Happy Friday, everyone! Today is my last day at work before I head off to Las Vegas overnight- and we’re all celebrating with a little pre-Super Bowl food day/party before Sunday’s big game. I admit, it’s going to be a bit strange not being in Boston to watch it at any of the usual bars or pubs- but I’m hoping I can find some Patriots fans in Sin City to party with. We’ll see how that goes!
Before I head off to the airport, though- I wanted to share a 15-minute recipe for those of you who may be heading to Super Bowl parties of your own this weekend and are looking for something quick, easy and delicious to serve up to your friends (or rival fans).
Behold, the pulled buffalo chicken sliders- a spicy and fun take on traditional cheeseburger sliders. If you love buffalo sauce or blue cheese as much as I do- then these are for you!
The measurements below make 8 servings, so modify as needed depending on how many people you’re going to be feeding!
WHAT YOU’LL NEED:
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- ⅔ cup buffalo sauce
- 1 rotisserie chicken, shredded
- 2 celery stalks, thinly sliced
- 16 slider rolls, halved
- ¾ cup blue cheese, crumbled
- 6 leaves butter lettuce, roughly torn
READY? HERE’S WHAT YOU DO:
- In a small skillet, melt the butter over medium heat. Stir in the buffalo sauce. Remove from the heat.
- In large bowl, toss the chicken and celery to combine. Add the sauce and toss to coat.
- Build sliders with the chicken mixture, blue cheese and lettuce.
An incredibly simple recipe that doesn’t require a ton of ingredients and still serves up a ton of fantastic flavors? Yeah- this is definitely one of my favorites. As much as I enjoy stuffing my face with wings and nachos- these are a bit more filling without leaving sauce or grease all over my face and fingers (or the feeling of guilt when I’ve eaten one too many.)
Here’s wishing the best of luck to the Pats. I’d love nothing more than to return home in time to head back out to my city’s celebratory Rolling Rally if they can pull off another win!
Enjoy your weekend, everyone. I’ll be back to regular posting next week- and feel free to peep my INSTAGRAM to follow my adventures from Vegas! It’s shaping up to be a blast- and I’m just happy to be returning somewhere warm and sunny for a few days!
xx
– Ashley –
Blondie Birdie 