Recipe: Buffalo Wing Croutons

Kelli Foster
Kelli FosterCulinary Producer at The Kitchn
I'm a recipe developer, food writer, stylist, and video producer, with more than 10 years of professional experience. As an expert meal planner and avid home cook who loves grocery shopping and helping people figure out what to cook for dinner, I'm a natural fit as The Kitchn’s Dinner Therapist. Since graduating from The University of Scranton and The French Culinary Institute, I've authored three cookbooks: Buddha Bowls, Plant-Based Buddha Bowls, and The Probiotic Kitchen. My kitchen superpower is turning a random assortment of ingredients into easy, delicious dinners that even my young son will eat.
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published Jun 21, 2016
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Serves6 to 8

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Wings or salad? Wings or salad? I say, why choose when you can have both on the same plate! Because that’s just what you get with these crispy, crunchy Buffalo wing-inspired croutons.

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Stovetop Croutons Are Key

Coated with a mixture of olive oil and hot sauce, the bread cubes will soak up their savory, hot flavors while cooking and crisping up on the stovetop. It doesn’t stop there, because no plate of wings would be complete without the blue cheese — and neither would these croutons, which is exactly why the toasted bread cubes get tossed with blue cheese right after coming off the stove.

Learn How: How To Make Stovetop Croutons

How to Use These Croutons

Packed with flavor, these spicy and cheesy croutons are best served the day they’re made. They do their best work finishing off salads and grain bowls, or garnishing soups, but you can also just munch on them as a snack.

Ways to Use Buffalo Wing Croutons

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Buffalo Wing Croutons

Serves 6 to 8

Nutritional Info

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons

    olive oil

  • 1 1/2 tablespoons

    hot sauce, such as Frank's Red Hot

  • 3 cups

    day-old bread cubes (about 1 inch)

  • 1/4 teaspoon

    kosher salt

  • 1/4 cup

    crumbled blue cheese

Instructions

  1. Heat the oil in a large frying pan over medium-high heat until shimmering. Add the hot sauce and stir to combine. Add the bread cubes, sprinkle with the salt, toss to combine, and spread into a single layer. Toast the bread cubes, tossing every minute or so, until the cubes are golden-brown on all sides, about 5 minutes total.

  2. Remove from the heat and transfer to a large bowl. Immediately sprinkle with the blue cheese and toss to combine. Serve immediately or the same day they're made.

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stovetop
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