Buffalo Chicken Meatballs

By NailCandy

Buffalo chicken in a neat and tidy meatball. Might not be so messy to eat, but still delivers the special spicy tastes. Serve with a side of blue cheese dressing.

Ingredients

• 1 pound lean ground chicken
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup panko breadcrumbs
• 1 carrot
• 1 stalk celery
• 2 green onions
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 ounce crumbled blue cheese
• 1/2 cup Frank's Hot Sauce (or your favorite), divided
• 1 tablespoon butter

Details

Servings 28
Preparation time 10mins
Cooking time 30mins
Adapted from facebook.com

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350°F.

Line a cookie sheet with foil and coat with nonstick spray.

Cut the celery, carrot and green onion into large chunks and throw into a food processor. Pulse to chop into small bits.

In a large bowl, combine the vegetable mixture, chicken, egg, breadcrumbs, garlic powder, salt, 1/2 the hot sauce and the blue cheese.

Gently fold together to combine, but don't overmix.

Form the mixture into small meatballs - you should get about 28 small meatballs.

Place the meatballs on the cookie sheet. Bake for 20 minutes.

While the meatballs are baking, put the rest of the hot sauce and the butter into a microwave safe dish. Microwave about 30 seconds, until butter melts. Stir well to combine.

Remove the meatballs from the oven and allow to cool for a few minutes. Place the meatballs onto a serving dish and drizzle with butter/hot sauce mixture.