Buffalo Chicken Pastry Bites
Course: Appetizer, Side Dish, Snack
Cuisine: American
Keyword: buffalo chicken pastry bites
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 50 minutes
Servings: 24 appetizers
Calories: 281kcal
All the flavors of Buffalo Chicken in an easy to eat appetizer.
Print Recipe
- 1 package Pepperidge Farm Puff Pastry Cups
- 2 large boneless, skinless Chicken breasts
- Franks Red Hot or similar hot sauce
- 2 tablespoons butter
- Blue Cheese Crumbles
- Celery
1.) Bake the Pastry Cups according to the package directions. Once baked and cooled, remove the center cutout (press down on the center with the back of a wooden spoon, then use a small knife to lift out the cutout)
2.) Cut the chicken breast into large strips, then cook in a skillet. Sprinkle with salt & pepper while cooking.
3.) In a medium bowl add 2/3 cup Franks Red Hot and 2 tablespoons butter. Microwave until warm (cover with a paper towel before heating).
4.) Cut up the cooked chicken into small pieces (about the size of a pea). Toss the chicken in the bowl of hot sauce, and stir to fully coat.
5.) Dice a stalk of celery.
6.) Assemble the appetizers by adding a few pieces of the (coated) chicken into the pastry cups (press it in a bit). Top with a few crumbles of blue cheese and a few small pieces of celery.
7.) Serve immediately.
You can make as many or few pastry bites as desired. The ingredients listed with make a full box, 24 pastry cups.
Feel free to prepare all of the ingredients ahead of time (up to a day), then warm the chicken and assemble just before serving.
Calories: 281kcal | Carbohydrates: 21g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 12mg | Sodium: 140mg | Potassium: 100mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 6IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 7mg | Iron: 1mg