I am all about adapting buffalo wing flavor into recipes that don't require messy fingers. We recently enjoyed buffalo chicken pull-apart bread and have buffalo chicken tender salads almost every week for dinner. Plus, wings are a traditional game day dish, so in preparation for the Super Bowl, we tried a buffalo chicken chili for recipe 3 of the Great Chili Cook Off. The recipe brings together the classic ingredients for great wings -- chicken, spicy sauce, celery, and blue cheese. And it cooks up in about 20 minutes [or a bit longer, if you prefer more tender celery].
What you'll need...
For the chili:
1/2 cup buffalo wing sauce
1 lb boneless, skinless chicken
1-1/2 cups chopped celery
1 can kidney beans (drained and rinsed)
1 can diced tomatoes
1 can (8 oz) tomato sauce
1 tablespoon oil
salt and pepper
For garnish:
blue cheese crumbles
extra raw celery pieces
For the chili:
1/2 cup buffalo wing sauce
1 lb boneless, skinless chicken
1-1/2 cups chopped celery
1 can kidney beans (drained and rinsed)
1 can diced tomatoes
1 can (8 oz) tomato sauce
1 tablespoon oil
salt and pepper
For garnish:
blue cheese crumbles
extra raw celery pieces
And we're off...
1. Using clean kitchen shears, cut your chicken breasts into bit size chunks.
2. Cook your chicken chunks with olive oil and seasoned with salt and pepper, in the pot you will stew your chili.
1. Using clean kitchen shears, cut your chicken breasts into bit size chunks.
2. Cook your chicken chunks with olive oil and seasoned with salt and pepper, in the pot you will stew your chili.
3. As the chicken cooks through, chop the celery into 1/2 inch pieces.
4. When the chicken is nearly cook through, toss the celery into the pot and coat with oil and seasoning.
5. Rinse the beans and add chili ingredients to the chicken and celery.
6. Simmer over medium to low heat for about 15 minutes.
7. Serve with bread and topped with blue cheese crumbles and raw celery pieces.
I am not much of a celery fan, but it really does work here because it is tender and provides a great mild balance to the buffalo wing sauce. The beans also help to calm any burning sensations.
The chili mac n' cheese still had this recipe beat on Michael's scorecard, but I think it has promise for a gameday dip.
We are more than half way through the Great Chili Cook Off 2013. Can you believe it!? January is flying by. We are taking the show on the road for recipe #4. Our three-bean chili with cornbread toppers will make for a vegetarian household's delight on our roadtrip to Pittsburgh.
I am not much of a celery fan, but it really does work here because it is tender and provides a great mild balance to the buffalo wing sauce. The beans also help to calm any burning sensations.
The chili mac n' cheese still had this recipe beat on Michael's scorecard, but I think it has promise for a gameday dip.
We are more than half way through the Great Chili Cook Off 2013. Can you believe it!? January is flying by. We are taking the show on the road for recipe #4. Our three-bean chili with cornbread toppers will make for a vegetarian household's delight on our roadtrip to Pittsburgh.
