Hellmann’s Chicken Change Up: Budget Friendly Mouthwatering Baked Buffalo Chicken

I am not sure about your family, but one staple in our family is chicken.  We eat a lot of chicken!  I love it because it is so versatile and you can make a lot of different dishes with it.  My husband likes it because it is healthy and cheap.  If you purchase chicken breasts on sale, chicken recipes are pretty inexpensive. We recently made the Mouthwatering Baked Buffalo Chicken Recipe from Hellmann’s Chicken Change Up Challenge and made a delicious dinner for under $6!

MOUTHWATERING BAKED BUFFALO CHICKEN

A chicken dinner with a cayenne pepper kick!

4 servings

Prep Time: 15 minutes     Cook Time: 12 minutes

• 1/2 cup Hellmann’s® or Best Foods® Real Mayonnaise
• 1/2 tsp. cayenne pepper (or to taste)
• 4 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves (about 1-1/4 lbs.), cut into strips
• 1/2 cup plain dry bread crumbs
• 1 Tbsp. chopped fresh parsley

Preheat oven to 400°.

Combine Hellmann’s® or Best Foods® Real Mayonnaise and cayenne pepper in small bowl; reserve 1/2 for dipping. Combine breadcrumbs with parsley. Coat chicken with remaining mayonnaise mixture, then coat with bread crumbs. Arrange chicken on baking sheet.

Bake chicken 12 minutes or until chicken is golden brown and thoroughly cooked. Serve with reserved dipping sauce.

For a fun twist, serve cooked chicken strips on wooden skewers.

While this isn’t like a traditional Buffalo Chicken, it was very tasty and probably half the fat of the regular buffalo chicken you might get at a restaurant.  We used Hellmann’s light mayonnaise and didn’t miss the calories or the fat!  We also used chicken tenderloins because that was what was on sale at our Marsh.  This particular recipe was a hit with mommy and daddy and my very picky eater actually tried it (a big success in its own right).  We paired it with some sweet potato fries and the side sauce was amazing.  Next time I will add a little more cayenne pepper because we like things spicy around here.

To help you spice-up your dinner routine, Hellmann’s® and Best Foods® mayonnaise are launching the first-ever Chicken Challenge, a series of head-to-head chicken dish challenges that will help moms diversify their weekly recipe repertoire. Each week on Hellmanns.com, two chicken dish “challenger” recipes from Chipotle Lime Crusted Chicken to Baked Buffalo Chicken will go up against one of the most popular recipes on Hellmanns.com, Parmesan Crusted Chicken. Try one of the featured Hellmann’s® chicken recipes each week and cast your vote for your favorite! After participating, consumers can enter into a sweepstakes for the chance to win a $5000 grocery store gift card and other daily prizes.

From now until April 30, 2012, parents across the country can participate in the Hellmann’s® Chicken Change-up by trying one of the featured Hellmann’s® chicken recipes, sharing their recipe reviews and providing their own advice for managing dinnertime obstacles.  After participating, consumers can enter into a sweepstakes for the chance to win a $5000 grocery store gift card and other daily prizes.

Does your chicken need a change up?  Be sure to head on over to the Chicken Change-up Challenge on facebook for more recipes and enter to win a daily prize giveaway as well as the $5000 grocery store gift card!

How do you change up your boring chicken routine?  I would love to hear some of your suggestions!

This is a sponsored post.  Hellmann’s product and additional incentives were provided to me.  All opinions stated are my own.