Chicken Americana With Wisconsin Bleu Cheese Recipes

BUFFALO CHICKEN WINGS WITH BLUE CHEESE DRESSING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Make the dressing: In a medium bowl, whisk together the sour cream, mayonnaise and buttermilk with the blue cheese, minced garlic, Worcestershire, the 1 tablespoon vinegar, hot sauce, garlic powder and a generous pinch of salt. Taste for seasoning. Add more vinegar if it needs additional acidity. Add more salt, if necessary. Add a splash of water, if necessary, to loosen the dressing or if the flavors are too intense. Set aside.
• Make the Buffalo sauce: Melt the butter with the garlic in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Whisk in the hot sauce. Keep warm.
• Prepare the wings: Pour the oil into a deep, heavy-bottomed pot. Heat the oil to 350 degrees F over medium heat. Prepare 2 rimmed baking sheets, one lined with a wire rack. In a large bowl, combine the flour and cornstarch. Separate the larger wings from the smaller ones. Season all of them with salt and toss in the flour mix. Shake off the excess.
• Fry the wings: Lower half of the larger wings into the oil and gently "swirl" the oil with a slotted spoon as they fry. This swirling will assure the wings fry more evenly on all sides. When they are light to medium brown, 5 to 7 minutes, remove them with the slotted spoon and lay them out on the wire rack. Season with salt. Cook the rest of the wings in batches, keeping the fried wings warm on the second baking sheet in the oven until all are cooked. Leave the wings in the oven for at least 10 minutes to assure all are cooked through.
• Toss the wings in a large bowl with all of the Buffalo sauce. Serve on a large platter with the blue cheese dressing and vegetables on the side.

CHICKEN AMERICANA WITH WISCONSIN BLEU CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Place each chicken breast between two sheets of wax paper and pound to 1/2 inch thickness, being careful not to tear the paper.
• In a medium bowl, combine bleu cheese, cream cheese, walnuts, bread crumbs, parsley and pepper. Blend thoroughly.
• Place 1/3 cup mixture on one side of the checken breast. Roll breast to enclose the filling. Secure the breast with toothpicks. Repeat process with all of the chicken breasts.
• Lightly flour the chicken breasts. Saute the breasts in butter until golden brown. To finish the breasts, bake for 20 minutes.
• Remove breasts and let rest 5 to 8 minutes. Remove toothpicks. Slice and serve.

BLUE CHEESE CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Stir cream cheese and blue cheese together in a bowl. Beat egg in a separate bowl. Pour bread crumbs into a third shallow bowl.
• Spread cheese mixture over each chicken piece. Roll each piece of chicken around filling; dip into egg and press into bread crumbs until coated. Arrange chicken rolls on a baking sheet or baking pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, 20 to 30 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C). Cheese mixture will start to run out when done. Serve chicken over cooked rice.

BACON AND BLUE CHEESE CHICKEN

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine onion, parsley, basil and poppy seeds; rub over chicken. Place in an ungreased 11x7-in. baking dish. Pour dressing over chicken. , Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 40 minutes. Sprinkle with bacon. Return to the oven for 5-10 minutes or until juices run clear.

BLACK AND BLEU CHICKEN ALFREDO

Steps:

• Preheat an outdoor grill for high heat. Lightly oil grill grate. Season chicken on both sides with steak seasoning. Grill 6 to 8 minutes on each side, until juices run clear. Cool and slice.
• In a saucepan over low heat, mix the Alfredo sauce, bleu cheese dressing, and tomatoes. Cook and stir until the sauce boils.
• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add angel hair pasta, cook 2 to 4 minutes, until al dente, and drain. Transfer to a large bowl, and toss with the grilled chicken and sauce to serve.

EASY BLEU CHEESE CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F
• Skin and debone chicken if necessary.
• Place bleu cheese dressing and breadcrumbs in separate, shallow containers.
• Dip chicken pieces in bleu cheese; then dredge in bread crumbs until thickly coated.
• Place in greased glass baking pan; pour any remaining bleu cheese dressing and bread crumbs over top.
• Bake at 400°F for 20 minutes.

CHICKEN BREASTS WITH BLUE-CHEESE SAUCE

Steps:

• Sprinkle the breast halves on both sides with salt and pepper.
• Heat 2 tablespoons of the butter in a heavy skillet large enough to hold the chicken pieces in one layer. Add the chicken and cook until lightly browned on one side and partly cooked. Turn and continue cooking about 5 minutes or until cooked through. Remove the pieces and keep warm.
• Meanwhile, heat the remaining tablespoon of butter in a saucepan and add the flour, stirring rapidly with a wire whisk. Add the broth and milk, stirring rapidly with the whisk. Add the cream and cook, stirring often, about 5 minutes. Add the cheese and stir until melted.
• Add the ham slices to the skillet in which the chicken pieces cooked, and cook briefly on both sides just to heat through. Transfer the slices to a heated serving dish, and cover each slice with a piece of chicken breast.
• Add the onion to the skillet, and cook, stirring, until wilted. Add the wine, and stir to dissolve the brown particles that cling to the bottom and sides of the skillet. Stir in the cheese sauce.
• Place a sieve over a small saucepan, and strain the sauce, stirring and pushing down with a plastic spatula to press through as much of it as possible. There should be about 11/3 cups of sauce.
• Pour the sauce over the chicken pieces and serve hot.