Buffalo Blue Chicken Meatballs

Buffalo Blue Chicken Meatballs

shared by Jennifer

Details:

    PT15M
  • Prep Time: 15 Minutes
  • PT20M
  • Cook Time: 20 Minutes
  • PT35M
  • Total Time: 35 Minutes
  • Difficulty: Novice
  • Serves: 4 people
  • Cuisine: American
  • Preheat oven to 400° Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper.Dice up one rib of celery to put into the meatball mixture. Cut the other rib into dip

Ingredients:

  • 1 lb ground chicken
  • 1/2 cup Buffalo Wing Sauce, divided
  • 1/4 cup blue cheese crumbles
  • 2 large ribs celery, divided
  • 3 large cloves garlic, minced
  • 2 tbsp butter
  • 1 tsp onion powder
  • sea salt and black pepper, to taste
  • (optional): 2 large green onions, chopped

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 400° Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper.
  2. Dice up one rib of celery to put into the meatball mixture. Cut the other rib into dipping stick sized pieces.
  3. In a large mixing bowl, combine, ground chicken, blue cheese crumbles, garlic, diced celery, 2 tbsp. buffalo wing sauce, onion powder, sea salt and black pepper.
  4. Form meat mixture into 16 meatballs. Line the meatballs on the baking sheet. Bake for 20 minutes.
  5. While the meatballs are in the oven, heat the remainder of the buffalo wing sauce, and the butter over low heat, until the butter is completely melted and is well combined with the buffalo wing sauce.
  6. Once the meatballs have finished cooking, gently toss them in the sauce until they are generously coated.
  7. Garnish: Sprinkle chopped green onions over meatballs before serving.