These Lightened-Up Buffalo Chicken Phyllo Turnovers are made for game day! Thank you to Athens Foods for helping me to share this recipe with you.
Super Bowl Sunday feels like a battle of Roman Colosseum proportions, and I’m not just talking about the game. The gladiators are on one side, there just for the game, the analysis and the ups and downs of offense and defense.
The lions don’t really care for the battle on the field. They’re just there for the food (and maybe the ads). And I say…why can’t we all just get along?
Some great food, a heart-wrenching Budweiser commercial or two (seriously, those Clydesdales with their nose-rubbing ways) and a pad-crunching play that ends with a finessed juke (or “deke” for my Canadian friends) by the running back. What can I say? I love it all!
As much as I enjoy the football, I’m always hard-pressed the next year to tell you who won the last Super Bowl. But I can always (!) tell you what I ate that day.
These lightened-up buffalo chicken phyllo turnovers may be easy to pull together (though they take a few minutes to fold into triangles), but they are not easily forgotten!
I started with sheets of Athens Fillo Dough, which can be found in the frozen food section of most supermarkets. The dough is really easy to work with. Just be sure to cover it with a damp towel so it doesn’t dry out. It’s great for easy appetizers, like traditional spanakopita or my 3-Ingredient Brie & Cranberry Phyllo Turnovers.
To lighten up the buffalo chicken mixture, I used light cream cheese and replaced the usual sour cream with Greek yogurt. I added 2 tablespoons of hot sauce as a starting point, but be sure to taste the mixture and add more hot sauce if you like things spicier.
Whether you’re a gladiator or a lion, enjoy the day!
For additional Super Bowl recipes using Athens Mini Fillo Shells, check out Game Day Bites. For more details on the Fillo Dough and other Athens Foods products, be sure to follow them on Facebook, on Pinterest and Twitter.
Other healthy Super Bowl appetizer recipes:
Cookin’ Canuck’s Mini Hummus & Roasted Pepper Phyllo Bites
Cookin’ Canuck’s 5-Minute Black Bean Dip
All Day I Dream About Food’s Baked Zucchini Chips with Smoked Paprika
What’s Gaby Cooking’s Spicy Queso Fresco Guacamole
My Purple Spoon’s Roasted Butternut Squash Flatbread
Lightened-Up Buffalo Chicken Phyllo Turnovers
Ingredients
- 3 oz. light cream cheese, softened
- 4 1/2 tbsp nonfat Greek yogurt
- 1 1/2 cup diced cooked chicken breast
- 3 tbsp (or more) hot sauce, to taste
- 3 tbsp crumbled bleu cheese
- 3 tbsp minced flat-leaf parsley
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 1/2 rolls Athens Fillo Dough (3/4 box), defrosted
- Cooking spray
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
- In a medium bowl, using a fork, mix together the cream cheese and Greek yogurt until smooth.
- Stir in the diced chicken breast, hot sauce, bleu cheese, parsley and salt. Taste and add more hot sauce, if desired.
- Lay 1 sheet of the fillo dough on a large cutting board and lightly coat with cooking spray. Top with another sheet fillo dough, coat with cooking spray and repeat with one more layer of fillo dough and cooking spray.
- While working with the individual sheets of fillo dough, cover the rest with a damp towel so it doesn’t dry out.
- Cut the dough lengthwise in thirds. Place a scant 2 teaspoons of the buffalo chicken mixture about 1 inch from the bottom of section of dough. Fold the dough over top of the chicken mixture to form a triangle. Continue to fold, maintaining the triangle shape until the end of the dough is reached. Repeat with the other two strips of dough. Place on an ungreased baking sheet.
- Repeat with the remaining dough and chicken mixture.
- Bake until the turnovers are golden brown, 12 to 15 minutes. Serve.
Recipe Notes
April @ Girl Gone Gourmet says
These look so delicious! I love football food, but the actual game? Meh… 🙂 By the way, the link for “3-Ingredient Brie & Cranberry Phyllo Turnovers (link)” isn’t working. Just thought I’d let you know!
claire @the realistic nutritionist says
OH my gosh I adore these! Perfect super bowl eats.
