Easy Peasy Appetizer Buffalo Chicken Bites Recipes

Steps:

• PREP/PREPARE
• BLUE CHEESE DIP
• Gather your ingredients.
• Add all the dip ingredients, except the blue cheese, to the bowl of a small prep food processor.
• Chef's Note: Season with salt & pepper, to taste.
• Pulse until the ingredients are mixed and smooth.
• Chef's Note: Check the seasoning, and add a bit more salt and pepper, if needed.
• Remove from the prep bowl, place into a small mixing bowl, and add the blue cheese.
• Carefully fold the mixture together, and then reserve.
• Chef's Tip: This dip benefits from spending some time in the fridge. If you can make the dip the day before, that would be excellent.
• BUFFALO BITES
• Gather your ingredients.
• Add the butter and oil to a small sauté pan over medium low heat.
• When the butter has melted swirl the pan to mix with the butter with the oil, and then add the chicken breast.
• Chef's Note: Season the chicken with a bit of salt & pepper.
• Cover and allow the chicken to slowly cook, until no longer pink, about 15 to 20 minutes.
• Remove from the sauté pan, allow to cool, and then shred and reserve.
• Add the cream cheese, ranch dressing, and hot sauce to a mixing bowl, and thoroughly combine.
• Add the shredded cheddar, or pepper jack, and chicken to the mix and fold together.
• THE ASSEMBLY
• Place a rack in the middle position, and preheat the oven to 400f (205c).
• Add a tablespoon of the buffalo mixture in the middle of a wonton wrapper.
• Pick up the opposite corners of the wonton wrapper, and pinch together.
• Chef's Note: Use a bit of water to seal the two corners.
• Put the wantons on a parchment-lined baking sheet.
• Place in the preheated oven until they become crispy, about 4 - 5 minutes.
• Chef's Note: This whole thing boils down to timing. Leave them in the oven for too long and the wanton will harden and have the consistency of a dough cracker (not a good thing). The difference can be as little as 60 seconds or less, so keep an eye on the oven.
• PLATE/PRESENT
• Serve with the blue cheese dip, and watch them disappear. Enjoy.
• Keep the faith, and keep cooking.

Steps:

• Whisk flour, cayenne pepper, salt, and pepper together in a bowl. Beat eggs together in a separate bowl. Dip chicken pieces in the egg; transfer chicken to flour mixture and coat completely.
• Heat oil in a saucepan over medium heat.
• Fry coated chicken pieces in the hot oil, working in batches, until no longer pink in the center, about 3 minutes per side; drain on a paper towel-lined plate.
• Combine hot sauce, garlic, and butter in a microwave-safe bowl; heat in the microwave until butter is melted and sauce is warm, about 1 minute. Serve hot sauce mixture as a dipping sauce or pour over buffalo chicken bites.