What possessed me to pair the elegant creamy Italian-inspired mascarpone cheese with the rough and tumble Buffalo wing sauce? Well, they ARE two of my favorite foods on Earth. I honestly and truly believe that chicken is just a vehicle for Buffalo wing sauce. While pregnant in 2011, I ate the sauce with anything and everything, including pretzels and sometimes just a spoon. I’m serious. Oddly, bread would give me heartburn but drinking straight Frank’s sauce was not a problem. Pregnant bodies are bizarre!
But, today, I was looking for my Buffalo wing sauce to gain the spotlight while taming its wild ways just a little. Creamy Buffalo wing sauce. Hmm, on to something there. So, the idea was hatched but I wanted to come up with an excuse to use that container of mascarpone in the fridge (so I could lick the spoon after), so I paired them up and boy was the result tasty. The subtle sweetness and very creamy and cooling nature of mascarpone balances beautifully with the Buffalo sauce.
Buffalo Mascarpone Chicken
4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
1 container mascarpone cheese
1/4 to 1/2 cup Buffalo wing sauce, like Frank’s which I buy from Mr. Bell’s
1. Cut the chicken into strips. Coat the chicken breasts in a light layer of the Buffalo wing sauce. In a large skillet over medium-high heat, cook the chicken breasts in a little oil. Once cooked, set aside.
2. In the same pan but over medium heat, warm the mascarpone cheese and whisk to melt. Stir in the Buffalo wing sauce then return the chicken to the pan and let cook for another 5 minutes.
3. Serve! It is a versatile so you can eat it as a whole chicken breast or slice it up and turn it into a quesadilla or atop a green salad. As always, a quick way to slice chicken, toast, or quesadillas is with a pizza slicer. I also love to shred it and serve it on top of baked potatoes with melted pepperjack. Mmmm.
Because I go snappy happy when I think something is fabulous, here is another photo of this meal. And if you like this chicken recipe, I have many many others in this blog. Click here for more CHICKEN RECIPES.
