Heavy-handed seasoning mars great recipe for buffalo chicken cups
Definitely a mess-free appetizer — easy to eat in two bites (or one big one) |
I blogged last week about these yummy mini wonton tacos
and had some leftover wonton wrappers from that recipe. I actually forgot I had
them in my fridge for about two weeks. I thought I had the wonton wrappers sealed
in an airtight bag, but it turns out I had left the package partially open. One
corner of the wontons was exposed to the air and hardened as a result. I
figured I could rescue the wontons by cutting off the hardened bits and still
use them for this pin
I saw on Pinterest for buffalo chicken cups. Turns out I was right.
2-3 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
2 Tbsp. olive oil
1/2 tsp. smoked paprika
1/2 tsp. chili powder
24 wonton wrappers
1 Tbsp. butter, melted
1/2 cup cayenne hot sauce (I recommend Frank's "Red
Hot")
1/2 cup blue cheese crumbles
3 scallions, sliced thinly
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350F degreess.
Brush chicken breasts with olive oil, and then sprinkle
evenly with the smoked paprika and chili powder. Place in a baking dish and
cook for 20-30 minutes, or until the center is no longer pink and the juices
run clear. Remove chicken and let cool, then shred.
Nice and cooked, ready to shred |
Meanwhile, fit a wonton wrapper into each of 24 mini baking cups, pressing the wrappers carefully but firmly into sides of cups. (Be careful to keep the corners of each wonton wrapper open; otherwise you will not be able to fill them!) Bake for 5 minutes or until very lightly browned. Keep wontons in baking cups.
In a medium-sized bowl, stir together the melted butter
and hot sauce. Add the chicken and stir until well coated. Then fill each
wonton cup with a tablespoon or two of chicken, and then top with a pinch of
blue cheese. Return wonton cups to oven and cook for another 5-10 minutes, or
until cheese is soft and melty. Remove and top with sliced scallions, and serve
warm. These are best served immediately.
“Preheat oven to 350F degrees.” My oven runs hot, so I
went with 325 degrees.
“Brush chicken breasts with olive oil, and then sprinkle
evenly with the smoked paprika and chili powder.” I actually don’t own a pastry
brush (or really any type of brush, except my hairbrushes). So I washed my
hands really good and dropped a spoonful of oil over each chicken breast and
used my hands to coat the chicken as evenly as possible. I mixed the paprika and
chili powder together beforehand in a ramekin then sprinkled them over both
sides of the chicken breasts as evenly as possible. I ended up adding more
paprika and chili powder than the recipe called for because I thought the
chicken didn’t look thoroughly coated. (Spoiler alert: My heavy hand here was
not called for.)
Lightly baked wonton wrappers |
A heaping spoonful of chicken |
“In a medium-sized bowl, stir together the melted butter
and hot sauce. Add the chicken and stir until well coated.” I used melted
margarine and Frank’s RedHot sauce.
I got heavy-handed here again, adding some extra hot sauce.
Sprinkled with slices of pepper jack cheese |
“Return wonton cups to oven and cook for another 5-10
minutes, or until cheese is soft and melty.” I baked mine for about 6 minutes
and pulled out cups with ooey-gooey cheese.
“Remove and top with sliced scallions, and serve warm.
These are best served immediately.” This part is nice and easy.
Results
As I may have mentioned earlier, I kind of over-seasoned these.
I really enjoyed them, they were crunchy and very spicy — something I love. The
friend I shared them with described the buffalo chicken cups as sinus-clearing
and over-seasoned.
At every chance I got I opted to add heat and spice. I
used extra paprika, chili powder and hot sauce and subbed out blue cheese for
pepper jack cheese. Had I followed the directions to the letter, I think they
might have been more crowd-friendly.
Sprinkled with scallions |
Follow my Mission: Pinpossible board on Pinterest.
Labels: appetizers
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