Buffalo Chicken Meatballs
Directions
- 1Add ground chicken, Panko breadcrumbs, diced celery, diced chives, ranch dressing, buffalo sauce, one egg, salt, and pepper to a large mixing bowl.
- 2Mix the ingredients well, but do not overmix.
- 3Form the mixture into meatballs.
- 4Place the meatballs on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
- 5Bake the meatballs in a 425-degree Fahrenheit oven for about 20 minutes.
- 6While the meatballs are baking, make the homemade ranch by combining mayonnaise, sour cream, fresh dill, chives, white vinegar, Worcestershire, garlic paste, salt, and pepper in a bowl and mixing well.
- 7In a large skillet, melt 4 tablespoons of butter.
- 8Add 3/4 cup of buffalo sauce to the melted butter.
- 9Mix the butter and buffalo sauce together and let it cook for a couple of minutes.
- 10Add the cooked meatballs to the skillet with the buffalo sauce.
- 11Toss the meatballs in the buttery buffalo sauce to coat them.
- 12Serve the buffalo chicken meatballs.
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground chicken
- 0.5 cup Panko breadcrumbs
- diced celery
- diced chives
- 1 tablespoon ranch dressing
- 1 tablespoon buffalo sauce
- 1 egg
- salt
- pepper
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 0.75 cup buffalo sauce
- 0.75 cup mayonnaise
- 0.5 cup sour cream
- 2 tablespoons fresh dill
- 1 tablespoon chives
- 1 tablespoon white vinegar
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire
- 0.5 tablespoon garlic paste
- salt
- pepper
Equipment
large mixing bowlbaking sheetparchment paperlarge skilletbowlspoon
Tips
- Do not overmix the ingredients or the meatballs will become very tough.
- Serve over rice for dinner or in a tortilla with ranch and lettuce for a quick lunch.
- Homemade ranch recipe: 3/4 cup mayonnaise, 1/2 cup sour cream, 2 Tbsp fresh dill, 1 Tbsp chives, 1 Tbsp white vinegar, 1 tsp. Worcestershire, 1/2 Tbsp garlic paste, Salt & pepper