Chicken taco pie and buffalo balls!

CHICOPEE, Mass. (Mass Appeal) - Our family style dinner series continues with easy, delicious recipes that the whole gang will enjoy! Claudine Gaj, Owner of The Magic Spoon , showed us how to make chicken taco pie and buffalo balls!

Chicken taco pie

• 4 cup diced chicken rotisserie or pre cooked
• 1 cup salsa
• 1-2 tsp taco seasoning.
• 1 can corn drained. 
• 1 can favorite beans drained
• 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
• 1 box corn bread mix. (Items needed on the side of the box)

Directions:

1. Make recipe for corn bread mix, set aside.
2. In a bowl mix together chopped chicken, beans, taco mix and salsa. Pour into 8x8 pan. 
3. Top with corn, then cheese and then pour corn bread mix over the top. 
4. Bake at 350 for 20-30 minutes. Test center to make sure corn bread mix is cooked throughout.
    

Buffalo Balls
 

• 1 store-bought rotisserie chicken
• 1/4 cup hot sauce
• 1 tsp ground black pepper
• 1 3/4 cups sharp Cheddar
• 3 tbsp Gorgonzola cheese
• 1/4 cup freshly sliced scallions
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 3 eggs, lightly beaten
• 2 cups Panko bread crumbs
• Vegetable oil, for frying
• Blue cheese dressing

Directions:

1. Have oil heated to 350 degrees F.
2. Pick the meat from the chicken and discard the skin. Place the chicken in a large bowl and add the hot sauce, pepper, cheese, and scallions, and toss to combine. Roll the chicken into 2-ounce balls, about the size of a golf ball.
3. Place the flour, eggs, and bread crumbs in 3 separate bowls. Roll each ball in the flour, then the egg and then the bread crumbs. Set aside.
4. Fry in oil until golden brown
5. Serve with blue cheese dressing and enjoy!