Buffalo Chicken Queso
Makes: 6 servings | Prep Time: 10 min. | Cook Time: 10 min. | Total Time: 20 min.
Ingredients: 2 Tbsp. butter | 2 Tbsp. flour | ¾ cup milk | ½ cup Buffalo wing sauce | ½ package (4 oz.) cream cheese | 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese | 1 cup shredded rotisserie chicken | Ranch dressing as a topping
Directions: Melt butter over medium heat in a medium saucepan. Whisk in flour until it forms a paste. Pour in milk and whisk until smooth. Stir in the buffalo sauce. Increase heat to medium-high and bring to a simmer. Remove from heat. Add cream cheese and cheddar cheese, constantly stirring until smooth. Stir in chicken and heat over low to warm all ingredients together. Remove from heat and serve immediately. Drizzle with ranch dressing, if desired. Serve with tortilla chips and veggie sticks.
Sopapilla Cheesecake Bars
Makes: 12 servings | Prep Time: 10 mins. | Cook Time: 30 mins. | Total Time: 40 mins.
Ingredients: 2 (8 oz. cans) crescent rolls | 2 (8oz. packages) cream cheese, room temperature | 1 ½ cups sugar (divided) | 1 tsp. vanilla extract | 1 tsp. cinnamon | ¼ cup butter, melted | 2 Tbsp. honey, optional
Directions: Preheat oven to 350°. Spray a 9×13 baking dish with cooking spray. Unroll one can of crescent rolls and press it into the bottom of the baking dish, pinching to seal perforations. In a small bowl, blend the cream cheese, 1 cup of sugar, and vanilla. Spread evenly over the top of the crescent dough. Unroll the second can of crescent rolls and place it on top of the cream cheese mixture. Again, pinch to seal perforations and pull to cover all the mixture. Pour melted butter on top of the crescent dough. Combine the remaining ½ cup of sugar and cinnamon. Sprinkle evenly over the melted butter. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes until bubbly and the bottom crust is slightly browned. Remove from oven and drizzle honey on top. Cool and then cut into squares and serve.