Blue Cheese-Stuffed Buffalo Chicken Meatballs

Blue Cheese-Stuffed Buffalo Chicken Meatballs
I will be totally open about my love for all things buffalo. I am obsessed with buffalo cauliflower, buffalo chicken dip, and of course, (boneless) buffalo wings. My new appetizer addiction: buffalo chicken meatballs stuffed with a perfect nugget of blue cheese! One thing I am not crazy about though, is making a grocery run, so I was super excited to partner with Shipt to create this recipe. Shipt is new to Columbus, and the best way to describe it is like Uber for your groceries.  I will whip up something crazy out of my fridge in order to avoid shopping, and this is a perfect solution. I made these tasty meatballs using ingredients from Kroger, which were purchased by a Shipt shopper and then delivered to me. It was heavenly to cut right to the part I love best – cooking (and eating) up a storm. Find the satisfyingly spicy recipe below, followed by some more info about Shipt and how you can try it too.

Blue-Cheese Stuffed Buffalo Chicken Meatballs

Ingredients

1/2 lb. ground chicken
1/2 lb. ground Italian sausage
1/2 c. Panko breadcrumbs
1 egg, beaten
3 T. fresh parsley, chopped
3/4 c. crumbled blue cheese
1/2 c. Frank’s Red Hot Sauce
3 T. melted butter

First, using a spoon and your hands, form the blue cheese into 15 dime-sized balls and set aside. In a large bowl, use your hands to mix together ground chicken, sausage, Panko, egg, and parsley until just combined. Don’t overwork the meat mixture or it will become tough.

Stuffing the meatball with blue cheese

Next, pinch off some of the meat mixture and flatten it into a small pancake shape. Place one of the blue cheese balls in the center of the meat mixture, and fold the edges around the cheese, sealing the cheese inside. Don’t let any of the cheese show; otherwise it may leak out in the cooking process. This recipe will make around 15 meatballs,  each around the size of a half dollar.

Meatballs ready for the oven

Bake the meatballs at 425° for around 20 minutes on a wire rack, until cooked through completely. In a small bowl, mix together the hot sauce and the melted butter. Using a pastry brush, slather hot sauce mixture on each meatball, thoroughly coating the entire surface. Return meatballs to the oven for 5 more minutes to help set the sauce.

Blue Cheese Chicken Meatballs

To cool your mouth down, dunk these babies in ranch dressing if desired. Enjoy!

Blue Cheese in the Meatball

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Blue Cheese-Stuffed Buffalo Chicken Meatballs
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Serves: 15
 
Ingredients
  • ½ lb. ground chicken
  • ½ lb. ground Italian sausage
  • ½ c. Panko breadcrumbs
  • 1 egg, beaten
  • 3 T. fresh parsley, chopped
  • ¾ c. crumbled blue cheese
  • ½ c. Frank's Red Hot Sauce
  • 3 T. melted butter
Instructions
  1. First, using a spoon and your hands, form the blue cheese into 15 dime-sized balls and set aside.
  2. In a large bowl, use your hands to mix together ground chicken, sausage, Panko, egg, and parsley until just combined. Don't overwork the meat mixture or it will become tough.
  3. Next, pinch off some of the meat mixture and flatten it into a small pancake shape.
  4. Place one of the blue cheese balls in the center of the meat mixture, and fold the edges around the cheese, sealing the cheese inside. Don't let any of the cheese show; otherwise it may leak out in the cooking process.
  5. Bake the meatballs at 425° for around 20 minutes on a wire rack, until cooked through completely.
  6. In a small bowl, mix together the hot sauce and the melted butter.
  7. Using a pastry brush, slather hot sauce mixture on each meatball, thoroughly coating the entire surface.
  8. Return meatballs to the oven for 5 more minutes to help set the sauce.

More about Shipt, straight from the source: Through the Shipt app, members create grocery lists, note any preferences or substitutions, choose a one-hour delivery window and pay for their order. Shipt connects members with local Shoppers to shop at the nearest grocery store, hand picking the items and delivering to the member’s home or office within hours of the order.

Disclosure: I was given a Shipt trial in order to provide an honest review of the service. Any opinions expressed within this review are my own unbiased views.