Buffalo Chicken Meatballs

Buffalo Chicken Meatballs

from delish.com
30 min
4 servings

Looking for an easy buffalo chicken recipe for your game day appetizer? These Buffalo Chicken Meatballs are out favorite variation on the classic app.

Ingredients

  • Extra-virgin olive oil, for baking sheet
  • 4 tbsp. butter
  • 1/3 c. hot sauce, preferably Frank's RedHot
  • 1/3 c. crumbled blue cheese
  • Kosher salt
  • 1/3 c. panko bread crumbs
  • 2 stalks celery, finely chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 large egg
  • 1/4 c. sliced green onions, plus more for garnish
  • 1/2 tsp. onion powder
  • 1 lb. ground chicken

Directions

  1. 1

    Preheat oven to 425° and brush a large baking sheet with oil. In a small saucepan over medium heat, combine butter, hot sauce, and blue cheese, and season with salt. Whisk until butter and cheese have melted, 2 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool.

  2. 2

    Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, stir together bread crumbs, celery, garlic, egg, green onions, and onion powder and season with salt. Add chicken and half the hot sauce mixture and mix until combined.

  3. 3

    Using a cookie scoop, form 1-inch meatballs and transfer to prepared baking sheet.

  4. 4

    Bake until lightly golden, 15 to 17 minutes.

  5. 5

    Drizzle remaining sauce over meatballs and sprinkle with green onions before serving.