Buffalo Chicken Meatballs with Bleu Cheese Yogurt Dip

Ingredients

buffalo chicken meatballs

• 1 lb lean ground chicken
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cups panko breadcrumbs
• 1/4 cups finely diced cilantro
• 3 tbsp buffalo sauce
• 1 medium carrot, finely shredded
• 2 tbsp finely diced green onion
• 2 garlic, minced
• 1/4 tsp salt
• freshly ground black pepper
• 1/3 cups buffalo sauce

To garnish

• diced green onion
• diced cilantro

Instructions

1. Start by making the bleu cheese yogurt dip. Store in the fridge until ready to serve.
2. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
3. In a large bowl, add the ground chicken, egg, breadcrumbs, cilantro, buffalo sauce, shredded carrot, diced green onion, garlic and salt and pepper; mix until well combined.
4. Use clean hands to form into 20 meatballs. Place meatballs on the prepared pan and bake for 12-15 minutes or until a meat thermometer reads 165 degrees F.
5. Tip for forming meatballs: keep a small bowl of water to dip your hands in before forming each meatball. It makes it so much easier!
6. Once meatballs are done, add to a large bowl and gently toss or spoon on ⅓ cup buffalo sauce.
7. Serve immediately and garnish with scallions/cilantro. Feel free to drizzle or dip the meatballs in the bleu cheese yogurt sauce and serve celery and carrot sticks on the side.