Oh I love the original ... will definitely give this one a shot. Thanks for sharing it.

one-half CUP? of hot sauce?  is this right?

Yikes!  That would be a kick all right!  They must have meant 1/2 tablespoon or something far less.

"canned ... chicken breast in water" .... I had no idea such a thing even existed!

God bless America! :)

It is a half cup of Franks Hot Sauce.  Remember that it is NOT Tabasco sauce.  It is delicious!

I love hungry girl's recipe's.  She does tend to use a lot of processed foodstuff, but you can always count on her recipes to be good.  If you're in a hurry and want something YUMMY that is low in calories, you can count on her.

JIm

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I always have some kind of chicken on hand that I have cooked so I just use my own.  Saves on sodium and processed food consumption.

This sounds wonderful, but the sodium is too high for a snack food. I have enough trouble keeping my sodium within normal ranges. I may poke around with it a bit to see if I can make it without so much sodium.

616mg of sodium is in NO way healthy at all especially for just a snack ... tsk tsk

Sometimes the no fat stuff tends to make up for taste with more sodium.  So you have to decide if the extra sodium outweighs the no fat.  I tend to do the low fat version of stuff instead of the no fat, happy medium.

for myself, I think I'd prefer a more natural form of the recipe .... I use plain Greek yogurt with any sort of spice (dill, or curry powder, or - OK, I'll try Franks hot sauce) and use that as a dip for fresh cooked chicken and veggies.   I prefer to avoid canned food whenever possible, and the ranch dressing, if I'm correct, is 68 calories a tbsp - not necessary for a lovely dip that works with just yogurt and spice.  

Hungry Girl, I love your recipes but sadly in Australia we don't have even half these manufacturers.  Please could you give us some recipes with the generic ingredients as well??  Thanks

The 1/2 cup of hot sauce accounts for less than 1/4 of the total volume of the recipe, even less if you include the 20 oz of chicken. It won't be that hot at all.....

The fat and sodium could be lowered if more non-fat yogurt is used and use fresh grilled chicken instead of canned and fork-shred it for a meatier texture and a nice smokey taste. The ranch substitute is easy, just use salt-free ranch seasoning, or ancho chili seasoning for an extra kick.

Any suggestions for a vegetarian version? I love hot wings but don't eat chicken... what would substitute well? (not tofu!)

Hi Saussi,

For a vegetarian version, try adding a can of drained and rinsed black beans or kidney beans, they are an inexpensive clean protein with lots of fiber and flavor. 

I made this last weekend and it was a hit!!!  A half a cup is right and I added some more!  With all those other ingredients it really isn't very hot.  Delicious!  They were scraping the bowl, next time I am going to have to double the recipe.....and it is just as good cold.  Just use a hand mixer to mix well....

I used this as a stuffing for portabello mushrooms.  The one-fourth cup size into a large mushroom makes a very satisfying main course serving!  I see no reason one could not stuff it into the regular ones and create low cal appetizers too! This recipe is a keeper!