Buffalo Chicken Meatballs

By Bexter

Ingredients

• 1 pound ground white meat chicken
• 1/2 small onion, grated
• 2 cloves garlic, grated
• 1/2 cup parsley, chopped I used some dried parsley
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper
• Extra-virgin olive oil (EVOO), for drizzling
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1/2 cup hot sauce (such as Frank’s)
• 3 scallions, green and white parts thinly sliced
• 1/2 cup buttermilk
• 1/2 cup sour cream I used lite
• 1/2 cup blue cheese crumbles
• A couple of handfuls celery sticks
• A couple of handfuls carrot sticks

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 400ºF.

In a large mixing bowl, combine the ground chicken with the onion, garlic and parsley, and season with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Flatten out the meat in the bowl and score it into four portions using the side of your hand. Shape each portion into four balls – you should have sixteen meatballs in total. I used my scoop and got more.

Arrange the meatballs on a nonstick sheet pan and drizzle them with EVOO. Place in the oven and bake until the meatballs are cooked through and golden brown, about 10-12 minutes.

While the meatballs are baking, melt the butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the hot sauce and whisk to combine. Toss the baked meatballs in the hot sauce to coat.

Mix together the buttermilk, sour cream, blue cheese and most of the chopped scallions.

Transfer the meatballs to a serving platter and spike each one with a toothpick or serving fork. Place the bleu cheese dressing in a small serving bowl and garnish with the remaining scallions. Serve the meatballs with the bleu cheese dressing, celery and carrot sticks alongside.