Buffalo chicken dip

Jake and I love this dip. It can be found on the Frank's Red Hot website . We've made it a few times to bring to different events and it's always a crowd pleaser, that is if you like buffalo chicken!

Ingredients:

• 2 c. shredded chicken (I use the can of chicken, like a can of tuna...but its chicken)
• 1/2 c. blue cheese dressing
• 1/2 c. franks red hot
• 1/2 c. blue cheese crumbles
• 1 8oz package cream cheese (I use fat free)

Directions:

• Preheat oven to 350
• Place cream cheese in oven safe dish (the dish you will use for the dip). Place it in the microwave for 1 minute to soften.
• Mix together the chicken, dressing, red hot, and blue cheese crumbles.
• Mix this into the dish with the cream cheese
• Bake 20 minutes or until everything is melted

I like to eat this with crackers (Sociables are my favorite)

Cheesy garlicy chicken

Tonights concoction came from allrecipes.com (surprise, surprise). As usual, I changed the recipe around a little. Jake really liked this dish. I was slightly disappointed with it. The cheeses seemed to seep out of it (as you can see in the picture), instead of staying inside the chicken. At any rate, I will make this again. And here is what I did:

• oil, for greasing pan
• 6 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves
• 1 tub of garlic and herb cream cheese spread
  
• 1 block of cheddar cheese; cut into 1/2 inch slices
  
• 1 cup milk
• 1 1/2 cups Italian seasoned bread crumbs
• 1/2 cup grated Romano cheese
• 1 tablespoon minced garlic
• 3/4 cup butter, melted
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Put a little oil (i used olive oil) on the bottom of the baking pan you will be using.
   
2. Butterfly each breast, cutting almost but not completely through. Smear in a layer of the cream cheese and place a slice of the cheddar in, the close the chicken up.
   
3. Pour milk into a bowl. In another bowl, combine breadcrumbs and Romano cheese. Dip each piece of chicken in the milk, then coat in the breadcrumb mixture. Place in a single layer in the pre-oiled baking pan.
   
4. Melt butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. Stir in lemon juice and garlic, and drizzle evenly over chicken.
   
5. Bake until chicken is done.

In error, I cooked the chicken and THEN put the butter mixture on afterwards....I thought it was fine that way. I also made mashed potatoes and put the butter mixture on those. mmm.