Buffalo Chicken Tenders

Ingredients

• 1 cup crumbled blue cheese
• 1 cup low-fat buttermilk
• Coarse salt and ground pepper
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 pounds chicken tenders
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil, such as safflower
• 1/3 cup Buffalo Wing Sauce
• 2 tablespoons melted butter

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 250 degrees.
2. Place a wire rack on a rimmed baking sheet and transfer to oven.
3. In a medium bowl, stir together blue cheese and 1/2 cup buttermilk. Season dip with salt and pepper, and set aside.
4. Place flour seasoned with salt and pepper and remaining 1/2 cup buttermilk in separate medium bowls. Set out another rimmed baking dish alongside.
5. Dip chicken in buttermilk (allowing excess to drip off), then in flour coating both sides (shaking off excess), and place in baking dish.
6. In a large skillet, heat oil over medium-high.
7. Working in batches if needed, fry chicken 5 minutes per side until golden brown and cooked through.
8. Transfer to rack in oven to keep warm.
9. In a large bowl, stir together hot sauce and melted butter.
10. Add chicken and toss to coat.
11. Serve tenders with blue-cheese dip.