Craving a game-changing appetizer that'll make your taste buds do a touchdown dance? Look no further than these tantalizing mini spicy buffalo chicken balls. Imagine crispy golden orbs bursting with juicy, succulent chicken, coated in a fiery buffalo sauce that packs a punch, accompanied by a creamy blue cheese dipping sauce and a drizzle of hot sauce for an extra kick. These bite-sized delights will have you and your guests cheering for more, making them the perfect addition to any party platter or game-day spread.
Here are our top 11 tried and tested recipes!
BUFFALO CHICKEN MEATBALLS WITH BLUE CHEESE SAUCE
Provided by Sunny Anderson
Categories appetizer
Time 1h35m
Yield 16 meatballs
Number Of Ingredients 20
Steps:
- For the blue cheese sauce: Combine the mayonnaise, blue cheese, sour cream, buttermilk, honey and garlic powder in a bowl and whisk until blended. Set aside.
- For the buffalo chicken meatballs: Heat the olive oil in a medium saute pan over medium heat. Add the onion and saute until soft and translucent, 5 to 8 minutes. Let cool.
- In large bowl, combine the buttermilk, torn bread and 2 tablespoons of the hot sauce and mix to form a paste. Add the ground chicken, breadcrumbs, ranch dressing mix, egg and 1/2 cup of the diced celery and mix with your hands until combined. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil and spray with cooking spray.
- Form the meatball mixture into 16 even mini patties, about 2 1/2 inches in diameter. Place a cube of blue cheese in the center of a patty and wrap the meat around the cheese. Roll into a uniform ball and place on the prepared baking sheet. Continue with the remaining patties and cheese cubes, making sure to wash your hands in cold water a few times between rolling to keep the meatballs from sticking to your hands. Bake the meatballs until lightly browned, 15 to 20 minutes.
- While the meatballs bake, prepare the buffalo sauce. In a medium pot over medium-low heat, combine the butter, honey and remaining 1 cup hot sauce. Heat until the butter is melted, whisking until well blended. Continue to cook until the sauce is heated through.
- Transfer the meatballs to a large mixing bowl and pour over the buffalo sauce. Gently toss to coat and transfer to a platter. Garnish with a drizzle of the blue cheese sauce and the remaining 1/4 cup diced celery. Serve the rest of the blue cheese sauce on the side.
BUFFALO CHICKEN CHEESE BALLS
For a high-impact appetizer at your next party, serve Aaron McCargo Jr's Buffalo Chicken Cheese Balls from Big Daddy's House on Food Network.
Provided by Aaron McCargo Jr.
Categories appetizer
Time 30m
Yield 15 to 20 balls
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Have oil heated to 350 degrees F.
- Pick the meat from the chicken and discard the skin. Place the chicken in a large bowl and add the hot sauce, pepper, cheese, and scallions, and toss to combine. Roll the chicken into 2-ounce balls, about the size of a golf ball.
- Place the flour, eggs, and bread crumbs in 3 separate bowls. Roll each ball in the flour, then the egg and then the bread crumbs. Set aside.
- When the oil is hot fry the chicken balls in batches. Cook for about 2 minutes per batch. Remove the chicken to paper towel lined plate to drain the excess oil.
- To make the sauce, combine all ingredients in a large bowl and adjust the seasoning if necessary. Serve the chicken alongside the dipping sauce.
MINI BUFFALO CHICKEN BALLS
These balls will definitely get any party started. Buffalo's finest bar food minus the bones is the perfect food to serve for the big game, a surprising appetizer, or even passed as a fancy hors d'oeuvre. It's the best part of hot and spicy wings with none of the mess. If you like your balls extra spicy, you can always add an extra tablespoon or two of hot sauce to the recipe. Make one batch and you'll know why these are a staff fave and top seller at the Shop. Serve with Blue Cheese Dressing.
Provided by Daniel Holzman
Categories Chicken Appetizer Bake Super Bowl Father's Day Dinner Poker/Game Night Breadcrumbs Sugar Conscious Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free
Yield Makes about forty 3/4 -inch meatballs
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 450°F. Drizzle the vegetable oil into a 9×13-inch baking dish and use your hand to evenly coat the entire surface. Set aside.
- Combine the butter and hot sauce in a small saucepan, and cook over low heat, whisking until the butter is melted and fully incorporated. Remove from the heat and allow the mixture to cool for 10 minutes.
- Combine the hot sauce mixture, ground chicken, egg, celery, bread crumbs, and salt in a large mixing bowl and mix by hand until thoroughly incorporated.
- Roll the mixture into round, 3/4 -inch balls, making sure to pack the meat firmly. Place the balls in the prepared baking dish, being careful to line them up snugly and in even rows vertically and horizontally to form a grid. The meatballs should be touching one another.
- Roast for 15 to 20 minutes, or until the meatballs are firm and cooked through. A meat thermometer inserted into the center of a meatball should read 165°F.
- Allow the meatballs to cool for 5 minutes in the baking dish before serving.
