Buffalo Chicken & Bleu Grits
- Ready In:
- 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 21
- Serves:
-
4
ingredients
- 1 1⁄2 cups chicken broth
- 3⁄4 cup fat-free half-and-half
- 3⁄4 cup water
- 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 3⁄4 cup grits, regular
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1⁄2 cup Italian cheese blend, shredded
- 1⁄2 cup blue cheese, crumbles
- 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breast, cut into bite size pieces
- 3 teaspoons olive oil, divided
- 1⁄2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1⁄2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄4 cup flour
- 4 green onions, thinly sliced
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1⁄2 cup chicken stock or 1/2 cup vegetable stock
- 1 tablespoon cayenne pepper sauce (to taste)
- 1 tablespoon butter
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Serve with extra
- blue cheese, crumbles
- cayenne pepper sauce
directions
- Bring 1.5 cups broth, FF H&H, water & 1/4t salt to a boil in a medium saucepan. Whisk in grits, cover and cook 15 minutes stirring a few times.
- Once grits are done, stir in 1T butter and cheeses. Set aside, keep warm.
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While grits cook:
- Stir together cayenne, black pepper, 1/2t salt & flour.
- Toss chicken pieces in 1 teaspoon olive oil to coat.
- Toss chicken with flour mixture to coat well.
- Heat 2t olive oil in skillet on medium high heat.
- Add coated chicken and cook until golden and cooked through.
- Add green onion and garlic, lower heat to medium and cook 1 minute.
- Stir in chicken broth, scrape up any brown bits & simmer one minute.
- Remove from heat and stir in pepper sauce and 1T butter.
- To serve, put 1/4 of grits in a large shallow bowl, top with 1/4 of chicken.
- Serve with additional bleu cheese crumbles and pepper sauce.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
LaraKN
Rockford, Illinois
Been cooking for years, love to experiment.? I'll read 5 recipes for the same thing and not follow one of them.? I take bits and pieces and ideas from several and add my twist.? I like making homemade versions of restaurant or convenience foods.?