Getting sick of Buffalo Chicken yet?

Posted by Margalit

Well, I sure am, but not my son. He's getting out of the hospital tomorrow (hopefully) after two long weeks, and these will be the last of my Buffalo Chicken experiments. He's enjoyed this immensely, but I have to tell you, my house is beginning to smell like hot and spicy chicken. Not that it's a bad thing, but... Anyhow, this recipe is fairly low fat, but similar to yesterday's recipe. I thought this one tasted a lot better. My son still is a big fan of the first recipe, the Crispy Buffalo Chicken Strips.

Buffalo Chicken Strips From the American Medical Association Family Health Cookbook, 1998

INGREDIENTS

For the Blue Cheese Dip

2/3 cup nonfat plain yogurt
2 tablespoons reduced-fat mayonnaise
2 ounces crumbled blue cheese
3 tablespoons finely chopped scallions
1/4 teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper

For the Chicken Strips and Celery Sticks

1 teaspoon vegetable oil
1/2 pound skinless boneless chicken breasts, cut crosswise into 1/4-inch strips
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons butter
1 tablespoon liquid hot pepper sauce
5 celery stalks, cut into 3-inch sticks

Directions

In a small bowl, whisk together the yogurt, mayonnaise and blue cheese.
Stir in the scallions and pepper and set aside while preparing the chicken.
Cover and refrigerate. (This recipe can be made one day ahead to this point.)
Heat the oil in a large, preferably nonstick skillet.
Season the chicken with the salt.
Cook the chicken over medium-high heat, stirring frequently, until lightly browned and cooked through, 3 to 4 minutes.
Remove the skillet from the heat.
Add the butter and hot pepper sauce to the pan and swirl until the butter melts and the sauce coats the chicken.
Serve the chicken and celery sticks along with the blue cheese dip.
Provide toothpicks for spearing the chicken and dipping it in the sauce.

Makes 6 servings.

Nutritional information per serving:

About 136 calories, 64 calories from fat, 7g total fat, 3g saturated fat, 33mg cholesterol, 363mg sodium, 5g total carbohydrates, 0g fiber, 13g protein.

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