OMG. I can’t quite help but giggle over the anticipation of Project Tasteless being back.  I love this challenge and seeing what everyone comes up with.  This week Rachel has got us all cooking up some classic man food.  Now I am no sports genius (I really could care less) but I do enjoy anything to do with creating wonderful dishes in the kitchen.  Cooking should be considered a sport.

One of the best ways to a mans heart is through his stomach.  Short of endless sex, food works best.  When there is any kind of game on TV you just need to let the men drink beer, eat finger food and scream at the TV.  I don’t want to mess with what works.  Luckily I have no bad luck that follows me.  I am allowed to watch the game with the men, I just don’t know even the first rule of the sport and would rather be doing almost anything.  I will clean my kitchen, do my laundry, and if we go into overtime I have time to clean the bathrooms.  I do however enjoy cooking for these events.  Anything dipped in chocolate, marinated in beer and grilled is a perfect game day food.  Enter buffalo chicken. Buffalo chicken is spicy, messy and delicious.  How could anyone hate it.

Buffalo Chicken Two Ways.

Let’s start with the wings.  I love a crispy sauce soaked chicken wing.  Add a tequila shot and you may as well wife me.

Buffalo Chicken Wings

1/4 cup of butter

1/2 cup hot sauce

1 dash of ground black pepper

1 dash of garlic powder

1/2 cup all purpose flour

1 tbsp paprika

1/2 tbsp cayenne pepper

1/4 tsp salt

20 chicken wings

Heat the oven to 350 degrees

In a small bowl mix together the flour, paprika, cayenne pepper and salt. Place chicken wings in a large nonporous glass dish or bowl and sprinkle flour mixture over them until they are evenly coated. Cover dish or bowl and refrigerate for 90 minutes. Combine the butter, hot sauce, pepper and garlic powder in a small saucepan over low heat.Stir together and heat until butter is melted and mixture is well blended. Once sauce is well blended remove from heat and set aside. After 90 minutes place chicken wings on baking sheet and cook until golden brown, about 30 minutes.  Once chicken wings are browned toss in buffalo sauce and serve. ( You can fry these wings, but I choose not to. I want the men in my life to stay heart attack free)

Buffalo Chicken Wontons

1 pkg wonton wrappers

2 cups cooked shredded chicken ( I season mine with paprika)

8 oz cream cheese

1/3 cup butter

1/2 cup hot sauce

1 egg white

1/3 cup minced onion (optional)

Heat oven to 350 degrees

Heat the butter on a medium low heat until completely melted. Add the hot sauce and stir until sauce thickens a bit and looks smooth. Once smooth mix the sauce with the shredded chicken.  Lay out your wonton wrappers ( I did about 4 at a time) and place about a tsp of chicken mixture in the centre followed by about a 1/4 tsp of cream cheese (My amount varied each time. Just try to not overstuff them). Once stuffed coat edges of wonton wrapper with the egg white and fold ( I can not wrap a wonton, all of mine were wrapped like tortellini).  Bake on a rack for about 15-20 minutes until golden brown and crispy. ( This is another recipe you can fry although I found baking them made them crispier)

You will be sure to impress with these delicious snacks.  I served mine up with some blue cheese dressing and every single person had a smile on there face.  Crack out the beer, tequila and maybe a keg stand or two and you will fit in with the sports crowd no problem.