Description
Buffalo chicken meatballs are a great appetizer recipe with the same flavor as the classic wings but easier to make and less messy.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 pound ground chicken
- 1/2 cup bread crumbs
- 1/3 cup onion, minced
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 large egg
- 2 ounces hot sauce, such as Frank’s, divided
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees. In a large mixing bowl, combine chicken, bread crumbs, onion, garlic powder, onion powder, egg, and 2 tablespoons of hot sauce.
- Form the mixture into two-inch meatballs. Place them on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Drizzle the oil over the top. Bake them for 18-20 minutes.
- While meatballs are baking, prepare the sauce by combining the remainder of hot sauce and butter in microwave safe dish. Cover the bowl with a paper towel or plastic wrap and microwave the sauce for 30 seconds. Stir or whisk until butter has completely melted.
- Remove meatballs from the oven and place meatballs in a mixing bowl and toss them with the sauce. Serve with blue cheese dip or Ranch dressing, celery, and carrots.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Appetizers
- Method: Bake
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 meatball
- Calories: 69
- Sugar: 0.7g
- Sodium: 89.6mg
- Fat: 4g
- Saturated Fat: 1.9g
- Unsaturated Fat: 1.7g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 3.1g
- Fiber: 0.3g
- Protein: 5.2g
- Cholesterol: 31.7mg
Keywords: buffalo chicken meatballs, baked chicken meatballs
