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Buffalo Chicken Meatballs
Perfect for football season! Baked chicken meatballs with minced celery and carrots hidden inside, topped with hot sauce, and homemade blue cheese dressing – yum!
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
35 mins
Servings: 26 meatballs
Calories: 37 kcal
Course:
Appetizer
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- Oil spray (I used my mister)
- 1 1/4 lb ground chicken
- 1/4 cup panko crumbs
- 1 large egg
- 2 scallions (chopped)
- 1/3 cup finely minced celery
- 1/3 cup Finely minced carrot
- 1 clove crushed garlic
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper (to taste)
- 1/3 cup Franks Hot Sauce
- 1/4 cup Skinny Blue Cheese Dressing (optional)
- finely chopped celery leaf for garnish (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400°F.
- Lightly spray a non-stick baking sheet with oil.
- In a large bowl, combine the ground chicken, panko crumbs, egg, scallions, celery, carrot and garlic; season with salt and pepper, to taste.
- Using clean hands, mix until combined. Roll the mixture (1/8 cup each) into 26 round meatballs.
- Place meatballs onto prepared baking sheet and bake until cooked through and golden, about 16 to 18 minutes.
- Place the meatballs in a bowl, add the buffalo sauce and gently toss to combine.
- Serve immediately, drizzled with blue cheese dressing, if desired.
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Nutrition Information
Serving
1meatball
Calories
37kcal
(2%)
Carbohydrates
1g
(0%)
Protein
4g
(8%)
Fat
2g
(3%)
Cholesterol
26mg
(9%)
Sodium
135mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 26meatballs
Amount Per Serving
Calories 37
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1meatball | |
| Calories | 37kcal | 2% |
| Carbohydrates | 1g | 0% |
| Protein | 4g | 8% |
| Fat | 2g | 3% |
| Cholesterol | 26mg | 9% |
| Sodium | 135mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.