Blue Cheese Bites Recipes

BAKED BLUE CHEESE BITES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°. Beat cheese and butter until blended. Add flour and pecans; mix until a dough forms. Shape into 24 balls. Place on an ungreased baking sheet. Bake until bottoms are lightly browned, 14-16 minutes. Serve warm.

STEAK BITES WITH SPICY BLUE CHEESE CREAM

Steps:

• Heat a heavy-bottomed skillet over medium-high heat.
• Toss together the steak, melted butter and steak seasoning in a bowl. Add to the skillet and cook until nicely seared on all sides, 4 to 5 minutes total. Remove the steak bites to a plate to rest and return the skillet to the heat.
• Lower the heat to medium and add the remaining 2 tablespoons butter to the skillet. Stir in the rosemary, garlic and a pinch of salt. Cook for 1 minute, until the garlic is heated through and no longer raw. Add the cream and bring it to the boil. Reduce the heat to low and simmer, then stir in the blue cheese, horseradish, 1 tablespoon of the chives and black pepper to taste. Transfer to a serving bowl.
• Place the steak bites on a platter with toothpicks, with the sauce on the side. Garnish the plater with the remaining chives before serving.

BLUE CHEESE BITES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9-inch pie plate with non-stick cooking spray.
• Slice each biscuit into quarters, arrange then in the prepared pie plate. Pour melted butter over the biscuits, then sprinkle the biscuits with blue cheese.
• Bake for 8 to 10 minutes.

BUFFALO CHICKEN BITES WITH BLUE CHEESE DIPPING SAUCE

Steps:

• In medium bowl, mix egg white and Buffalo wing sauce. Stir in chicken. Cover; refrigerate 30 minutes.
• Line cookie sheet with waxed paper. In large resealable food-storage plastic bag, place Bisquick mix, cornmeal, salt and pepper. With slotted spoon, remove 1/4 of chicken pieces from bowl and add to bag; seal bag and shake to coat. Repeat with remaining chicken pieces. Tap off excess Bisquick mixture and place chicken on cookie sheet.
• In small bowl, mix dipping sauce ingredients until well combined. Cover; refrigerate until serving time.
• In 10-inch nonstick skillet, heat oil (1/4 inch) over medium-high heat 2 to 4 minutes. Cook chicken bites in oil in batches, about 1/3 at a time, 3 to 4 minutes, turning once, until golden brown. Drain on paper towels. Serve chicken with dipping sauce.

BLUE CHEESE-WALNUT BITES

Steps:

• Combine flour and pepper in a medium mixing bowl.
• Cut in cheese and butter with a pastry blender till mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
• Add walnuts and egg yolks.
• Stir till combined.
• Form mixture into ball, knead till mixture clings together.
• Divide dough in half, shape each half into a log 9 inches long.
• Wrap logs in blastic wrap, chill at least 2 hours.
• Heat oven to 425 degrees.
• Cut each log into 1/4 inch slices.
• Place slices 1 inch apart on an ungreased cookie sheet.
• Bake 8 to 10 minutes or till bottoms and edges are golden brown.
• Transfer to wire racks.
• Serve warm or at room temperature.
• To make ahead, store tightly covered in the refrigerator up to 1 week.

BLACKENED STEAK BITES WITH BLUE CHEESE SAUCE

Steps:

• Season sirloin with blackened seasoning to coat on all sides.
• Heat oil in a cast-iron skillet on an outdoor grill until the oil is smoking. Cook steak bites in hot oil in small batches, reheating oil between batches, until slightly crusty, 1 to 2 minutes per side.
• Stir cream cheese and evaporated milk together in a saucepan over low heat to melt the cream cheese. Whisk blue cheese crumbles, garlic powder, white pepper, and cayenne pepper into the cream cheese mixture; simmer, stirring frequently, until the blue cheese melts into a smooth sauce, 2 to 3 minutes. Serve blue cheese sauce with the beef bites.

FIG AND BLUE CHEESE BITES

Steps:

• Form 1/4 teaspoon of the blue cheese into a small ball; repeat with remaining cheese. Press the cheese balls into the walnuts to coat on one side. Place a cheese ball, nut side up, onto the top of each fig slice.