Buffalo Chicken & Bleu Grits

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 1/2 cups chicken broth
• 3/4 cup fat-free half-and-half
• 3/4 cup water
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup grits, regular
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1/2 cup italian cheese blend, shredded
• 1/2 cup blue cheese, crumbles
• 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breast, cut into bite size pieces
• 3 teaspoons olive oil, divided
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup flour
• 4 green onions, thinly sliced
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1/2 cup chicken stock or 1/2 cup vegetable stock
• 1 tablespoon cayenne pepper sauce (to taste)
• 1 tablespoon butter
• blue cheese, crumbles
• cayenne pepper sauce

Recipe

• 1 bring 1.5 cups broth, ff h&h, water & 1/4t salt to a boil in a medium saucepan. whisk in grits, cover and cook 15 minutes stirring a few times.
• 2 once grits are done, stir in 1t butter and cheeses. set aside, keep warm.
• 3 while grits cook:.
• 4 stir together cayenne, black pepper, 1/2t salt & flour.
• 5 toss chicken pieces in 1 teaspoon olive oil to coat.
• 6 toss chicken with flour mixture to coat well.
• 7 heat 2t olive oil in skillet on medium high heat.
• 8 add coated chicken and cook until golden and cooked through.
• 9 add green onion and garlic, lower heat to medium and cook 1 minute.
• 10 stir in chicken broth, scrape up any brown bits & simmer one minute.
• 11 remove from heat and stir in pepper sauce and 1t butter.
• 12 to serve, put 1/4 of grits in a large shallow bowl, top with 1/4 of chicken.
• 13 serve with additional bleu cheese crumbles and pepper sauce.