Buffalo Chicken Meatball Recipe

Plate of buffalo chicken meatballs with a side of blue cheese dipping sauce and celery sticks.

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Buffalo Chicken Meatball Recipe

Cure your craving for buffalo in one swift, healthy, easy swoop with these buffalo chicken meatballs! They come together with a very short list of ingredients you probably already have on hand and then, that dipping sauce, well …it’ll knock your socks clear off.

Prep Time10

Cook Time25

Total Time35

Course: Appetizer, Main Course

Cuisine: American

Servings: Meatballs

Author: Cassy Joy Garcia

Ingredients

For the Meatballs

1 pound ground chicken
¼ cup buffalo sauce or Frank's Red Hot Sauce
2 cloves garlic minced
1 teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon pepper

For the Sauce

4 ounces blue cheese crumbles
1 cup creme fraiche
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 tablespoon water
¼ teaspoon salt

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 400°F.
Add the ground chicken, buffalo sauce, garlic, salt, and pepper to a large bowl. Use your hands to fully combine the ingredients.
Use a #30 scoop (1.25 ounces/2.5 tablespoons) to form your meatballs, and place them on a rimmed baking sheet. (We recommend a quarter sheet so that the meatballs can be placed close together and steam one another as they cook.)
Bake the meatballs at 400°F for 25 minutes.
While the meatballs are baking, make your sauce by combining the blue cheese crumbles, creme fraiche, lemon juice, water, and salt in a blender (you can also use an immersion blender), and blend on high until smooth.
Garnish your meatballs with chives and serve with celery sticks. Enjoy!

Notes

Nutrition facts are calculated for 1 meatball.
These meatballs freeze REALLY well. Simply pop them in an airtight container and stick them in the freezer for up to 3 months. Reheat from frozen in either the oven, air fryer, or microwave until warmed through.

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