Chicken Pecan Bites With Blue Cheese Dip
- Chicken Pecan Bites
- 1 Cooked boneless, skinless chicken breast
- 1 cup Chicken broth
- 1/2 cup Butter
- 1 cup All-purpose flour
- 4 Eggs, at room temperature
- 1/2 cup Chopped pecans
- 3 tablespoons Chopped fresh parsley
- 2 teaspoons Wocestershire sauce
- 1 teaspoon Poultry seasoning
- 1/2 teaspoon Celery salt
- Blue Cheese Dip
- 4 ounces Crumbled blue cheese
- 8 ounces Plain Greek yogurt
- 2 tablespoons Mayonnaise
- 1-2 tablespoons Milk or buttermilk
- Generous grindings of black pepper
- Melt the butter in the chicken broth in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Dump in the flour all at once and stir vigorously with a sturdy wooden spoon. The mixture will roll away from the sides of the pan and come together in a ball. Keep stirring until the mixture is relatively smooth. Remove from the heat and leave to cool slightly.
- Meanwhile, finely chop the cooked chicken breast. You want small pieces.
- When the flour mixture has cooled, add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition until smooth and completely combined. Stir in the chicken, pecans, parsley, Worcestershire, poultry seasoning and celery salt and stir until well combined.
- Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper. Scoop the chicken bites onto the pan. I use a 2 Tablespoon cookie scoop for a nice hearty bite, which makes about 2 dozen. Feel free to scoop smaller bites if you'd prefer.
- You can preheat to oven to 400 degrees and cook the bites immediately for 20- 30 minutes until firm and golden, or freeze the tray of unbaked bites for a few hours until firm, then remove to a zip-top freezer bag. Bake from frozen, but you may need to increase the cooking time accordingly. Serve warm or at room temperature.
- Place the blue cheese, yogurt, and mayonnaise in a blender and blend until smooth. Add a little milk to thin it out to a dipping consistency as needed. Season generously with black pepper. Pour the dip in a bowl, cover and refrigerate until ready to use.
- The dip can be made up to 2 days ahead. You may want to thin it with a little milk before serving.
- Makes 1 1/4 cup
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Taken from food52.com/recipes/15212-chicken-pecan-bites-with-blue-cheese-dip (may not work)