Buffalo Chicken Baked Potato

Buffalo Chicken Baked Potato

A baked potato loaded with spicy buffalo chicken, blue cheese sauce, and fresh scallions.

2 servings

Time: 55 mins

I used whole chicken breast and turned it into a quick homemade ground chicken mixture, but you could start with pre-ground chicken instead. The final potato eats like a buffalo chicken dip-inspired meal, but with a crisp-skinned, fluffy russet as the base.

Ethan Chlebowski

Ethan Chlebowski

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Ingredients

  • Ground chicken

    • chicken breasts
      450 g1 lb
    • salt
      3 g
    • chicken bouillon powder
      4 g
    • shallots
      1/2
    • cooking oil
      10 g
  • Blue cheese sauce

    • blue cheese
      , crumbled
      70 g1 part
    • sour cream
      140 g2 parts
    • dried dill
      a sprinkle
    • granulated garlic
      a sprinkle
    • black pepper
      20 cranks
    • water
      as neededto thin sauce
  • Potato + assembly

    • russet potatoes
      2
    • cooking oil
      10 gfor potato skin
    • salt
      a sprinklefor potato
    • buffalo sauce
      to taste
    • scallions
      , sliced
      for garnish

Method

Step 1: Cook the potato

Poke several holes all over the potato with a fork. it for 3 minutes to give it a head start.

Rub the potato with a little oil and salt, then transfer it to a 425°F (220°C) oven and for about 30 minutes, or until the skin is crisp and the center is tender.

Step 2: Grind the chicken

Cut the chicken breast into rough cubes and add them to a food processor with the salt, chicken bouillon powder, and shallot. Process for about 1 minute, or until the chicken is evenly chopped into a ground texture.

  • If you don't have a food processor, finely chop the chicken and shallot by hand until the mixture resembles coarse ground chicken.

Step 3: Brown the chicken

Set a pan over high heat and add the cooking oil. Add the chicken mixture to the pan and spread it into an even layer to .

  • Let the chicken sit undisturbed for a couple of minutes so it can deeply on the bottom.

Flip the larger pieces, then continue browning until the chicken has developed crusty edges. Break it up with a spatula or potato masher into small, pebbly pieces.

Remove from the heat and set aside.

Step 4: Blend the blue cheese sauce

Add the blue cheese, sour cream, dried dill, dried minced garlic, black pepper, and water to a jar or blending cup.

Blend until mostly smooth. Add more water as needed until the sauce is pourable but still thick.

Step 5: Sauce & finish the chicken

Set a pan over medium heat and add a thin layer of buffalo sauce. Bring it to a .

Add the cooked ground chicken and toss until heated through and coated. Add more buffalo sauce if needed for a saucier texture. Turn off heat.

Step 6: Assemble the potato

Cut into the top of the baked potato and fluff the inside with a fork to make a potato bowl.

Drizzle some blue cheese sauce directly onto the potato. Spoon the buffalo chicken over the top, then finish with more blue cheese sauce and finely sliced scallions.

LET'S COOK!

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