These buffalo meatballs are perfect appetizer to serve on game day or a fun weeknight dinner. Juicy baked chicken meatballs dunked or drizzled with a spicy buffalo hot sauce and blue cheese dressing!
Buffalo chicken meatballs starts with mixing all ingredients in a bowl. Add all ingredients for meatballs – ground chicken, panko breadcrumbs, lightly beaten egg, minced green onion (white and green part included), minced garlic, finely diced celery, minced carrot, paprika, salt and ground pepper to taste.
Using hand or spatula mix ingredients together. DO NOT OVER MIX. That’s a secret to juicy meatballs. Overmixing will result into drier meatballs.
Using a small scoop or spoon portion meat.
Roll meatballs.
Place it on greased baking tray.
Spray olive oil on meatballs before baking and once or twice in between baking time. This will prevent meatballs from turning dry.
Bake in pre heated oven at 400°F for 20 to 25 minutes or until cooked through.
While the meatballs are cooking, we will make buffalo sauce.
Melt a stick of butter in a pan. Add hot sauce and garlic powder.
Whisk together. Remove from heat. Continue to whisk until everything blends together.
When meatballs are done cooking, remove from oven and let it rest for 5 minutes.
You can either dunk meatballs in prepared buffalo hot sauce or drizzle it over the meatballs. Either way these are lip smacking good!
I prefer to drizzle buffalo chicken meatballs with buffalo hot sauce and blue cheese dressing on top.
Garnish with blue cheese crumbs on top and green onions.
Serve immediately.
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Notes
Do not over mix chicken. Overmixing will result in dry meatballs.
Use panko breadcrumbs to keep meatballs moist.
Spray olive oil on meatballs before baking and once or twice in between baking time. This will prevent meatballs from turning dry.
Do not overcook chicken meatballs. It will turn dry.
I used small oxo scoop to shape meatballs. It yields 24 small cocktail meatballs. Nutrition values mentioned are for one small meatball. Nutritional Info – Please keep in mind that nutritional information provided is only a rough estimate and can vary greatly based on products used.