Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Blue Cheese-Stuffed Chicken with Buffalo Sauce

Yum! This recipe is from Cooking Light of this month. At first I was a little apprehensive about the blue cheese being overpowering in this dish, but it definitely was not. The buffalo sauce adds a nice kick! I couldn't find the red peppers for the buffalo sauce so I used finely chopped jalapenos instead (hence the green sauce). This dish is a very healthy alternative to fried chicken wings! I hope you enjoy!

  • 1/2 cup (2 oz) crumbled blue cheese
  • 1 tbsp reduced fat sour cream
  • 1 tsp fresh lemon juice
  • 1/8 tsp ground pepper
  • 4 (6-ounce) skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
  • 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 2 tbsp milk
  • 1 large egg, lightly beaten
  • 1 cup panko (Japanese breadcrumbs)
  • 1 tbsp butter

Buffalo Sauce:

  • 1 1/2 tsp butter (this doesn't make sense to me- I just did 1 tbsp)
  • 6 tbsp finely chopped drained bottled roasted red bell peppers- I just used jalapenos
  • 2 tsp water
  • 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 tsp minced fresh garlic
  • 1/2 tsp hot sauce

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine first four ingredients in a small bowl. Cut a horizontal slit through thickest portion of each chicken breast half to form a pocket. Stuff cheese mixture evenly into pockets. Place flour in a shallow dish. Combine milk and egg in a shallow dish, stirring well with a whisk. Place panko in a shallow dish. Work with one chicken breast half at a time, dredge chicken in flour, then dip in egg mixture; dredge in panko. Repeat procedure with remaining chicken, flour, egg mixture, and panko.

Heat a large ovenproof skillet over medium-high heat. Add 1 tbsp butter to pan; swirl until butter melts. Arrange chicken in pan; cook 4 minutes until browned. Turn chicken over, place skillet in oven. Bake at 350 for 20 minutes or until done.

While chicken bakes, combine butter, bell peppers, water, Worcestershire sauce, and garlic in a small saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a simmer. Cook until butter melts. Remove from heat and stir in hot sauce. Serve sauce with chicken.

1 comment:

  1. Abbey, your recipes make me hungry! They sound so good! I can't wait to come back and try them! Also I got your letter :) I miss you!

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