Buffalo Chicken Bites

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons trans-fat-free margarine
• 2 tablespoons hot pepper sauce (to taste)
• 1 teaspoon canola oil
• 3 chicken breasts, boneless, skinless, cut into 24 (1-inch)
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• 3 celery ribs, cut into 24 (1-inch)
• blue cheese dipping sauce (see directions below)
• 2 tablespoons blue cheese, crumbled
• 1/4 cup reduced-fat sour cream
• 2 tablespoons mayonnaise
• 1 teaspoon fresh lime juice
• 1 teaspoon red wine vinegar
• hot pepper sauce

Recipe

• 1 melt margarine in a medium nonstick saucepan. whisk in hot pepper sauce and cook for 1 to 2 minutes, or until slightly thickened; set aside.
• 2 heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. season chicken with salt and pepper, add to pan, and cook, turning occasionally, until browned on all sides, about 6 minutes. add margarine mixture to pan and gently toss chicken until well coated, 1 to 2 minutes.
• 3 remove chicken from pan and skewer each cube with a toothpick. skewer 1 piece of celery at the base of each. arrange on a platter and serve with dip.
• 4 blue cheese dipping sauce.
• 5 mash blue cheese in a medium bowl, leaving some small lumps. whisk in the sour cream, mayonnaise, lime juice, vinegar, and hot pepper sauce to taste. transfer to a small bowl and serve with the chicken.