This Chicken Buffalo Meatballs recipe is a new family favorite. Made with ground chicken, spices and buffalo sauce, they are perfect for TV viewing and game day.
We are all about sharing easy recipes here and this is the perfect appetizer for gatherings and parties. Made with just a few simple ingredients, this is a great recipe for any time of year.
This is one of our easy hot appetizer recipes you will want to bookmark for later.
Why You Will Love These Buffalo Meatballs
This buffalo chicken meatballs recipe is a great way to enjoy the flavors of buffalo wings in a savory meatball.
With football season here, these are perfect as a game day snack or party appetizer. Ground chicken meatballs do not seem to get the attention they deserve. The buffalo chicken flavor makes for delicious meatballs.
These can be baked in. your oven or made in the slow cooker crock pot. You can even make them in the air fryer - so versatile! Like my Buffalo Chicken Dip, these are so good!
Ingredients for Buffalo Chicken Balls
ground chicken
breadcrumbs
buffalo sauce
butter
celery
onion
egg
oil
salt and black pepper to taste
Equipment & Kitchen Tools
- Rimmed baking sheet
- Parchment paper
- cookie scoop
- Medium sized bowl
How to Make Easy Buffalo Chicken Meatballs
Step By Step Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 450°F.
- Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper
- In a small sauce pan, sauté celery and onions in 1 to 2 tablespoons of olive oil.
- Meanwhile in a large mixing bowl, combine Buffalo sauce and butter. Add ground chicken.
- When onions are sautéed, add to ground chicken mixture.
- Add breadcrumbs, salt and pepper, and the egg. Mix with a spoon until well incorporated.
- Shape meatball mixture into 1 inch balls and bake for 20 to 24 minutes.
A cookie scoop helps to make them uniform, but you can use clean hands to form too.
Pro Tips and Timesaver Shortcuts
- You can use homemade buffalo sauce or hot sauce from your grocery store if you prefer.
- You can use clean hands to roll into balls in place of a cookie scoop.
- If you are trying to make the meatballs really spicy your sauce will need to be HOTTER - do not add
more sauce or else your measurements will be off and the meatballs won't bind well.
Variations, Notes, and Substitutions
- You can substitute ground turkey for ground chicken
- You can make these and put them in a roll for a new flavorful meatball sub.
Serving and Storage Suggestions
- Serve with a little extra buffalo sauce, hot sauce, or blue cheese crumbles. These also go great with blue cheese dressing or ranch dressing.
- Add some carrot sticks and celery sticks on the side for a fun snack.
- Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator. I like to use freezer-safe plastic bags and freeze then I have a meal that is ready to go,
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📖 Recipe
Chicken Buffalo Meatballs
Ingredients
- 1 LB ground chicken
- ¾ cup Italian breadcrumbs
- ¼ cup + 1 tablespoon Buffalo sauce
- ¼ cup butter
- 1 stalk celery minced
- ¼ onion finely chopped
- 1 egg lightly beaten
- 1-2 tablespoon olive oil
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- pinch black pepper
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 450°F
- Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper
- In a small sauce pan add Buffalo sauce and butter
- At the same time sauté celery and onions in 1 to 2 tablespoons of olive oil
- Add sautéed veggies, buffalo sauce, breadcrumbs salt and pepper, and the egg in a bowl with the ground chicken.
- Mix with a spoon until well incorporated.
- Shaped into 1 inch balls with cookie scoop or using clean hands.
- Place Meatballs on prepared baking sheet in a single layer.
- Bake for 20 - 24 minutes.
Nutrition
We hope you enjoyed this delicious meatball recipe.
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Tamara
Meatballs! Such a craving for me. And I love chicken ones. This is snazzy!
Ruth
These look really delicious and I like that you can bake them in the oven. Will definitely have to try this recipe. Thanks for sharing
Laurie Cover
I like that they are baked! I like making meatballs when I have the time!
Thank you for sharing this at the Homestead Blog Hop
Laurie
Cindy Rust
These meatballs look amazing! When I try them, I'm going to use my air-fryer! Pinned 😊