MINI SPICY BUFFALO CHICKEN BALLS WITH BLUE CHEESE AND HOT SAUCE
These mini chicken meatballs from Daniel Holzman and Michael Chernow of The Meatball Shop get their signature spice from a healthy dose of Frank's RedHot, one of the original hot sauces used to make buffalo wings. Serve for a crowd-pleasing appetizer at your next casual gathering.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Appetizers
Yield Makes about 75 mini meatballs
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Evenly coat a large rimmed baking sheet with olive oil and set aside.
- Place butter and hot sauce in a small saucepan over low heat. Cook, whisking, until butter is melted and hot sauce is well incorporated. Remove from heat and transfer to a large bowl; let cool to room temperature, about 10 minutes.
- Add chicken, eggs, celery, breadcrumbs, and salt to bowl with butter mixture; using your hands, mix until well combined. Roll chicken mixture into firm, 1-inch round balls and place on prepared baking sheet; arrange the meatballs in rows so that they are touching on all sides. Transfer to oven and bake until cooked through, about 15 minutes.
- Take out of oven and let stand 5 minutes before removing from baking sheet. Place on a serving platter and drizzle with hot sauce; serve with dressing and celery sticks.
BUFFALO CHICKEN BURGERS WITH BLUE CHEESE DRESSING
This burger delivers the bold flavors of Buffalo wings minus the mess and calories. Serve with additional hot sauce on the side.
Provided by Melissa Sweet
Categories Main Dish Recipes Burger Recipes Chicken
Time 35m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Preheat an outdoor grill for medium-high heat, and lightly oil the grate. Stir the sour cream, blue cheese, and Worcestershire sauce together in a small bowl; set aside.
- Mix the ground chicken, 1/4 cup hot sauce, celery salt, poultry seasoning, paprika, and cayenne pepper together in a mixing bowl until evenly blended. Form into four 3/4-inch-thick patties.
- Cook the chicken burgers on the preheated grill 6 to 7 minutes until well marked. Spray the uncooked top of the burger with cooking spray, and flip the burgers over. Brush the cooked side with 1 tablespoon hot sauce, and continue cooking until no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, about 5 minutes more. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).
- To assemble the burgers, place a lettuce leaf on each roll bottom. Top with a burger patty, then spoon on 2 tablespoons of blue cheese sauce, and 2 tablespoons celery. Place the top of the roll on top to finish the sandwich.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 374.2 calories, Carbohydrate 25.3 g, Cholesterol 110.7 mg, Fat 8.8 g, Fiber 1.7 g, Protein 45.5 g, SaturatedFat 2.8 g, Sodium 1110.8 mg, Sugar 2.9 g
SPICY BUFFALO CHICKEN SANDWICH
This recipe gives you a healthier take on the game day fave so you can get your wing fix - without getting your hands dirty. Baste the chicken breast while it grills to infuse the meat with spicy goodness, and top each breast with blue cheese dressing to balance out the heat.
Provided by Ball Park Buns
Categories Trusted Brands: Recipes and Tips Ball Park Buns
Time 25m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Brush each chicken breast with wing sauce then season with salt and pepper.
- Grill each chicken breast, basting with wing sauce until fully cooked.
- Drizzle each hamburger bun with 1 tablespoon of olive oil and place on grill until golden brown.
- Build each sandwich from bottom bun to top with lettuce, tomato, chicken breast and 1 tablespoon of blue cheese dressing.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 568.6 calories, Carbohydrate 40.4 g, Cholesterol 83.1 mg, Fat 29 g, Fiber 1.4 g, Protein 37.5 g, SaturatedFat 4.3 g, Sodium 2179.5 mg, Sugar 1.2 g
BUFFALO CHICKEN BALLS
Get your Buffalo chicken fix without the mess! These spicy bites come together quickly and fly off the plate just as fast.
Provided by Betty Crocker Kitchens
Categories Appetizer
Time 50m
Yield 36
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Heat oven to 350°F. Line 2 large cookie sheets with sides with foil. Spray foil with cooking spray.
- In large bowl, beat 1/4 cup wing sauce, the melted butter and egg with whisk; stir in chicken, cheese and onions. Sprinkle Bisquick™ mix over mixture, and use hands to fully mix in. Slightly wet hands with water for easier shaping; shape mixture into 1 1/4-inch balls (about 36); place 1 inch apart on cookie sheets.
- Bake, rotating pans once halfway through, 23 to 25 minutes or until light brown and cooked through in center. Immediately remove from cookie sheet. Using spoon, drizzle with additional wing sauce. Serve warm with dressing and carrot and celery sticks.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 100, Carbohydrate 4 g, Cholesterol 20 mg, Fat 1 1/2, Fiber 0 g, Protein 4 g, SaturatedFat 2 1/2 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 190 mg, Sugar 2 g, TransFat 0 g
BUFFALO CHICKEN MEATBALLS
I like to dunk these appetizer meatballs in blue cheese or ranch salad dressing. If I make them for a meal, I often skip the dressing and serve with blue cheese polenta on the side. -Amber Massey, Argyle, Texas
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Appetizers
Time 35m
Yield 2 dozen.
