Buffalo Chicken Bites
Ingredients
- 48 De Wafelbakkers Mini pancakes
- 4 - 8 oz skinless, boneless chicken breasts
- 1/2 cup egg whites or egg alternative
- 1 cup panko bread crumbs
- 2 tsp salt
- 1 tbsp garlic powder
- 1 tbsp onion powder
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 1 cup and 2 tbsp Frank’s Red Hot Sauce
- 1 tbsp butter (can substitute light butter)
- 1 container of blue cheese crumbles (optional)
Directions
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F and spray a baking sheet with nonstick cooking spray.
Wash and cut chicken breasts into strips that are approximately 1 1/2 inches wide (should be about 6 strips total). Cut strips in half to make nuggets. Set aside.
In a food processor, combine panko breadcrumbs, salt, garlic powder, onion powder, paprika and pepper and pulverize to a fine powder or breadcrumb like consistency. Pour mixture into a shallow bowl or onto a small plate. Set aside.
In a small saucepan, melt butter and then add in 1 cup of the hot sauce. Mix well and warm until heated, but not bubbling or boiling. Pour into a small shallow bowl, and set aside.
In a small bowl, mix egg whites (or egg alternative) with the 2 tbsp of remaining hot sauce. Now take each chicken strip and coat with egg and hot sauce mixture. Shake off all excess egg from the meat.
Next coat chicken in breadcrumb mix until strip is fully breaded. Lay strip on baking sheet. Repeat until all pieces of chicken are breaded and on the baking sheet.
Now, with a brush or spoon, drizzle about 3/4 hot sauce and butter mixture over all the chicken pieces. Make sure to coat well.
Bake chicken until breading becomes crispy and chicken is cooked through (approximately 15-20 minutes).
Microwave Mini Pancakes (according to packaging).
Top Mini pancake with one piece of chicken.
Garnish with blue cheese crumbles (optional).
Top chicken nugget with mini pancake (you can secure with a decorative toothpick).
Serve with remaining hot sauce mixture or your choice of ranch or blue cheese dressing for dipping. YUM!
*entire recipe makes about 24 individual appetizers
