| I cringe when I hear weight loss surgery people | | | | ¼ cup 1% low-fat milk |
| talk about eating Buffalo Wings - no offense | | | | 1 (8 ounce) block fat-free cream cheese, cubed |
| Buffalo - but the average serving of traditional | | | | Directions: |
| Buffalo Wings is 68% fat. Nobody loses weight | | | | Preheat oven to 400 degrees. |
| eating 68% fat, no matter how small the portion. | | | | Place each chicken breast half between 2 sheets |
| In addition to the fat, wing sauce has a high sugar | | | | of plastic wrap. With a meat mallet pound to |
| content. Considering the fat and sugar traditional | | | | ½ inch thickness. Place on a baking sheet |
| wings are a recipe for dumping disaster and | | | | coated with non-stick spray and brush sparingly |
| guaranteed weight gain! | | | | with wing sauce. Bake for 5 minutes. Remove |
| For those who cannot shake the need for Buffalo | | | | from oven, turn and brush sparingly with wing |
| chicken wings after weight loss surgery here is an | | | | sauce. Return to oven and bake additional five |
| alternative to the high fat version. This better | | | | minutes. Remove from oven, turn again and brush |
| wing recipe increases the protein and drops the | | | | sparingly with wing sauce. Bake 5 minutes and |
| fat below 30% per serving. Try this next time | | | | remove from oven. Check to be certain chicken |
| you have a craving for the wings! | | | | is cooked completely (no pink). |
| Buffalo Chicken with Warm Blue Cheese Dip: | | | | Allow chicken to cool. When cool cut into 1"x 1" |
| Ingredients: | | | | pieces. Place on platter. |
| "Wings" | | | | While chicken is cooking place sauce ingredients in |
| Non-stick cooking spray | | | | a medium saucepan and heat over medium high |
| 4 (4-ounce) boneless, skinless chicken breasts | | | | stirring frequently to combine. Serve sauce in a |
| ¼ cup wing sauce (preferably low-fat, | | | | warm chafing dish or fondue pot. Have toothpicks |
| low-sugar like Wing-it | | | | or skewers handy to use for dipping "wings" in |
| Sauce: | | | | warm blue cheese sauce. |
| 1 cup blue cheese, crumbled | | | | Nutritional data per 2 ounces chicken and ¼ |
| 1 cup non-fat plain yogurt | | | | cup blue cheese dip: 282 calories, 10 grams fat |
| 1/2 cup dry white wine (white wine vinegar may | | | | (27%), 28 grams protein and 34 grams |
| be substituted) | | | | carbohydrates. |