Buffalo Chicken Baked Ring

So as I planned the meals for this week, I picked 3  recipes to try that would also stay within my 400-600 calorie supper meal guidelines. I also wanted items that were "soul foods" in our house.

The first recipe is  Buffalo Chicken Ring which I found while skimming Pinterest.

This recipe serves about 6 people and is about 500 calories per serving.

I started with by placing 2 chicken breasts in my Deep Cover Baker.  I lightly coated the chicken with olive oil and sprinkled about 1/4 package of Hidden Valley Ranch mix over the top.  I then placed the covered dish in my microwave for 5 minutes, flipped the chicken and cooked another 5 minutes until fully cooked.

While the chicken was cooking.  I mixed my ranch dip.  I added the remaining mix to 1 - 8oz package of fat free cream cheese and stirred until fully incorporated.

I then set this mixture aside and prepped my baking pan. 

 I continue to wish I had a Large Pizza Stone, but used a baking sheet at this time.

This is 2 cans of reduced fat crescent rolls.

When my chicken was fully cooked ( the deep covered baker makes the most moist chicken ever!) I cut into chunks and used my electric food processor for the first time in my life : ) This was fantasic!

Once my chicken was finely chopped, I combined with my ranch mixture.  You may notice that I am not adding the celery that the original recipe calls for, I truly dislike celery so this was my option of change.

Add your desired amount of Frank's RedHot...I like it spicy. I used about 3/4 cup.

I added about 1/4 cup of shredded fiesta style cheese to the mixture as well.

Now to scoop the buffalo chicken mixture into your ring.

again, I added 1/4 cup of shredded cheese to the top of the ring.

When you wrap your ring, lift the crescent up and then angle to one side, continue in the same direction with all crescents all the way around.  

I pinched the dough together in the center of the ring and any holes around the edges.

Bake at 375 degrees for 20 minutes.

Cut into 6 pieces and serve :)  This is most definitely ~HAPPY HUSBAND APPROVED~ he was grinning ear to ear with this one!  Because I made this to our adult taste, it was not served to the Ginger Princess.

This recipe took about a total of 35 minutes, start to finish.

Next time I may make with a blue cheese seasoning instead of ranch.