Ingredients
Buffalo Chicken:
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 3 large boneless, skinless chicken thighs
- kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
- ⅓ cup Louisiana-style hot sauce (such as Franks®)
Dutch Babies:
- 2 large eggs
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 ⅓ cups whole milk
- 1 tablespoon butter, softened
- nonstick cooking spray
- ½ cup crumbled blue cheese
- 6 stalks celery, halved crosswise (Optional)
Instructions
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Melt 3 tablespoons butter in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Add chicken thighs with the smoother sides facing down and cook until browned, 3 to 4 minutes. Flip and repeat on the other sides. Turn off the heat and remove chicken to a plate. Let sit until cool enough to handle, about 10 minutes.
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Cut chicken into ½-inch pieces and transfer back to the plate.
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Pour chicken and any accumulated juices back into the saucepan. Season with salt, pepper, and cayenne. Stir in hot sauce, turn heat to medium-high, and bring to a simmer. Reduce heat to medium and simmer, stirring occasionally, until slightly reduced, 10 to 15 minutes. Transfer to a bowl to cool.
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Meanwhile, combine eggs, salt, flour, and milk for Dutch babies in a bowl. Whisk for a few minutes until batter is smooth and thin. Let rest for 15 to 20 minutes.
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Grease a 12-cup muffin tin with 1 tablespoon butter, then spray the cups with nonstick spray.
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Transfer the rested batter into a liquid measure. Pour into the prepared muffin cups, filling each about halfway full. Spoon some Buffalo chicken into each cup then sprinkle blue cheese over top.
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Place in the center of a cold oven. Set a baking sheet on a lower rack to catch any drips. Turn the heat to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C) and set a timer for 30 minutes, at which point the Dutch babies should be puffed up and browned.
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Remove from the oven and let sit until the centers collapse, 3 to 5 minutes. Let cool in the pan for another 5 minutes, then use a fork to carefully remove them to a wire rack. Serve hot, warm, or at room temperature with a celery stick in each one.
- Prep Time: 20 mins
- Cook Time: 55 mins
- Category: Appetizer
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 12
- Calories: 197 per serving