CHEESY FIESTA RANCH CHICKEN BITES


If you're anything same my boyfriend, then you practically leech Ranch intermixture.  The man has an subnormal preoccupation with Farm, and turns ill when it's mentioned.  Equal goes for cheez-its, tho' I feature to say that I portion that kinship.  In fact, I'd say the figure of the moment we're uptake, it's cheez-its, anything with a lateral of- or doused in- Spread binding, or (almost forgot to mean) tacos.   Sometimes we get luxuriant with our meals, but let's be honest, a keen 75% of the period, it's retributive not necessary.  Don't jurist us.

So when I was trying to conceive of beneficent finger-foods to put together for Sunday sport, I definite to direct all of our choice eat flavors and have them into one awesome appetizer… or hardship, I speculate, since I had no intent if it'd actually all come unitedly OK.  Luckily, the onetime was the instance, and we scarfed these low before halftime.

James' aggroup thoughtful, but at minimal these Cheesy Fiesta Ranch Poultry Bites were proper winners.  No, you didn't same that one?  They'll dent touchdowns with your tastebuds!  That one didn't steady get a laughter?  Oh substantially, I proven.  I'm off my business today… OK I real break up.  The tip is, these are balls of sliced yellow with elite cheese, cheddar mallow, taco seasoning, farm grooming, cheez-its, and butter.  There's real cypher else to say virtually them.  They're manifestly toothsome.


INGREDIENTS

  • 3 cups cooked chicken, shredded (or 1 rotisserie chicken)
  • 1/4 cup Ranch dressing
  • 3/4 cup shredded cheddar
  • 2 tablespoons taco seasoning
  • 4 oz cream cheese
  • 1 green onion, chopped
  • ½ cup flour
  • 2 eggs, lightly beaten
  • 2 cups crushed cheez its (breadcrumb consistency)
  • 3 tablespoons butter, melted

INSTRUCTIONS

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
  2. Add chicken, cream cheese, ranch dressing, cheddar cheese, green onion, and taco seasoning to a large bowl. Mix until well-combined.
  3. Add the flour, eggs, and cheez its to three separate shallow bowls. Take the chicken mixture and roll into 2 inch balls. Roll each ball in the flour, then the egg, then the cheez-its.
  4. Place each ball on a prepared baking sheet and drizzle lightly with melted butter. Bake 15 minutes. Then turn the balls over and bake another 5-10 minutes, or until they turn golden brown.
  5. Serve with additional ranch.