Rachaels Buffalo Chicken Chili With Blue Cheese Corn Mug Toppers Recipes

BUFFALO BBQ PULLED CHICKEN WITH BLUE CHEESE CORNBREAD TOPPER

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
• Heat a large ovenproof skillet with 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, 2 turns of the pan, over medium-high heat. Add the celery, carrots, onions, garlic, chile pepper, salt, pepper, and thyme and saute to soften the vegetables, 10 to12 minutes, then deglaze the pan with the beer or stock.
• Stir together the brown sugar, tomato sauce, hot sauce, Worcestershire, and vinegar in a bowl and pour into the skillet and stir to combine. Mix in the chicken pieces, using tongs and cool and store for make-ahead meal.
• Reheat over medium heat just to warm up while you mix together the cornbread topper or, to serve immediately, keep warm on low while you mix the cornbread batter, then transfer to oven and bake until top is deep golden brown.
• Cook's Note: The filling may be transferred to a casserole if your skillet cannot transfer to the oven.
• For the topping: Follow package directions for cornbread batter, then stir in the blue cheese and scallions, pour over the chicken filling in an even layer and bake to golden brown and firm to the touch, about 12 to 15 minutes.

RACHAEL RAY'S BUFFALO CHICKEN CHILI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F or broiler to medium.
• Place a large pot over medium-high heat, add 1 turn of the pan of EVOO, about 1 tablespoon, and the butter.
• Once the butter has melted and the pot is hot, add the ground chicken.
• Brown it, using the back of a wooden spoon to break it up in to small pieces, about 5-6 minutes.
• Add the carrot, onion, celery, garlic, paprika, bay leaf and some salt and pepper.
• Cook, stirring frequently, for about 3-4 minutes.
• Add the chicken stock and scrape up any brown bits on the bottom of the pot.
• Add the hot sauce, tomato sauce and crushed tomatoes, and bring up to a bubble.
• Simmer for 8-10 minutes to let the flavors come together.
• While the chili is simmering, spread the yellow and blue corn chips out on a cookie sheet.
• Top with the crumbled blue cheese and transfer to the oven to melt the cheese, about 4-5 minutes.
• If using the broiler, 2-3 minutes should do the trick.
• Remove from the oven and sprinkle with the chopped parsley.
• Top each serving of buffalo chicken chili with a few blue cheese-topped corn chips.

RACHAEL'S BUFFALO CHICKEN CHILI WITH BLUE CHEESE CORN MUG TOPPERS

Steps:

• Heat a medium Dutch oven or large skillet over high heat. Add the olive oil, and the butter and melt together. Add the chicken and cook, breaking up the meat for 6 minutes. Add the garlic, celery, onion carrot and jalapeno. Season with S&P, cumin and coriander, and cook for 5 minutes. Add the beer and scrape up any browned bits from the bottom of the pan. Concentrate the flavor of the beer by reducing the mixture over medium heat for 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in the hot sauce and tomato sauce. Reduce to low heat and simmer the chili for 15 minutes. Prepare the corn muffin mix with the milk and egg according to package directions for corn pancakes. Stir the scallions and the blue cheese into the pancake batter. Heat a nonstick griddle pan or large skillet over medium heat. Nest a small piece of putter in a paper towel and rub over the pan. Drop rounded tablespoons of the batter into the pan. Cool the pancakes until bubbles form at the edges and then flip over, about 2 minutes per side until golden. Serve pancakes with each mug of chili.

BUFFALO CHICKEN SANDWICHES (RACHAEL RAY STYLE)

Steps:

• preheat indoor grill to it's recommended setting for chicken breasts.
• Sprinkle chicken breasts with salt, pepper, cumin, chili powder, and paprika on both sides. drizle with olive oil and rub to evenly distribute. Place on preheated grill, and cook for 3-5 minutes, or until juices run clear (depending on thickness of chicken breasts).
• While chicken is cooking, combing bleu cheese, sour cream, and sliced scallions. Set aside.
• In a small sauce pan, combine pepper sauce and butter over low heat, and allow butter to melt.
• Preheat griddle or non stick skillet over med-med high heat. Slice sandwich rolls, and place them cut side down on the skillet. Allow to toast until lightly browned. Remove from skillet.
• To assemble, spread the bun bottoms with the bluecheese mixture. Take a chicken breast and coat it in the hot pepper sauce, then place on the bottom bun. Add top bun.

BUFFALO CHICKEN CHILI

Steps:

• Heat olive oil and butter in a large pot over medium-high heat. Place chicken in the pot. Cook and stir 7 to 10 minutes, until chicken is no longer pink. Stir in the carrot, onion, celery, garlic, chili powder, cumin, paprika, and salt and pepper, and cook and stir until the onion is translucent and the vegetables are beginning to soften, 3 to 4 more minutes.
• Stir in the hot sauce, tomato sauce, crushed tomatoes, and white and red kidney beans. Bring to a boil, and simmer over medium-low heat about 1 hour, until the vegetables are tender and the flavors have blended.