Buffalo Chicken Meatballs {Under 30 Minutes}
These buffalo chicken meatballs are so juicy and tender, smothered in a slightly spicy buffalo sauce. They are easy to make and only take less than 15 minutes to bake. They are the perfect game day appetizer or make a great fun weeknight dinner.
Servings: 6
Calories: 205kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
Chicken Meatballs
- 1 lb ground chicken or turkey
- 1 egg
- 3 tbsp Buffalo sauce
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- 1 tbsp arrowroot flour
- Salt and Pepper to taste *
- 1/4 cup diced yellow onion
Sauce and Garnish
- 1/4 cup buffalo sauce
- Chopped green onion
- Blue cheese optional ***
- Ranch optional
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 F.
- In a medium-sized mixing bowl, thoroughly mix ground chicken or turkey with buffalo sauce, arrowroot flour, egg, chopped yellow onion, garlic powder, and salt & pepper to taste.
- Cover meatball mixture and refrigerate for 20 minutes or overnight for best results.
- Roll into golf-sized balls; makes about 12-16 meatballs depending on how large you make them.
- Bake 10-11 minutes or until the internal temp reaches 165 F.
- In a large bowl, toss meatballs in buffalo sauce. Or toss in a pan and warm it up on low heat for 5 minutes.
- Drizzle ranch over meatballs, garnish with green onion and/or blue cheese crumbles if desired.
Notes
- * The buffalo sauce itself is usually pretty salty so be sure to take this into consideration when you’re adding salt.
- Make sure your oven has reached 400 F (it usually reaches the target temp 10 minutes after beeping). I recommend using an oven thermometer
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 205kcal | Carbohydrates: 3g | Protein: 20g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 8g | Cholesterol: 117mg | Sodium: 657mg | Sugar: 1g