Appetizer heaven over here!
Don’t you just wish some nights you could just have a complete appetizer dinner INSTEAD of dinner? Well, I do. Guilt free of course. I mean, an appetizer dinner is no light fare. Especially when you are like me and usually dip a carrot or two to make myself feel better, but completely indulge in the cheesiest of dips the appetizer table has to offer.
Anyone with me on that one?
Well, these little beauties “sort of” give you the best of both worlds. No, the buttery buffalo sauce is not exactly what you would call health food, but compared to say, the cheesy Jalapeno Popper Dip I posted yesterday, this recipe is a little lighter.
I love anything buffalo…except wings. I am just not a gnaw meat off of bones type of girl. Seriously. It just is not my thing. So if I can get anything buffalo without the intrusion of bones, I am all for it! This meatball is delicious and smothered in the buffalo sauce-yum. Now, when you dip it into the blue cheese dressing I suggest for the side…well, you are back to the really cheesy (but oh so delicious) appetizers again.
Oh well!
‘Tis the season!
Enjoy!
Buffalo Chicken Meatballs
1 lb ground chicken
1/4 cup crumbled blue cheese
2 tblsp cream cheese, softened
1 egg
1 /2 cup plain breadcrumbs
1/2 tsp celery seed
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp black pepper
1 cup buffalo wing sauce
1/4 cup butter
blue cheese dressing and celery sticks for serving
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix chicken, blue cheese, cream cheese, egg, breadcrumbs, celery seed, salt and pepper together making sure all ingredients are combined. Form mixture into small mini meatballs and place evenly on a baking sheet. Bake for 15-20 minutes, or until meatballs are completely cooked through. Meanwhile melt butter in a microwave safe bowl by breaking it into small pieces and heating on medium heat for 30 seconds at a time until completely melted. Mix with buffalo sauce. Place cooked meatballs in a serving bowl and pour sauce over them, making sure all the meatballs are covered. Serve immediately, or chill and reheat for later. Serve with blue cheese dressing and celery sticks. Don’t forget the toothpicks or small forks!
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