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Football Buffalo Chicken Pockets For Game Day Snacking
Delight your guests with these football-shaped hot buffalo chicken pockets - the best game day appetizer for your football watch party!
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
1 hr
Servings: 8
Calories: 310 kcal
Course:
Appetizer
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1 pound chicken breast
- 1 tbsp avocado oil
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- ½ tsp onion powder
- ¼ tsp salt
- ½ cup Franks red hot sauce
- 1 tbsp brown sugar
- 1 tbsp butter melted
- 1 can jumbo buttermilk biscuits
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375° F.
- Pour the avocado oil onto the chicken breast.
- Add spices. Rub oil and spices into the chicken.
- Lay the chicken in a small baking dish.
- In a small bowl, mix together hot sauce, brown sugar, and melted butter.
- Pour the sauce over the top of the chicken.
- Bake chicken for 30-40 minutes until cooked through.
- Shred the chicken breast with a fork and mix with the sauce in the bottom of the baking dish.
- Take one jumbo biscuit and spread it on a lightly floured surface of a small plate.
- Place shredded chicken in the middle of the biscuit and fold dough over.
- Use a fork to crimp the edges of the biscuit. Repeat the process with the rest of the biscuits.
- Preheat the air fryer to 330° F. Place the chicken pockets in the air fryer basket and fry for 5 minutes on each side.
- Scoop sour cream into a piping bag and pipe the sour cream in football lines on the pockets. Alternatively, you could use a sandwich bag or small zip bag and cut a tiny hole in the corner. Enjoy!
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Nutrition Information
Serving
1g
Calories
310kcal
(16%)
Carbohydrates
30g
(10%)
Protein
16g
(32%)
Fat
14g
(22%)
Saturated Fat
3g
(15%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
4g
Monounsaturated Fat
6g
Trans Fat
0.1g
Cholesterol
41mg
(14%)
Sodium
1154mg
(48%)
Potassium
345mg
(10%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
3g
(6%)
Vitamin A
62IU
(1%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
33mg
(3%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 310
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1g | |
| Calories | 310kcal | 16% |
| Carbohydrates | 30g | 10% |
| Protein | 16g | 32% |
| Fat | 14g | 22% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 4g | 24% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 6g | 30% |
| Trans Fat | 0.1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 41mg | 14% |
| Sodium | 1154mg | 48% |
| Potassium | 345mg | 7% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 3g | 6% |
| Vitamin A | 62IU | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 33mg | 3% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.