Buffalo Chicken Bites

Julie had the wonderful idea of modifying the Sweet and Sour Chicken we loved so much. And it turned out so delicious that it got it's own recipe entry. Lucky chicken!

Buffalo Chicken Bites
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Chicken:
3-4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
Salt and pepper
1 cup cornstarch
2 eggs, beaten
1/4 cup canola oil

Cut boneless chicken breasts into chunks. Season with salt and pepper. Dip chicken in cornstarch and then in egg. Fry in a little oil until cooked through OR brown but not cooked through. If not cooked through, bake as mentioned below.

Bake for one hour at 325 degrees. Turn chicken every 15 minutes.

Once chicken is cooked, heat sauce (microwave works great) and toss chicken in sauce.

Sauce:
1 cup Frank's Red Hot Sauce
1/2 cup melted butter

If you like extra sauce, make another batch and drizzle over chicken. If you'd like it less spicy, increase the butter. If you'd like it more spicy, decrease the butter.

Baked Ziti

Britt and I both made this dish within the last few days! Easy, delicious and feeds an army. (If you have less than 6 people in your family... cut in half. Bake in 9x9 and half all ingredients or you'll have TONS of leftovers)

Baked Ziti
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1 lb ziti noodles, cooked and drained
1 lb ground beef, cooked and drained
1 48 oz jar of spaghetti sauce
2 cups mozzarella cheese
15 oz ricotta (or cottage cheese)
1 T parsley
2 T Parmesan cheese
1 egg
1/2t salt
dash of pepper

Mix 1 cup spaghetti sauce with cooked noodles and set aside.

In a separate bowl, mix ricotta; 1 T parsley, 2 T Parmesan cheese, 1 egg, 1/2 t salt
and a dash of pepper.

Layer in 2 quart baking dish as follows;
Start with a small amount of sauce in bottom (1/3-1/2cup)
1/2 ziti
5 plops of ricotta mixture (approx half)
1/2 beef
1/2 of remaining sauce
1 cup cheese
1/2 ziti,
rest of ricotta mixture
1/2 beef
remaining sauce
Top with 1 cup cheese

Bake covered at 350 degrees for 45 minutes.

TIP: I sprayed the foil with cooking spray so it didn't stick to cheese as it cooked