Buffalo Chicken Meatballs made with lean meat and spicy hot sauce are the perfect bitesize appetizer when dipped in homemade blue cheese dressing!
Oh, man! These little meatballs are light and flavorful and are quick to disappear! I served these with our Easter brunch as a last minute appetizer. So not what I would normally add to my menu, but I wanted to use up the rest of the blue cheese dressing that I made last week.
At first I thought about making hot wings, but those take a lot of effort to eat and leaves you feeling like all you did was gnaw on little bones! These buffalo chicken meatballs are little, but satisfying and they’re the perfect size to spear with a bamboo fork!
These can be baked ahead of time and reheated which is what I did since I was preparing several dishes. I’m so glad I stashed these away before our brunch because I think if I would asked Alan to taste test these ahead of time there wouldn’t have been any for anyone else to try!
These meatballs are easy to make, super flavorful, and compliments the coolness of the blue cheese dressing quite nicely! Have a crowd gathering for March Madness? Add these little bites to your appetizer spread and be sure to double up the recipe!
- 4 tablespoons butter, unsalted
- ⅓ cup Hot Sauce ( I used Frank's Original)
- 1 pound ground chicken
- 1 egg, large
- 1 celery stalk, diced
- ¾ cup panko bread crumbs
- 1 teaspoon salt
- Blue cheese dressing for serving
- Pre-heat oven to 450 degrees. Grease a 9 X13 inch baking pan with cooking oil or spray with non-stick cooking spray and set aside.
- In a small saucepan cook over low heat the butter and hot sauce. Stir until ingredients are blended. Remove from heat and let cool.
- In a large bowl whisk egg. Mix in ground chicken, celery, hot sauce/butter combination, and panko breadcrumbs. Stir until well incorporated.
- Using a small (3/4") cookie scoop form small meatballs. Roll in your hands to ensure meat is compact. Place in prepared baking dish lining balls in tight rows. Bake for 15 minutes or until meatballs are cooked through. Serve with blue cheese dressing
Adapted from Epicurious Mini Buffalo Chicken Balls
Oh my goodness! These sound so good! I love that these are served with blue cheese, match made in heaven!
A little spice with cool dressing are so good together!
This is a fabulous way to enjoy the flavor of Buffalo chicken but in a healthier way.
It sure is and just as flavorful!
I could probably eat 10 of these without blinking. They look amazing!
Bite sized little foods are just so cute. Perfect for a party or snack!
Excellent, do you have room for one more at the table… I promise I won’t eat them all… Well, when I say promise I mean I will try 😉
Your place setting is reserved 🙂
The perfect appetiser! Love the sound of these, particularly with the blue cheese dressing.
what a simple recipe but look so tasty! I havent been game to try blue cheese yet but you make me want to try!
Homemade blue cheese dressing is so much better than anything you buy at the store! My daughter doesn’t care for blue cheese and she tasted this and gave it a thumbs up!