Kelly @ Nosh and Nourish says
These would be gone in about 2 seconds flat!!!! YUM.
Brenda @ a farmgirl's dabbles says
These look excellent, Dara! Who can resist the flavors of buffalo chicken? Wonderful in flaky phyllo!
Kristina says
ha – I’m with you, after Seattle secured a Superbowl spot yesterday, we asked “when was the last time they were in the Superbowl?” …uh, that was last year. 😉
buffalo flavors are always welcome here, and essential on game day! *runs out to buy phyllo…*
foodwanderings says
Holy moly you are kicking up the super bowl munchies a few notches up. Your friends will just move in. 🙂
Debora says
For those of us who are time challenged, how about using this as a filling i the little phyllo cups? Maybe baking after filling?
Faith (An Edible Mosaic) says
I’ll admit, my favorite part about the Super Bowl is the food. 🙂 I love all things Buffalo Chicken (plus I love the fact that this is lightened up!), so this is a must-make for me.
Brenda@Sugar-Free Mom says
Oh that filling sounds amazing, I would just need a spoon and nothing else!
Liz @ The Lemon Bowl says
I am on a buffalo kick lately – we don’t eat it at home ever but I recently had buffalo cauliflower at a restaurant and now I’m obsessed. I love these turnovers!
Martha@A Family Feast says
I love these – so easy to eat and that filling in the crispy phyllo sounds amazing!
Erin @ Texanerin Baking says
I never even know who’s playing in the Super Bowl but I’m all over the food! These look especially great. I love that they’re a little healthier!
Stephanie @ Back for Seconds says
I can’t say I enjoy the football, but I would enjoy 1 or 5 of these! They look awesome!
Rachel Cooks says
Phyllo is such a versatile ingredient — and this is SUCH a great use of it!! They look amazing.
Kate @ Diethood says
The perfect appetizer for a fun evening! I’m only at those football parties because, you know… the food! 🙂
Carla says
I love buffalo chicken dip and the fact that you made these portable finger foods is genius.
Kirsten/Comfortably Domestic says
Your lions and gladiators analogy of football had me giggling. I think just about anything wrapped in a phyllo triangle grabs and holds my attention. These little buffalo chicken bites are sure to be a hit with both camps.
The Food hunter says
I have some chicken phyllo snacks today too!
Kristi @ Inspiration Kitchen says
OMGosh Dara – these made my mouth water! Honestly, I can almost taste them through the screen. I have to make these (I wish I could’ve included them in my roundup)! Pinning, so I can make them later!
Rachel @ Baked by Rachel says
This is such a fantastic idea!! Perfect for the big game! 🙂
Renee - Kudos Kitchen says
These look amazing, Dara. I love your filling and love the phyllo crust!
MyMansBelly says
Love that these are a much less messy version of Buffalo chicken wings. Anything to help keep the carpet from getting trashed. LOL
Carol at Wild Goose Tea says
Funny that’s the way I think about football—gladiators. We maybe should be eating Italian food??? Well I am Seahawks country. Soooooo these kinds of treats are on my radar. Great!
Heather | girlichef says
Oh, these are fantastic! We are a family of football lovers…and of course finger food lovers…so I bet these would disappear in no time if I made them. Delicious idea, and I really like that they are lightened up.
Nutmeg Nanny says
These phyllo turnovers look amazing! I pretty much love anything buffalo chicken…yum!
kellie | The Suburban Soapbox says
Love, love, love these! And I feel the same way about football…I can never tell you who won (or who played for that matter) but I can always tell you what I ate. 🙂
Stephanie @ Macaroni and Cheesecake says
What a great idea! I bet these are fabulous!!
Nicole says
These look like the perfect game day snack. I can’t believe they are only 3 WW points!
Jenny Flake says
These look so delicious Dara!! Great snack!
Marla Meridith says
So digging that you lightened up this appetizer!