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Sunday, October 20, 2013

Buffalo Chicken Bites

If you haven't noticed already, my husband and I are big fans of buffalo chicken dishes. And we're not the only ones in the family known to eat it up! My Mom makes an amazing Buffalo Chicken Stromboli that is to die for! Using that idea as a base, Tony and I decided to make some bite-size pieces to eat for dinner and freeze the rest for later. 


Ingredients

1 1/2-2 cooked chicken breasts, cubed or shredded
1/2 c. buffalo sauce
1 pizza crust, unbaked (store-bought or homemade)
1/4 c. ranch dressing
1/4 c. buffalo sauce
2 c. mozzarella (or pepper jack) cheese, shredded
Olive oil spray
garlic powder

Directions

In a large skillet, heat the cooked chicken and the 1/2 cup buffalo sauce until simmering. 
Let it simmer and stir occasionally until the chicken soaks up most of the sauce.
Remove from heat and set aside to cool.
While the chicken is cooling, roll your dough out onto a floured surface. 
Shape in into a long, fairly narrow rectangle.
In a small bowl, stir together the ranch dressing and the remaining 1/4 cup buffalo sauce.
Spread mixture evenly onto the dough, leaving about 1-1 1/2 inches around the edges.
Sprinkle cooled chicken on top.
Sprinkle cheese over the chicken.
Tightly tuck edges in and roll lengthwise to create a small, long tube. 
Tuck ends underneath.
Using a sharp knife, cut into 1 inch slices.
Place rounds on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper.
Lightly spray with oil and sprinkle with garlic powder.
Bake at 350 degrees for about 20 minutes, or until golden brown.


**If you want to freeze these bites, you can place them on the cookie sheet and put them directly in the freezer instead of the oven. Once firm and frozen, remove from cookie sheet and transfer to a large freezer bag. When ready to serve, remove from freezer, place on cookie sheet. Let thaw up to 12 hours in the refrigerator. Bake at 350 degrees until golden brown.


(Directions with Photos)


In a large skillet, heat the cooked chicken and the 1/2 cup buffalo sauce until simmering. 


Let it simmer and stir occasionally until the chicken soaks up most of the sauce.
Remove from heat and set aside to cool.


While the chicken is cooling, roll your dough out onto a floured surface. 
Shape into a long, fairly narrow rectangle.


In a small bowl, stir together the ranch dressing and the remaining 1/4 cup buffalo sauce.


Spread mixture evenly onto the dough, leaving about 1-1 1/2 inches around the edges.


Sprinkle cooled chicken on top.


Sprinkle cheese over the chicken.


Tightly tuck edges in and roll lengthwise to create a small, long tube. 


Tuck ends underneath.


Using a sharp knife, cut into 1 inch slices.


Place rounds on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper.


Lightly spray with oil and sprinkle with garlic powder.
Bake at 350 degrees for about 20 minutes, or until golden brown.


Eat plain, or serve with a side of buffalo sauce, ranch dressing, and/or Bleu cheese dressing!







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