Description
These Buffalo Chicken Meatballs combine juicy ground chicken with a flavorful blend of spices and Frank’s Red Hot Buffalo Sauce, then baked to golden perfection and coated in a buttery buffalo sauce. Perfect as a spicy appetizer or a crowd-pleasing main dish, served alongside fresh veggie sticks and your favorite blue cheese or ranch dressing.
Ingredients
Scale
Meatball Mixture
- 1 lb ground chicken
- 1/4 cup Frank’s Red Hot Buffalo Sauce
- 1/2 cup panko bread crumbs
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1/2 tsp dried parsley
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/8 tsp black pepper
Buffalo Sauce Coating
- 1/4 cup salted butter, melted
- 1/2 cup Frank’s Red Hot Buffalo Sauce
Instructions
- Preheat the Oven: Set your oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit to ensure it’s hot and ready to cook the meatballs evenly.
- Mix Ingredients: In a large mixing bowl, combine ground chicken, 1/4 cup buffalo sauce, panko bread crumbs, garlic powder, onion powder, parsley, salt, and black pepper. Mix thoroughly until all ingredients are evenly incorporated.
- Form Meatballs: Using a tablespoon-sized scoop, form the chicken mixture into about 20 evenly-sized meatballs and place them on a parchment paper-lined baking tray.
- Bake Meatballs: Bake in the preheated oven for 13-15 minutes, flipping halfway through, until meatballs are golden brown and fully cooked inside.
- Prepare Buffalo Sauce: While the meatballs bake, combine melted butter and 1/2 cup buffalo sauce in a bowl and whisk until smooth.
- Coat Meatballs: Once baked, transfer meatballs to the bowl with buffalo sauce and toss gently to coat each meatball evenly with the buttery sauce.
- Serve: Serve hot with fresh vegetable sticks and a side of blue cheese or ranch dressing for dipping. Enjoy your spicy, flavorful buffalo chicken meatballs!
Notes
- Using panko breadcrumbs adds a lighter texture to the meatballs compared to regular breadcrumbs.
- For extra heat, add a pinch of cayenne pepper to the meatball mixture.
- Make sure meatballs reach an internal temperature of 165°F to ensure they are fully cooked.
- These meatballs can be prepared ahead and refrigerated; reheat in the oven before serving.
- Serve with celery or carrot sticks for a classic buffalo flavor pairing.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Appetizer
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4 meatballs
- Calories: 230
- Sugar: 1g
- Sodium: 650mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 7g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 20g
- Cholesterol: 75mg
Keywords: Buffalo Chicken Meatballs, Spicy Meatballs, Appetizer, Party Food, Baked Meatballs, Buffalo Sauce
