Luckytrim
Grill Master
Buffalo Chicken Bites and Bleu Cheese Dipping Sauce
(South Beach)
Makes 8 (3-skewer) servings
Prep time: 15 minutes
Start to finish: 10 minutes
Ingredients
3 (6-ounce) boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into 24 (1") cubes
3 celery stalks, cut into 24 (1") pieces
3 tablespoons trans-fat-free margarine
2 tablespoons hot-pepper sauce, or more to taste
1 teaspoon canola oil
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
Cut chicken breasts and celery into 24 (1") pieces.
Melt margarine in a medium nonstick saucepan. Whisk in pepper sauce and cook for 1–2 minutes, or until slightly thickened; set aside.
Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Season chicken with salt and pepper, add to pan, and cook, turning occasionally, until browned on all sides, about 6 minutes. Add margarine mixture to pan and gently toss chicken until well coated, 1–2 minutes.
Remove chicken from pan and skewer each cube with a toothpick. Skewer 1 piece of celery at the base of each. Arrange on a platter and serve with dipping sauce.
Bleu Cheese Dipping Sauce:
1/2 cup mayonnaise
3/4 cup crumbled blue cheese
1/2 cup sour cream
3 tbsp. milk
Mix the ingredients together with 1/2 tsp salt and a couple of shakes of pepper.
Whisk until well combined but a few chunks of blue cheese remain.
Nutritional information
150 calories
9 g total fat (2.5 g sat)
1 g carbohydrate
16 g protein
0 g fiber
250 mg sodium
(South Beach)
Makes 8 (3-skewer) servings
Prep time: 15 minutes
Start to finish: 10 minutes
Ingredients
3 (6-ounce) boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into 24 (1") cubes
3 celery stalks, cut into 24 (1") pieces
3 tablespoons trans-fat-free margarine
2 tablespoons hot-pepper sauce, or more to taste
1 teaspoon canola oil
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
Cut chicken breasts and celery into 24 (1") pieces.
Melt margarine in a medium nonstick saucepan. Whisk in pepper sauce and cook for 1–2 minutes, or until slightly thickened; set aside.
Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Season chicken with salt and pepper, add to pan, and cook, turning occasionally, until browned on all sides, about 6 minutes. Add margarine mixture to pan and gently toss chicken until well coated, 1–2 minutes.
Remove chicken from pan and skewer each cube with a toothpick. Skewer 1 piece of celery at the base of each. Arrange on a platter and serve with dipping sauce.
Bleu Cheese Dipping Sauce:
1/2 cup mayonnaise
3/4 cup crumbled blue cheese
1/2 cup sour cream
3 tbsp. milk
Mix the ingredients together with 1/2 tsp salt and a couple of shakes of pepper.
Whisk until well combined but a few chunks of blue cheese remain.
Nutritional information
150 calories
9 g total fat (2.5 g sat)
1 g carbohydrate
16 g protein
0 g fiber
250 mg sodium
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