Spicy Chicken Tenders With Blue Cheese Penne Pasta

Name: Spicy Chicken Tenders With Blue Cheese Penne Pasta
Prep time: 1 h 10 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 1 h 45 min
Yield: 8-10 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon paprika; 1 teaspoon chili powder; 1 teaspoon cayenne; 1 teaspoon ground cumin; 2 teaspoons celery salt; 1 teaspoon freshly cracked black pepper; 2 lbs chicken tenders or 2 lbs turkey breast tenderloins, cut into 2-inch pieces; 3 tablespoons butter; 4 tablespoons canola oil; 8 tablespoons all-purpose flour; 3 cups skim milk; 3/4 cup plus 4 tablespoons blue cheese, divided; 1 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg; 1 cup frank's hot sauce, warmed; 2 tablespoons kosher salt (not table salt); 2 lbs penne rigate; 1/4 cup chopped roma tomato

Submitted by gailanng

"Why this recipe thrills me? A perfect blend of flavors plus heat: zesty, tender chicken glazed in tangy Frank's hot sauce and cooled with béchamel-blue cheese coated pasta. Adapated from a Guy Fieri recipe."

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Ready In:: 1hr 45mins
Ingredients:: 17
Serves:: 8-10

ingredients

For the dry rub
1 tablespoon paprika
1 teaspoon chili powder
1 teaspoon cayenne
1 teaspoon ground cumin
2 teaspoons celery salt
1 teaspoon freshly cracked black pepper
2 lbs chicken tenders or 2 lbs turkey breast tenderloins, cut into 2-inch pieces
For the bechamel
3 tablespoons butter
4 tablespoons canola oil
8 tablespoons all-purpose flour
3 cups skim milk
³⁄₄ cup plus 4 tablespoons blue cheese, divided
1 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
1 cup frank's hot sauce, warmed
2 tablespoons kosher salt (not table salt)
2 lbs penne rigate
¹⁄₄ cup chopped roma tomato

directions

For the dry rub: In a small bowl, mix together the dry spices and season turkey tenders. Cover with plastic wrap and place into refrigerator for 1 hour.
For the bechamel: In a large saute pot over medium heat, add butter and oil. Warm until the butter melts then whisk in flour, until mixture is smooth. Slowly add skim milk with whisk, breaking down solids. When all the milk is added, slightly simmer for 10 minutes and then whisk in 3/4 cup blue cheese and nutmeg. Hold warm.
Preheat grill or cast iron skillet to high.
Add chicken tender pieces and cook until the internal temperature reaches 165 degrees F, or juice runs clear. Remove from grill, toss in warmed hot sauce, and hold warm.
In a large pot heat 2 gallons of water to boil, and add 2 tablespoons kosher salt. Add pasta and cook 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente.
Toss drained pasta with blue cheese bechamel sauce, next remove chicken tenders from hot sauce and toss in pasta and bechamel. Garnish with Roma tomatoes and remaining blue cheese.

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gailanng

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I'm just me, mother, grandmother...friend to many and a Louisianian. My Cajun and French Quarter Italian descent afforded me exposure to some of the best of foods. My passions are my family, decorating, cooking and gardening. Those very passions push me into constant awareness with always looking for something new to delight the senses, thus my favorite idiom...Inspire me, puuuullllllleeeeeeease! ...and I mean it, too. God Bless America!

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