easy peasy appetizer – buffalo chicken bites

How To Make easy peasy appetizer – buffalo chicken bites

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  Step 1
  PREP/PREPARE
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  Step 2
  BLUE CHEESE DIP
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  Step 3
  Gather your ingredients.
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  Step 4
  Add all the dip ingredients, except the blue cheese, to the bowl of a small prep food processor.
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  Step 5
  Chef’s Note: Season with salt & pepper, to taste.
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  Step 6
  Pulse until the ingredients are mixed and smooth.
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  Step 7
  Chef’s Note: Check the seasoning, and add a bit more salt and pepper, if needed.
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  Step 8
  Remove from the prep bowl, place into a small mixing bowl, and add the blue cheese.
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  Step 9
  Carefully fold the mixture together, and then reserve.
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  Step 10
  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.
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  Step 11
  BUFFALO BITES
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  Step 12
  Gather your ingredients.
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  Step 13
  Add the butter and oil to a small sauté pan over medium low heat.
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  Step 14
  When the butter has melted swirl the pan to mix with the butter with the oil, and then add the chicken breast.
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  Step 15
  Chef’s Note: Season the chicken with a bit of salt & pepper.
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  Step 16
  Cover and allow the chicken to slowly cook, until no longer pink, about 15 to 20 minutes.
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  Step 17
  Remove from the sauté pan, allow to cool, and then shred and reserve.
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  Step 18
  Add the cream cheese, ranch dressing, and hot sauce to a mixing bowl, and thoroughly combine.
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  Step 19
  Add the shredded cheddar, or pepper jack, and chicken to the mix and fold together.
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  Step 20
  THE ASSEMBLY
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  Step 21
  Place a rack in the middle position, and preheat the oven to 400f (205c).
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  Step 22
  Add a tablespoon of the buffalo mixture in the middle of a wonton wrapper.
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  Step 23
  Pick up the opposite corners of the wonton wrapper, and pinch together.
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  Step 24
  Chef’s Note: Use a bit of water to seal the two corners.
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  Step 25
  Put the wantons on a parchment-lined baking sheet.
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  Step 26
  Place in the preheated oven until they become crispy, about 4 – 5 minutes.
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  Step 27
  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.
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  Step 28
  PLATE/PRESENT
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  Step 29
  Serve with the blue cheese dip, and watch them disappear. Enjoy.
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  Step 30
  Keep the faith, and keep cooking.
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