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 400°. In a large bowl, combine bread crumbs, 1/3 cup hot sauce, celery and egg white. Add chicken; mix lightly but thoroughly., Shape into twenty-four 1-in. balls. Place on a greased rack in a shallow baking pan. Bake 20-25 minutes or until cooked through., Toss meatballs with remaining hot sauce. If desired, drizzle with salad dressing just before serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 35 calories, Fat 1g fat (0 saturated fat), Cholesterol 14mg cholesterol, Sodium 24mg sodium, Carbohydrate 2g carbohydrate (0 sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 4g protein.
MINI BUFFALO CHICKEN CHEESESTEAKS
These party-style chicken cheesesteaks are flavored with Buffalo sauce and blue cheese and garnished with fresh herbs. A heavy drizzle of Cheez Whiz really takes it to a new level.
Provided by Arlyn Osborne
Categories Lunch/Snacks
Time 40m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add bell pepper and sauté until softened slightly, about 3 minutes.
- Add onion and season with salt and pepper. Sauté until softened, about 7 minutes.
- Stir in the chicken. Add heavy cream, buffalo sauce and blue cheese. Stir and cook until heated through, about 3-5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
- Turn heat to low and keep warm.
- Microwave the Cheez Whiz in a heat safe bowl for about 90 seconds, stirring every 30 seconds.
- Wrap the rolls in damp paper towels and microwave for 90 seconds.
- Fill each roll with buffalo chicken mixture, drizzle with warm Cheeze Whiz, and garnish with green onions, parsley and blue cheese crumbles.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 407.9, Fat 22.3, SaturatedFat 12.8, Cholesterol 68.6, Sodium 1196.6, Carbohydrate 37.5, Fiber 2.1, Sugar 5.3, Protein 14.1
BUFFALO CHICKEN CHEESE BALLS WITH BLUE CHEESE DIP
These are simple, delicious and pefect for Super Bowl Sunday or any party! My family and friends always rave about them, sometimes I have to make an extra batch because they go so fast. You don't have to use a rotisserie chicken, but it sure cuts back on the time. If you don't like things too spicy, you can always cut back on the hot sauce and green onions.I like to use peanut oil for frying. They freeze well too. Making the dip ahead of time, then placing in fridge, allows the flavors to marry well. Bring it back to room temp to serve. This is adapted from a Food Network Show, Big Daddy's House. The chef is Aaron McCargo Jr. Hope you enjoy!
Provided by Scoutie
Categories Chicken
Time 30m
Yield 15-20 balls
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Have oil heated to 350 degrees F.
- Pick the meat from the chicken and discard the skin, then dice.Place the chicken in a large bowl and add the hot sauce, pepper, cheese, and green onions, and toss to combine. Roll the chicken into 2-ounce balls, about the size of a golf ball.
- Place the flour, eggs, and Panko crumbs in 3 separate bowls. Roll each ball in the flour, then the egg and then the bread crumbs. Set aside.
- When the oil is hot fry the chicken balls in batches. Cook for about 2 minutes per batch. Drain on paper towels.
- To make the dip, combine all ingredients in a large bowl and adjust the seasoning if necessary. Serve the chicken alongside the dipping sauce.
MINI BUFFALO CHICKEN BALLS
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 450°F. Drizzle the vegetable oil into a 9 × 13-inch baking dish and use your hand to evenly coat the entire surface. Set aside.
- Combine the butter and hot sauce in a small saucepan, and cook over low heat, whisking until the butter is melted and fully incorporated. Remove from the heat and allow the mixture to cool for 10 minutes.
- Combine the hot sauce mixture, ground chicken, egg, celery, bread crumbs, and salt in a large mixing bowl and mix by hand until thoroughly incorporated.
- Roll the mixture into round, 3/4-inch balls, making sure to pack the meat firmly. Place the balls in the prepared baking dish, being careful to line them up snugly and in even rows vertically and horizontally to form a grid. The meatballs should be touching one another.
- Roast for 15 to 20 minutes, or until the meatballs are firm and cooked through. A meat thermometer inserted into the center of a meatball should read 165°F.
- Allow the meatballs to cool for 5 minutes in the baking dish before serving.
Tips:
- Use high-quality chicken breasts to ensure the best flavor and texture.
- To make sure the chicken balls are cooked evenly, use a meat thermometer to check that the internal temperature has reached 165 degrees Fahrenheit.
- If you don't have buttermilk, you can make your own by adding 1 tablespoon of lemon juice or vinegar to 1 cup of milk and letting it sit for 5 minutes.
- For a crispier coating, double-coat the chicken balls in the breadcrumb mixture.
- Serve the chicken balls immediately with your favorite dipping sauce, such as blue cheese dressing or hot sauce.
Conclusion:
These mini spicy buffalo chicken balls are the perfect party food or game day snack. They're easy to make and always a crowd-pleaser. Plus, they're a great way to use up leftover chicken. So next time you're looking for a delicious and easy appetizer, give these chicken balls a try. You won't be disappointed!
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