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Blue Cheese Stuffed Buffalo Chicken Meatballs
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Blue Cheese Stuffed Buffalo Chicken Meatballs

Bring your buffalo chicken game to the next level with the bite sized version
Course Appetizer
Cuisine American
Keyword buffalo chicken meatballs, crock pot meatballs, stuffed chicken meatballs
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 2 hours
Total Time 2 hours 30 minutes
Servings 42 meatballs
Calories 77kcal
Author Lauren

Ingredients

  • 2 pounds ground chicken breast
  • 1 cup breadcrumbs unseasoned
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ teaspoon black pepper
  • 8 ounces blue cheese cut in pieces
  • 2 ½ cups hot sauce Frank's Red Hot brand recommended
  • ¼ cup unsalted butter cut in pieces

For the garnish

  • 2 ribs celery finely chopped
  • 1 cup blue cheese or ranch dressing for dipping

Instructions

  • In a large bowl, combine the ground chicken, breadcrumbs, eggs, salt and pepper.  Mix thoroughly to ensure ingredients are evenly distributed.
  • Using about 1 tablespoon of the chicken mixture, lightly flatten out into a disk and add a piece of blue cheese (about ½ inch piece.)  Close the chicken around the cheese and roll into a ball.  Cheese should be completely encased by the chicken so it will not leak through into the sauce while cooking.*
  • Repeat the chicken, cheese, rolling process until all the chicken is used.
  • In a crock pot, add ½ cup of hot sauce to the bottom to prevent meatballs from sticking or burning.  Layer meatballs and remaining 2 cups of hot sauce so the meatballs are evenly coated.**
  • Scatter pieces over butter over the top of the meatballs.  Cover and cook on high for two hours.
  • After cooking, gently stir meatballs to evenly coat with hot sauce and to stir in any separated butter.  Transfer to a serving dish and coat with remaining buffalo sauce from the crock pot.  
  • Sprinkle the buffalo chicken meatballs with chopped celery.  Serve alongside blue cheese or ranch dressing for dipping.

Notes

*Ground chicken mixture will quickly stick to your hands. To make the process easier, keep a small bowl of water nearby and lightly wet your hands throughout the process.
**Hot sauce will not completely cover all the meatballs. If some of the chicken is not coated with hot sauce, stir about halfway through the cooking process.

Nutrition

Calories: 77kcal | Carbohydrates: 2g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 26mg | Sodium: 569mg | Potassium: 158mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 107IU | Vitamin C: 11mg | Calcium: 42mg | Iron: 1mg