Buffalo Chicken Empanadas With Blue Cheese Sauce Recipes

BUFFALO CHICKEN EMPANADAS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. Line 2 cookie sheets with cooking parchment paper; set aside.
• In medium bowl, mix onion, green chiles, chicken, cheeses and Buffalo sauce.
• Unroll pie crusts. Using 3 1/2-inch round cutter, cut circles from crusts, rerolling dough to get 21 circles. Place level measuring tablespoon Buffalo chicken mixture on center of each circle. Fold dough in half over filling; pinch and press edges with fork to seal or roll edges to seal. Place on cookie sheets. Prick tops of empanadas with fork to allow steam to escape.
• Brush each with beaten egg. Bake 16 to 20 minutes or until golden brown. Cool 10 minutes on cooling racks. Serve warm with celery sticks and blue cheese dressing for dipping.

BUFFALO CHICKEN MEATBALLS WITH BLUE CHEESE SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Coat two large, rimmed baking sheets with nonstick cooking spray.
• For the Blue Cheese Sauce: Stir together the blue cheese, buttermilk, sour cream, mayonnaise, lemon juice and garlic powder in a small bowl. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
• For the meatballs: Pulse the celery, onion and bell pepper in a food processor until finely minced. Combine the minced vegetables with the ground chicken, breadcrumbs, egg and House Seasoning (see recipe below) in a large bowl. Shape the mixture into 48 1-inch meatballs and place 1 inch apart on the prepared baking sheets. Bake until the meatballs begin to brown, about 10 minutes. Turn the meatballs. Cook until the meatballs are browned and cooked through, about 10 more minutes.
• While the meatballs bake, combine the butter, hot sauce and Worcestershire sauce in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Cook until the butter is melted. Add the cooked meatballs to the saucepan and turn to coat. Cover and keep warm until ready to serve. Serve the meatballs with the blue cheese sauce, celery sticks and sprinkle with parsley.
• Stir together the garlic powder, onion powder, sweet paprika, pepper and salt in a small bowl. Store in an airtight container.

BUFFALO CHICKEN & BLUE CHEESE SLAW

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 180C/160C fan/ gas 4. Lay the chicken skin-side up in a roasting tin. Slash the skin of the chicken with a sharp knife, then season and roast for 35 mins.
• Mix together the hot sauce, paprika, sugar, vinegar, garlic powder and butter in a pan. Stir over a low heat until the butter has melted, then simmer for 1 min. Season. Tip away any excess juices and fat from the roasting tin, then pour in half the sauce. Return to the oven for 20 mins until cooked through. Turn the oven to the highest temperature and add the remaining sauce. Cook for 5 mins.
• Crumble the cheese into a bowl and mix through the soured cream, mayo, chives and lemon juice. Toss the apple with the celery, cabbage and the cheese sauce. Serve the chicken alongside the slaw.

BUFFALO CHICKEN EMPANADAS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375ºF.
• Mix cream cheese, wing sauce and dressing in medium bowl until blended. Add chicken and shredded cheese; mix well. Whisk egg and water in separate bowl until blended.
• Cover baking sheets with parchment. Place half the Easy Homemade Pie Dough on lightly floured surface; roll out to 1/8-inch thickness. Cut into 14 rounds with 4-inch biscuit cutter, rerolling scraps as necessary; place on prepared baking sheets. Repeat with remaining pie dough.
• Spoon 1 Tbsp. chicken mixture onto center of each dough round; brush edge lightly with egg wash. Fold dough rounds in half; seal edges with fork. Brush tops with remaining egg wash.
• Bake 15 to 17 min. or until golden brown.