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Buffalo Chicken Tenders (recipes)


Buffalo Chicken Tenders

Yield: Makes 10 servings

With just a few easy changes, this favorite appetizer is updated to fit into today' s healthy eating plan. Chicken tenders are marinated in hot sauce and then baked, rather than fried, in this low-fat version. Cool off these spicy chicken chunks by dunking them in a low-fat blue cheese dressing.





Ingredients:



3tablespoons Louisiana-style hot sauce

1/2teaspoon paprika

1/4teaspoon ground red pepper

1pound chicken tenders

1/2cup fat-free blue cheese dressing

1/4cup reduced-fat sour cream

2tablespoons crumbled blue cheese

1medium green or red bell pepper, cut lengthwise into 1/2-inch-thick slices









Preparation:





1.Preheat oven to 375°F. Combine hot sauce, paprika and ground red pepper in small bowl; brush on all surfaces of chicken. Place chicken in greased 11X7-inch baking dish. Cover; marinate in refrigerator 30 minutes.2.Bake, uncovered, about 15 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink in center.3.Combine blue cheese dressing, sour cream and blue cheese in small serving bowl. Serve dip with chicken and bell pepper.







Note:

With just a few easy changes, this favorite appetizer is updated to fit into today' s healthy eating plan. Chicken tenders are marinated in hot sauce and then baked, rather than fried, in this low-fat version. Cool off these spicy chicken chunks by dunking them in a low-fat blue cheese dressing.





Nutritional Information:







Serving Size: about 2 chicken tenders plus 1-1/2 tablespoons dipping sauce without garnish







Carbohydrate

5 g







Cholesterol

27 mg







Saturated Fat

1 g







Total Fat

2 g







Calories from Fat

27 %







Calories

83







Protein

9 g







Sodium

180 mg









Dietary Exchange:







Meat

1







Starch

1/2