Blue Cheese-stuffed Potatoes With Buffalo Chicken Tenders

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 baking potatoes, scrubbed clean to eat
• 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil, plus some for drizzling (evoo)
• salt & freshly ground black pepper
• 1/4-1/2 cup milk
• 1/2 cup blue cheese, crumbles
• 5 scallions, and green parts, chopped
• salt & freshly ground black pepper
• 2 lbs chicken tenders, cut into bite-size pieces
• 3 large garlic cloves, chopped
• 1/4-1/2 cup hot sauce (like franks or other favorite buffalo type hot wing sauce)
• 4 tablespoons butter
• carrot sticks
• celery rib
• sour cream (to garnish) (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven 400°f.
• 2 place the potatoes on a baking sheet and drizzle with some evoo.
• 3 poke them with a fork, sprinkle with some salt and then bake in the oven for 40 minutes or until the potatoes are tender.
• 4 remove the potatoes from oven, cut in half lengthwise then carefully scoop out the flesh from each half, preserving the integrity of the skin halves when cool enough to handle.
• 5 place the scooped out potato flesh in a bowl and mash with the milk, adding just a little at a time.
• 6 mix in the blue cheese and scallions and season with salt and pepper.
• 7 stir to combine everything but try to avoid mashing up the cheese too much.
• 8 divide the potato/cheese mixture evenly among the potato skins and return them to the oven to melt the cheese and crisp up the top, about 5 minutes.
• 9 once the potatoes are back in the oven, preheat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat with about 3 tablespoons of oil. add the chicken, salt, pepper and garlic, and cook, stirring every now and then for 5-6 minutes or until cooked through.
• 10 remove from the heat and add the hot sauce and butter the skillet. toss to coat the chicken and melt the butter.
• 11 to serve, place 2 potatoes on each serving plate and top with some of the buffalo chicken mixture.
• 12 serve a dollop of sour cream if desired, and carrots and celery alongside.
• 13 enjoy!