Buffalo Chicken Meatballs with Bleu Cheese Yogurt Dip

• servings: 6 servings
• active time: 40 minutes
• total time: 55 minutes

Ingredients

½ batch bleu cheese yogurt dip

For the buffalo chicken meatballs:

1 pound lean ground chicken (around 93% lean is best)

1 egg

½ cup panko breadcrumbs

¼ cup finely diced cilantro

3 tablespoons buffalo sauce (mild, medium or hot!)

1 medium carrot, finely shredded

2 tablespoons finely diced green onion

2 cloves garlic, minced

¼ teaspoon salt

Freshly ground black pepper

For tossing:

⅓ cup buffalo sauce

To garnish:

Diced green onion

Diced cilantro

Directions

Start by making the bleu cheese yogurt dip. Store in the fridge until ready to serve.

Preheat the oven: to 400 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

Form the meatballs: 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. 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.

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!

Once meatballs are done, add to a large bowl and gently toss or spoon on ⅓ cup buffalo sauce. 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.

Nutrition

• Serving Size: 3 meatballs with dip
• Calories: 271 kcal
• Total Fat: 15.6 g
• Saturated Fat: 4.7 g
• Total Carbohydrate: 10.4 g
• Dietary Fiber: 0.5 g
• Total Sugars: 3.7 g
• Protein: 21.9 g