Buffalo Chicken Meatballs In The Oven

Crock Pot buffalo chicken meatball on a skewer with blue cheese sauce.

Buffalo Chicken Meatballs In The Oven

Course: Appetizer

Cuisine: American

Prep Time: 10

Cook Time: 12

Total Time: 22

Servings: People

Calories: 286kcal

Author: Aleka Shunk

These easy Buffalo Chicken Meatballs are my favorite game day appetizer! Made with hot sauce and brown sugar, they are spicy, sweet and covered in sauce! Plus, they're baked in the oven but can be kept warm in your slow cooker for hours!

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Ingredients

Meatballs

1 lb Ground Chicken
1 stick Finely Chopped Celery
¼ cup Grated Onion
1 large Egg
½ teaspoon Salt
¼ teaspoon Pepper
¾ cup breadcrumbs

Brown Sugar Buffalo Sauce

½ cup Hot Sauce
⅓ cup Brown Sugar
½ stick Salted Butter
1 tablespoon Cornstarch

Instructions

Preheat oven to 375℉.
Option 1: Add all meatball ingredients in a bowl and mix until combined.
Option 2: If you don't feel like chopping the celery or grating the onion, add everything but the meat and breadcrumbs to a food processor and pulse until pureed. Then add to meat and breadcrumbs in large bowl to the puree and mix until combined.
Using a mini ice cream scoop (about 1 oz.) for consistency, scoop meatballs onto large greased baking sheet or one with parchment paper. Bake at for 12-15 minutes on middle rack. (I do not turn them but you can halfway if you want more even browning.)
In the meantime, add the melted butter, hot sauce, brown sugar and cornstarch to a small saucepan and simmer over medium heat until thickened (about 5 minutes or so). Use a whisk to remove any lumps.
Option 1: When the meatballs are ready, toss them in the brown sugar hot sauce nad serve warm.
Option 2: Add meatballs to a slow cooker along with the sauce. Set to warm and allow guests to serve themselves. *See note below.
Serve with blue cheese or ranch dressing on the side! Skewers are optional!

Notes

If your meatballs are TOO sticky, add more breadcrumbs until they hold their shape.

Make more sauce if you need! These babies should be drenched in it!

Party Tips*

Place skewers/toothpicks in a small shot glass and allow guests to grab them as they please!
These freeze well so make ahead of time, allow to cool, and place in plastic bag or Tupperware until you need them! Then just warm up in a 350 F oven OR throw the cooked meatballs straight from the freezer in a crock-pot, add sauce and turn on "warm"!

Note!

I do not put the meatballs in the crock-pot raw to cook. Uncooked meatballs will stick to one another when they are stacked on top of each other. This is why I bake them FIRST then add them to the crock pot. Allow 2 hours to reheat cold meatballs.

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