appetizer.
- Change up your protein (use breakfast sausage or bacon) and this can be enjoyed for breakfast or brunch.
- These biscuits can be served with a dipping sauce or topped with additional sauce or drizzled butter (like mine are).
- Leftovers can be quickly heated up and enjoyed the next day!
Ingredients needed to make chicken bombs.
This recipe is made with common ingredients that you may already have on hand.
- Chicken Your chicken should be already cooked and then shredded.
- Cream Cheese Use a full fat cream cheese for more moisture in your center filling. If your cream cheese is softened to room temperature it will be easier for you to blend it with the other ingredients.
- Garlic Use minced garlic.
- Cheese. You can use the cheese or combination of cheeses of your choice. The cheese should be shredded for better blending. I like cheddar or a colby-jack blend depending on how hot the sauce is.
- Seasonings. This is as desired. My bombs were made with a small amount of dill and topped with a bit of parsley.
- Butter The butter is used to brush on top of the dough. The butter should be melted.
- Biscuits. Refrigerator section biscuit dough, such as a jumbo sized 'Grands' work great in this recipe.
Tips for making the best Buffalo Chicken Bombs.
Using leftover cooked chicken will make this recipe easy to make. Another great option is to use store bought rotisserie chicken.
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- 'Flaky' style dough tends to be more moist and is easier to eat when you are using your hands.
- Pizza dough or similar doughs can also be used to make a variation of this recipe.
- You can make smaller bite-sized bombs by first splitting the biscuit in half. Quarters may work but, will need a bit of work getting the filling to fit.
- Once the bombs have been filled with the chicken filling they will need to be pinched closed to make sure that the filling stays inside the dough while air frying.
- When you place the bombs into your air fryer, make sure that there is room between the bombs for the warm air to flow through. Depending on the size of your air fryer, you may need to make this recipe in batches.
- The bombs will be hot in the center when they come out of the air fryer. Allow them to cool sufficiently before serving.
How to make Air Fryer Buffalo Style Chicken Bombs
Prep Time: 5 minutes.
Bake Time: 15 minutes.
Servings: 8, depending on the size of your bombs .
- Start by combining together the shredded chicken, softened cream cheese, garlic, shredded cheese, buffalo sauce, and any seasonings in a large bowl. Mix the ingredients until well blended through.
- On a clean workspace, use the palm of your hand or pizza roller to roll out the first biscuit to about ⅛" thick.
- Use a cookie scoop, or similar item, to scoop out filling from the mixing bowl and place the filling into the center of the rolled out biscuit dough.
- Bring up the sides of the dough around the filling and press it into place so the the filling is secured in the center of the biscuit dough.
- Brush the bomb with the melted butter and place it into the fryer basket.
- Repeat with the remaining biscuits until the basket is full
- Air fry the bombs for 10 minutes, then carefully flip them over and air fry until they begin to brown (another 3-5 minutes).
- Allow the bombs to cool before serving as the centers may be hot.
Expert Tip👉 Lightly dust your workspace with flour before preparing the biscuits. This will help keep the dough from sticking to the workspace.
How to store leftover chicken biscuit bites.
Once they have fully cooled, leftovers should be stored in an airtight container or individually wrapped. If properly stored and refrigerated, they should keep for a couple of days.
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Print the recipe for chicken buffalo bombs.
Air Fryer Buffalo Chicken Bombs
Ingredients
- 2 cups Chicken -cooked and shredded
- 4 oz Cream Cheese
- 2 tsp Garlic - minced
- ½ cup Cheddar Cheese - use any cheese, shredded
- 2 tbsp Buffalo Sauce
- 1 tsp Seasonings - desired seasonings such as dill
- 1 Biscuit Dough - 8 count large 'Grands' were used in my bombs
- ¼ cup Butter - melted
Instructions
- Start by combining together the shredded chicken, softened cream cheese, garlic, shredded cheese, buffalo sauce, and any seasonings in a large bowl. Mix the ingredients until well blended through.
- On a clean workspace, use the palm of your hand or pizza roller to roll out the first biscuit to about ⅛" thick.
- Use a cookie scoop, or similar item, to scoop out filling from the mixing bowl and place the filling into the center of the rolled out biscuit dough.Bring up the sides of the dough around the filling and press it into place so the the filling is secured in the center of the biscuit dough.
- Brush the bomb with the melted butter and place it into the fryer basket.Repeat with the remaining biscuits until the basket is full.
- Air fry the bombs for 10 minutes, then carefully flip them over and air fry until they begin to brown (another 3-5 minutes).
- Allow the bombs to cool before serving as the centers may be hot.
Recipe Notes
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Nutrition
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Air Fryer Buffalo Chicken Bombs, a simple 20 minute snack, appetizer, or meal recipe made with shredded chicken and biscuit dough.
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