Buffalo Chicken Calzone With Blue Cheese Dip Food

BUFFALO CHICKEN CALZONE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 410 degrees F (210 degrees C). Grease a pizza pan.
• Place chicken into a large pot and cover with salted water; bring to a boil. Cook the chicken breasts until no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, about 15 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C). Transfer chicken to a bowl and shred with two forks.
• Melt butter in a skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir chicken and Buffalo wing sauce in the hot butter until chicken is coated and heated through, 2 to 4 minutes.
• Turn pizza dough out onto a generously floured surface. Roll dough into a 12-inch round. Brush dough with 1 tablespoon vegetable oil and spread 1 cup mozzarella cheese in the center of the dough, leaving a 1-inch border. Spread chicken mixture over cheese; top chicken mixture with remaining 1 cup cheese.
• Fold pizza dough in half and pinch edges together to seal. Transfer calzone to prepared pizza pan and brush top with remaining 1 tablespoon oil.
• Bake in the preheated oven until crust is golden brown, 17 to 20 minutes.

CHEESY SPICY BUFFALO CHICKEN CALZONE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Spray a baking sheet with nonstick cooking spray. Measure the imprinted stitching on an approximately 12-by-8-inch football-shaped baking pan and cut the provolone into 2 long strips and 7 shorter strips to imitate; set aside. Spray the football pan with the cooking spray.
• Unroll 1 tube of dough and cut in half widthwise. Bake one of the halves on the prepared baking sheet until lightly done, about 8 minutes. (Reserve the other half of the dough.) Use a knife or kitchen shears to cut the baked dough into a football shape slightly smaller than the pan.
• In a medium bowl, toss together the Buffalo sauce and shredded chicken.
• Unroll the remaining tube of dough and drape into the prepared football pan, letting the extra dough hang over the sides. Fill with half of the chicken mixture, half of the grated Swiss or mozzarella and half of the scallions. Top with the football-shaped crust. Add the remaining chicken mixture, grated cheese and scallions. Add the blue cheese. Top with the reserved uncooked dough half. Use a knife to trim the excess edges of dough, leaving a little extra to pinch the 2 edges of dough together. Put the pan on a baking sheet.
• Bake until the crust is just beginning to brown, about 15 minutes. Remove from the oven and invert the football pan onto the baking sheet to unmold the calzone. Drizzle the crust with olive oil and sprinkle with garlic salt. Continue to bake until golden brown, 5 to 10 minutes. Arrange the strips of provolone to mimic the football stitching; the heat of the calzone will slightly melt the cheese and adhere it to the football. Let stand 5 minutes.
• Slice and serve with ranch dressing for dipping, and celery sticks on the side.

BONELESS BUFFALO CHICKEN CALZONE

Steps:

• Heat oil to med heat in frying pan.
• Dip chicken pieces into milk or egg wash, then coat in bread crumbs.
• Fry them in pan, turning occasionally for approximately 5 minutes or until done (when juices are clear).
• Drain on paper towels.
• Roll out pizza dough to size of a pizza pan.
• Place chicken on one side of dough.
• Sprinkle hot sauce over chicken.
• Cover with cheese and add more hot sauce if desired.
• Fold other half of pizza dough over chicken.
• Press down at edges to seal.
• If desired, top pizza dough with some extra cheese.
• Bake at 350°F for approximately 25-30 minutes or until pizza dough is browned.
• Cut into pizza shaped wedges, serve with ranch or blue cheese dressing.

BUFFALO BLUE CHEESE CHICKEN DIP

Steps:

• Drain and chop the chunk chicken.
• Combine all ingredients except the celery in a microwave safe bowl and heat in microwave on high for 2-3 minutes.
• Stir in one stalk of celery cut up (optional).
• Serve with celery sticks, corn chips or tortilla chips for dipping.
• T. Marzetti Buffalo Blue Cheese dressing may be substituted for the first two ingredients.
• Cooked (cut up) chicken breasts may be substituted for the cans of chunk chicken.
• Recipe may be refrigerated and served cold.

BUFFALO CHICKEN AND BLUE CHEESE DIP

Steps:

• Boil in a large sauce pan enough water to cook the chicken breasts.
• Then, boil the chicken until its cooked through, about 15 minutes.
• Remove the chicken, pat dry, and shred with a fork.
• Then place the shredded chicken in a large baking dish.
• For a tailgate, I usually use 2 of those disposable 8 by 8 aluminum pans, or one large lasagna-size one.
• Pour your desired amount of hot sauce over the chicken, and season with salt and pepper if desired.
• Set this dish in the refrigerator to let the chicken absorb the flavor.
• Preheat your oven to 350.
• Next, over medium heat in a large pan, melt the cream cheese.
• Pour in the blue cheese dressing and stir until they are completely combined.
• Pour this mixture over the chicken.
• Bake for 10 minutes.
• Remove, but don't turn the oven off.
• Sprinkle the cheddar cheese evenly over the top and return to the oven for another 10-15 minutes, until the cheese is melted and starting to brown just a little.
• Serve hot or cold with chips!

LOW FAT BUFFALO CHICKEN TENDERS W/ BLUE CHEESE DIP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Combine the hot sauce, paprika and ground pepper in a small bowl; brush on all surfaces of chicken.
• Place chicken in greased 11 x 7 inch baking pan.
• Cover; marinate in refrigerator for 30 minutes.
• Bake, uncovered, about 15 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink in the center.
• Combine blue cheese dressing, sour cream and blue cheese in small serving bowl.
• Serve chicken with dip and celery/carrot sticks.

BUFFALO CHICKEN CALZONE

Steps:

• Start by cooking your breaded chicken tenders - store bought will take about 20 minutes. When they are done, turn the oven up to 450 degrees.
• Stretch out your room temperature pizza dough to a round shape and let rest for about ten minutes.
• When the dough has puffed up a bit, slather chunky blue cheese dressing on one half. You may want to put the dough on a non-stick baking sheet sprinkled with cornmeal BEFORE adding fillings when making a small one - you will definitely want to if making a large!
• Toss the crispy chicken tenders in hot sauce of choice (I love Frank's).
• Put your sauced chicken tenders on top off the blue cheese dressing. If you don't want to use the chicken tenders whole, cut them in smaller pieces before tossing in the hot sauce.
• On top of the saucy fingers, pile on the grated mozzarella and white cheddar cheese.
• make sure your top edge goes OVER and under the bottom edge - just pushing down on top will not do it. Push down your folded over edge all along the side.
• Make two or three small air holes on top of the calzone.
• Put the calzone into the oven for 12-15 minutes - check at 12 minutes, and sprinkle some grated cheese on top. When you remove from the oven, let it cool down for at least 5 minutes.

BUFFALO CHICKEN CHEESE BALLS WITH BLUE CHEESE DIP

Steps:

• Have oil heated to 350 degrees F.
• Pick the meat from the chicken and discard the skin, then dice.Place the chicken in a large bowl and add the hot sauce, pepper, cheese, and green onions, and toss to combine. Roll the chicken into 2-ounce balls, about the size of a golf ball.
• Place the flour, eggs, and Panko crumbs in 3 separate bowls. Roll each ball in the flour, then the egg and then the bread crumbs. Set aside.
• When the oil is hot fry the chicken balls in batches. Cook for about 2 minutes per batch. Drain on paper towels.
• To make the dip, combine all ingredients in a large bowl and adjust the seasoning if necessary. Serve the chicken alongside the dipping sauce.