Friday, June 8, 2012

Buffalo Chicken Bites

Inspired by Emily Bites Buffalo Chicken Cupcakes (but not ready for wonton wrappers) and Eggface's famous bites (but, alas, no buffalo chicken recipe), I decided to make my own. They were sooooo yummy! Had quite a kick, so if you choose to make these, you may want to take it easy on the buffalo sauce. I like spice, and I couldn't have done much more. Had I used low-fat cheese, they would have been more healthy, so will try that next time. Scroll down for photos and the nutritional value of the ingredients I specifically used. I will confess that I don't cook much so trust me when I say "if I can do it, you can do it".

Buffalo Chicken Bites (recipe yielded 17 "bites")
5 eggs (if I had to make again would go down to 4 and aim for making a dozen)
2/3 cup canned chicken (I used Trader Joe's canned chicken in water)
1/4 cup Buffalo Wing Sauce (they had a kick, so try less if not your thing)
2 teaspoons Ranch Dressing Seasoning (I don't like blue cheese, but you could play with that)
1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese

350 for 30 minutes

Ranch dipping sauce
Mix 1/2 teaspoon of Ranch Dressing Seasoning per 1 oz (2 tablespoons) of greek yogurt for a tasty topping

Combined ingredients (except cheese) in bowl. Filled mini
muffin tin about half-way and added cheese, then filed to top

Fresh out of the oven. Cooled, then popped out of pan into the freezer
Nutritional facts for the ingredients I used
Chicken Enchilada Bites (recipe yielded 12 "bites")
After the success of the buffalo chicken bites, I thought I'd go another round with chicken enchilada bites. When I make them again, I might actually cut the taco seasoning in half and add more enchilada sauce.

4 eggs
2/3 cup canned chicken (I used Trader Joe's canned chicken in water)
1/4 cup Enchilada Sauce
2 teaspoons Taco Seasoning
1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese (wish I had used more, and probably gone for low-fat)
Top with greek yogurt

350 for 30 minutes


7 comments:

  1. What temperature did you bake them at and for how long?

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    1. 350 for 30 mins - I'll add to the blog post...thanks!

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  2. Tried the chicken bites tonight. They did not disappoint. Even my husband and five year old daughter enjoyed them. Thanks for sharing your recipes.

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  3. Hi, just had a gastric sleeve done 2 weeks ago. Is this for the puree level? Both sound amazing.

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  4. How much protein is in 1 bite roughly?

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