Celery can get limp in the refrigerator in just a few days. To crisp it up before eating or cooking with it, trim and cut each stalk into halves or thirds. Rinse well and place in a bowl of ice water. Let stand for 10 to 15 minutes. The porous stalks will soak up the water and get crunchy again!
buffalo chicken pizzas
prep: 10 minutes bake: 10 minutes at 450°F
makes: 4 individual pizzas
- 4 pita bread rounds
- ¼ cup bottled blue cheese salad dressing
- 1 9-ounce package refrigerated Southwest-flavor cooked chicken breast strips, cut into bite-size pieces
- 2 stalks celery, cut into thin strips
- 4 tablespoons blue cheese crumbles
- Bottled hot pepper sauce or buffalo wing sauce (optional)
1 Preheat oven to 450°F. Place pita rounds on a baking sheet. Brush with blue cheese dressing. Top with chicken and celery strips.
2 Bake, uncovered, about 10 minutes or until heated through and pitas are crisp. Transfer to plates. Sprinkle with blue cheese crumbles. If desired, pass hot pepper sauce.
nutrition facts per individual pizza: 353 cal., 13 g total fat (4 g sat. fat), 52 mg chol., 1171 mg sodium, 36 g carb., 2 g fiber, 22 g pro.