Description
Buffalo Blitz Chicken Bites are a delicious snack made with creamy chicken filling encased in flaky puff pastry and topped with fresh vegetables.
Ingredients
Scale
- 6 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- 80 millilitres hot sauce
- 1.5 teaspoons Cajun seasoning
- 340 grams chopped rotisserie chicken
- 150 grams shredded cheddar cheese
- 30 grams blue cheese crumbles, plus extra for serving
- 3 tablespoons sliced chives
- 1 large carrot, peeled and grated (optional)
- 1 large stalk celery, thinly sliced
- 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
- Kosher salt, to taste
- 1 tablespoon sliced chives
- 240 grams puff pastry sheet
- All-purpose flour, for dusting surface
- Nonstick cooking spray
- Ranch dressing, to serve
- Additional blue cheese crumbles
Instructions
- In a small bowl, combine grated carrot, sliced celery, and apple cider vinegar with a pinch of kosher salt. Toss well and let stand until ready to use.
- In a large bowl, mix softened cream cheese, melted butter, hot sauce, and Cajun seasoning until smooth. Fold in chopped chicken, shredded cheddar, blue cheese crumbles, and 3 tablespoons sliced chives. Stir until evenly combined.
- On a lightly floured surface, roll out puff pastry sheet to a 30 by 25 centimetre rectangle. Using a sharp knife or bench scraper, cut pastry into 12 equal squares.
- Lightly coat a standard 12-cup muffin tin with nonstick cooking spray. Place a puff pastry square into each well, pressing gently into the base and sides.
- Evenly divide the chicken filling among the pastry cups.
- Transfer muffin tin to the preheated oven and bake at 230°C until pastry is golden and filling is bubbling, 17 to 20 minutes.
- Remove from oven and allow to cool in tin for 5 to 10 minutes.
- Carefully remove bites from tin and arrange on a serving platter. Top each with reserved vegetable mixture and sprinkle with remaining chives.
- Serve warm with additional blue cheese and ranch dressing on the side.
Notes
- For a spicier version, increase the amount of hot sauce.
- These bites can be made ahead of time and reheated before serving.
- Feel free to add your choice of vegetables for garnish.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Appetizer
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bite
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 1g
- Sodium: 350mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 9g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 35mg