Simple Buffalo Chicken Recipe

buffalo sauce

🥗Healthier: homemade hot sauce

💰Cheaper: hot sauce

Homemade hot sauce can be lower in sodium and preservatives.

cream cheese

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: sour cream

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess.

cheddar cheese

🥗Healthier: reduced-fat cheese

💰Cheaper: monterey jack cheese

Monterey jack is often less expensive and melts well.

Take one leftover chicken breast from a whole roasted chicken.

Pull the meat off the bone and cut up the rest of the pieces.

In a bowl, combine 2-3 tablespoons of Texas Pete hot sauce with 0.5 tablespoons of salted butter.

Microwave the hot sauce and butter mixture for about 30 seconds until the butter is melted.

Add 1 teaspoon of minced garlic and some water and Worcestershire sauce to the mixture.

Pour the buffalo sauce over the chicken and stir it all together.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

Spice Level:

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