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Buffalo Chicken Bites
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
23 mins
Total Time
33 mins
 

Tangy and Tasty Buffalo Chicken Bites

Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: American
Keyword: buffalo chicken, chicken meatballs, meatballs
Servings: 20 chicken bites
Author: Akhila
Ingredients
  • 1 lb (454g) minced chicken
  • 1 celery stalk (finely chopped)
  • 3 garlic cloves (finely chopped)
  • ½ cup blue cheese (crumbled)
  • ¾ cup panko bread crumbs
  • ½ cup Franks Red Hot Wings sauce
  • Spring onions (chopped)
  • 3 tbsp butter
  • Oil (to grease)
  • Pepper (as required)
  • Salt (as required)
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
  2. Line a baking tray with foil and grease it with cooking oil.
  3. In a large bowl, combine minced chicken, celery, garlic, panko bread crumbs, blue cheese, spring onions, Franks red Hot Wings sauce, salt and pepper. Use your hands or a spoon to mix until well combined. Make sure not to overdo it.
  4. Roll the mixture into 1 inch balls with your hands and arrange them on the baking tray.
  5. Bake for about 20 minutes until cooked through.
  6. Meanwhile, prepare the sauce by mixing melted butter, Franks Red hot sauce and whisk for a minute.
  7. Remove the tray from the oven and pour a portion of the prepared sauce over the chicken balls. Bake again for another 3 minutes and then keep aside to cool.
  8. Serve the chicken balls with celery & carrot sticks on the side. Garnish with crumbled blue cheese and spring onions, add extra sauce if needed. You can also serve Ranch along as a dipping sauce.