Buffalo Chicken Meatballs

Name: Buffalo Chicken Meatballs
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 2 dozen
Ingredients: 3/4 cup panko bread crumbs; 1/3 cup plus 1/2 cup Louisiana-style hot sauce, divided; 1/4 cup chopped celery; 1 large egg white; 1 pound lean ground chicken; Optional: Ranch or blue cheese salad dressing and chopped celery leaves

Total Time Prep: 15 min. Bake: 20 min.

Yield 2 dozen

Test Kitchen Approved

Spicy, flavorful and—best of all—easy to make. Buffalo chicken meatballs will be a hit at any party.

Ingredients

3/4 cup panko bread crumbs
1/3 cup plus 1/2 cup Louisiana-style hot sauce, divided
1/4 cup chopped celery
1 large egg white
1 pound lean ground chicken
Optional: Ranch or blue cheese salad dressing and chopped celery leaves

Directions

Preheat oven to 400°. In a large bowl, combine bread crumbs, 1/3 cup hot sauce, celery and egg white. Add chicken; mix lightly but thoroughly.
Shape into twenty-four 1-in. balls. Place on a greased rack in a shallow baking pan. Bake 20-25 minutes or until cooked through.
Toss meatballs with remaining hot sauce. If desired, drizzle with salad dressing and sprinkle with celery leaves.

Nutrition Facts

1 meatball: 33 calories, 1g fat (0 saturated fat), 14mg cholesterol, 338mg sodium, 1g carbohydrate (0 sugars, 0 fiber), 4g protein.

I like to dunk these appetizer meatballs in blue cheese or ranch salad dressing. If I make them for a meal, I often skip the dressing and serve with blue cheese polenta on the side. —Amber Massey, Argyle, Texas

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