Buffalo Chicken Meatballs

Recipe courtesy of Delish

Serves 4

Ingredients: 
  • Extra-virgin olive oil, for baking sheet
  • 4 tablespoons butter
  • ⅓ cup hot sauce, preferably Frank's RedHot
  • ⅓ cup crumbled blue cheese Kosher salt
  • ⅓ cup panko breadcrumbs
  • ⅓ stalks celery, finely chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 large egg
  • ¼ cup sliced green onions, plus more for garnish
  • ½ teaspoon onion powder
  • 1 pound ground chicken

Buffalo Chicken Meatballs

Buffalo Chicken Meatballs

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Method: 

Preheat oven to 425°F 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.

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

combined.

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

Bake until lightly golden, 15 to 17 minutes.

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


 

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