Blue Cheese Chicken Pitas Food

CHICKEN & BLUE CHEESE PIZZA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450°. In a large skillet, heat butter and 1 tablespoon oil over medium heat. Add mushrooms and onion; cook and stir until tender, 4-6 minutes. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Add spinach; cook and stir over medium-high heat until wilted, 1-2 minutes., Stir in chicken, salt and pepper. Unroll and press dough onto bottom of a greased 15x10x1-in. pan. Spoon chicken mixture over dough. Bake until crust is lightly browned, 14-16 minutes., Sprinkle with cheese and bacon; drizzle with remaining oil. Bake until heated through, 3-5 minutes. Freeze option: Prepare pizza as directed, decreasing bake time to 10 minutes. Top with cheese and bacon; drizzle with remaining oil. Cool. Securely wrap and freeze partially baked pizza. To use, unwrap pizza; bake until crust is lightly browned and toppings are heated through, 15-20 minutes.

BLUE CHEESE CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Stir cream cheese and blue cheese together in a bowl. Beat egg in a separate bowl. Pour bread crumbs into a third shallow bowl.
• Spread cheese mixture over each chicken piece. Roll each piece of chicken around filling; dip into egg and press into bread crumbs until coated. Arrange chicken rolls on a baking sheet or baking pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, 20 to 30 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C). Cheese mixture will start to run out when done. Serve chicken over cooked rice.

EASY BLEU CHEESE CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F
• Skin and debone chicken if necessary.
• Place bleu cheese dressing and breadcrumbs in separate, shallow containers.
• Dip chicken pieces in bleu cheese; then dredge in bread crumbs until thickly coated.
• Place in greased glass baking pan; pour any remaining bleu cheese dressing and bread crumbs over top.
• Bake at 400°F for 20 minutes.

CHICKEN, LEEK & BLUE CHEESE PILAF

Steps:

• Tip the rice into a large pan with 600ml water, the bouillon powder and bay. Cover, bring to the boil, then reduce the heat and simmer for 20 mins. When the rice has been cooking for 10 mins, heat the oil in a large frying pan or wok, and stir-fry the chicken for a couple of minutes over a medium-high heat until just cooked. Remove from the pan, then fry the leek until starting to colour. Add the courgette, stir-fry for a few minutes more, then add the peas.
• When the rice is cooked, tip it into the vegetables along with any liquid from the pan. Return the chicken to the pan or wok, then cover and cook for 5 mins more. Stir in the walnuts and cheese, and serve hot.

PIRI-PIRI CHICKEN PITTAS

Steps:

• Chop the chicken into 2cm cubes and toss in the piri-piri sauce. Heat the grill to high, push the chicken onto four skewers and grill on all sides for 10-12 mins in total or until cooked through and a little charred. Meanwhile, warm the pittas in a toaster.
• Slice the pittas in half, stuff with the coleslaw, then slide the chicken from the skewers and add to the pittas.

BUFFALO CHICKEN PITA PIZZAS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450°F Place pita rounds on a baking sheet. Mix blue cheese dressing with your desired amount of buffalo sauce; brush onto pita rounds. Scatter chicken and celery on top.
• Bake about 10 minutes or until heated through and pitas are crisp. Transfer to plates and sprinkle with blue cheese.

GRILLED BUFFALO CHICKEN SALAD SANDWICHES OR PITAS

Steps:

• Combine the chicken, mayonnaise, BBQ sauce; mixing well. Add blue cheese crumbles and stir gently.
• Place mixture in pita pockets or on sandwich buns and top with lettuce.