Mini Buffalo Chicken Meatballs – Game Day Snack

I’m all about recreation day snacks throughout soccer season. These Mini Buffalo Hen Meatballs pull collectively shortly and mix all of the flavors of buffalo rooster, simply served in a mini meatball kind. Simply pop-able!

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Sport Day Snacks – Mediterranean Weight-reduction plan Fashion

Are you a soccer fan? Fact be advised, we aren’t diehard followers in our home. I’ll admit to being an enormous fan of recreation day snacks although! There’s something so enjoyable about meals associated get togethers. We love attempting new issues or placing spins on favourite classics.

My husband loves something buffalo rooster associated…wings, sandwiches, cauliflower bites, and many others. Our latest recipe was a HUGE hit! Plus they’re much simpler to eat then a buffalo rooster sandwich.

Mini Buffalo Hen Meatballs

These buffalo rooster meatballs take all the nice flavors of a buffalo rooster sandwich, however flip them into bitesize, dip-able, mini meatballs.

The meatballs are merely made with floor rooster, shredded carrots, inexperienced onions, an egg, breadcrumbs, onion powder, garlic powder and buffalo sauce.

Word on buffalo sauce – there are lots of accessible on the retailer nowadays. Nevertheless, not all are created equal. You’ll want to have a look at the label and see what’s added within the substances. Additionally regulate added sugars. One in all our favorites to make use of is that this Primal Kitchen Buffalo Sauce.

We additionally included a straightforward dipping sauce recipe – Greek Yogurt Blue Cheese Dressing. It’s so good and a bit lighter then conventional blue cheese dressing. The sauce goes completely with these little meatballs.

Greek Yogurt Blue Cheese Dip

That is a straightforward dip/dressing. You merely take Plain Greek Yogurt, crumbled blue cheese, garlic, lemon, vinegar and a pinch of salt and pepper. Mix all of it collectively and you’ve got your self an important dip!

Buffalo Hen Meatball Recipe

Mini Buffalo Hen Meatballs

The proper recreation day snack, these Mini Buffalo Hen Meatballs are simple to make and are served with a Greek Yogurt Blue Cheese Dip.

Servings 18 mini meatballs

Writer Brynn McDowell, RDN at The Home Dietitian

Mini Buffalo Hen Meatballs

• 1
  pound
  floor rooster
• 1
  carrot, shredded
• 3
  scallions, thinly sliced
  (avoid wasting for garnish)
• 1/2
  cup
  buffalo sauce
  (divided)
• 1
  egg
• 1/4
  cup
  breadcrumbs (or panko)
  (use gluten free if it is advisable to make recipe gluten free)
• 1/2
  tsp
  onion powder
• 1/2
  tsp
  garlic powder
• 1
  pinch
  salt and pepper

Greek Yogurt Blue Cheese Dip

• 1
  cup
  greek yogurt, plain
• 4
  oz
  blue cheese crumbles
• 1-2
  cloves
  garlic, minced
• 1
  lemon, juiced (about 3 tbsp)
• 1/2
  tsp
  rice wine vinegar
• sat and pepper, to style

Mini Hen Meatballs

1. Line a big rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper and preheat oven to 400 levels F.

2. Tip – squeeze the shredded carrots in a dish towel or paper towel to take away a number of the extra moisture. This may assist guarantee your meatballs aren’t too moist when forming

3. Mix the bottom rooster, shredded carrots (see above tip), scallions (reserve just a few inexperienced elements for garnish), 1/4 cup of buffalo sauce, egg, breadcrumbs, onion powder and garlic powder in a big bowl. Combine nicely and add a pinch of salt and pepper.

4. Utilizing a small scoop or spoon, kind about 1 tbsp of the rooster combination right into a mini ball and place on lined baking sheet. Proceed with remaining rooster combination

5. Place on middle rack in oven and bake for about 18-20 minutes, turning midway via

6. Take away from oven when absolutely cooked and brush with remaining 1/4 cup buffalo sauce and garnish with remaining scallions.

Blue Cheese Dressing

1. Mix the Greek yogurt, blue cheese, garlic, lemon juice, and vinegar right into a small bowl and blend to mix. Style and season with salt and pepper

Extra Sport Day Snacks

We now have a complete assortment of Mediterranean Diet Inspired Game Day Snacks that might be good for any recreation.

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Final modified: October 12, 2022