Buffalo Chicken Meatballs
A bite-size take on Buffalo wings with some veggies alongside for good measure! Serve with Greek Nacho Bowls to have a variety of snacks to munch on while cheering on your favorite team.
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground all-white-meat chicken
- 1/2 small onion, grated
- 2 cloves garlic, grated
- 1/2 cup parsley, chopped
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- Extra virgin olive oil (EVOO), for drizzling
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1/2 cup hot sauce, such as Frank's brand
- Good quality store-bought blue cheese dressing, for dipping
- 3 scallions, green and white parts thinly sliced, for garnish
- A couple of handfuls of celery sticks
- A couple of handfuls of carrot sticks
- Toothpicks, for serving
Preparation
Pre-heat the oven to 400ºF.
In a large mixing bowl, combine the ground chicken with the onion, garlic and parsley and season with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Flatten out the meat in the bowl and score it into four portions using the side of your hand. Shape each portion into four balls – you should have sixteen meatballs in total.
Wash your hands after handling the raw poultry.
Arrange the meatballs on a nonstick sheet pan and drizzle them with EVOO. Place in the oven and bake until the meatballs are cooked through and golden brown, about 10-12 minutes.
While the meatballs are baking, melt the butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the hot sauce and whisk to combine. Toss the baked meatballs in the hot sauce to coat.
Transfer the meatballs to a serving platter and spike each one with a toothpick or serving fork. Place the blue cheese dressing in a small serving bowl and garnish with scallions. Serve the meatballs with the blue cheese dressing, celery and carrot sticks alongside.
This is one of many "Yum-o!" recipes – it's good and good for you. To find out more about Yum-o!, Rachael's nonprofit organization, go to www.yum-o.org.
