buffalo chicken meatballs recipe

BUFFALO CHICKEN MEATBALLS

BUFFALO CHICKEN MEATBALLS

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 sea salt

1 ounce crumbled blue cheese

1/2 cup Frank's Hot Sauce (or your favorite), divided

1 tablespoon butter or margarine

Step by step

Preheat the oven to 350F.

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, but do not 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.

Enjoy!

Nutrition 

WW PP 4; Calories 157; Total Fat 8.7g; Saturated Fat 3.5g; Trans Fat 0.0g; Cholesterol 87mg; Sodium 741mg; Total Carbohydrates 5.8g; Dietary Fiber 0.6g; Sugars 0.8g; Protein 13.8g —