Hands down, this has got to be one of my most favorite recipes ever. When I make these Blue Cheese Stuffed Buffalo Chicken Meatballs for Super Bowl every year, they’re devoured in minutes. I don’t know if it’s the blue cheese crumbles in the center of the meatballs, or the spicy garlic buffalo sauce. What I do know, is that these meatballs are simple to make and they’re a crowd pleaser!
The Sauce
I came up with the recipe a couple of years ago for Super Bowl Sunday. I wanted to make a play on my favorite buffalo sauce from Buffalo Wild Wings, also known as BW3’s. They have this spicy garlic buffalo sauce that I swear I’ve been addicted to for years! Then I thought, “What other way can I eat this sauce, other than on a traditional wing?” And then it came to me…meatballs! I don’t know about you, but for me, there are always meatballs at the Super Bowl parties that I go to. I know I’m not alone. So, meatballs were the way to go! You can eat them on hoogie rolls with some provolone cheese and extra sauce, or you can just eat them individually. It’s totally up to you, I know your choice will be awesome!
PrintGarlic Buffalo Sauce
Ingredients
1 Stick of butter
2 Tablespoons of garlic powder
1/2 Teaspoon of ground pepper
1 Cup of hot sauce (I use Frank’s Original for this recipe)
1/4 Cup of milk
Instructions
Melt butter in a saucepan
Add your garlic powder and pepper,
Stir in hot sauce
Bring to a boil, then lower heat to a medium
Add milk
Bring heat down to low for 3 minutes, then sit until ready for dipping or as a drizzle
Blue Cheese Stuffed Buffalo Chicken Meatballs for Super Bowl
Ingredients
1 Pound of ground chicken
3/4 Cup of Panko Breadcrumbs
1/2 Teaspoon of salt
1/2 Teaspoon of pepper
1 Egg
1/3 Cup of spicy garlic buffalo sauce
1/2 Cup of finely cut green onion
1/2 Cup of blue cheese crumbles
Instructions
Preheat oven to 425 degrees
Chill blue cheese in the freezer
Mix all ingredients except for blue cheese in a large mixing bowl
Scoop meat mixture into 2 inch balls
Use finger to make a puncture in meatballs, try not to make a hole
Take blue cheese out of the freezer
Add a blue chee crumble into each puncture
Then roll into meatball shape
Bake for 16 minutes
Eat in a hoggie bun, topped with a drizzle of sauce and blue cheese dressing or dip meatballs in sauce and serve as hors d’oeuvres.
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