Copy Cat Creations: Buffalo Meatballs

Sunday, November 4, 2012

Buffalo Meatballs

Good Afternoon and Happy Football Sunday!! It's time for another savory snack! In honor of a sports afternoon in this house (both football and NASCAR are on!), we're doing a twist on a fan favorite: Buffalo Balls! It's the spicy and tangy-ness of a wing, but in meatball form! Yum! This recipe is adapted from one I found on Pinterest and I'm super excited to give them a try!

What you need for the meatballs:
1 1/4 pound ground turkey
3 oz cream cheese
2 eggs
1/4 C chopped celery (diced finely)
1/4 C crumbled blue cheese
2-3 T plain bread crumbs

What you need for the sauce:
1 stick of butter (melted)
1 C buffalo sauce (I used Frank's)

1. Combine all of the meatball ingredients except the breadcrumbs in a medium bowl. The mix will be sticky and gooey so add some plain crumbs to dry out the mixture a bit. Ours used about 2-3 tablespoons. (I am sorry but I didn't have my camera this morning and didn't have pictures of this process.)

2. Refrigerate the balls for about 20 minutes to firm up (the cream cheese can make them a bit fragile).

3. Meanwhile, line a cookie sheet with parchment paper and preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

4. Pull your mixture from the fridge. Form into about 1 inch balls- careful not to make them too big- and placed on prepared cookie sheet.

5. Bake for 10 minutes; take them out and flip. Bake for another 12-14 minutes until meatballs are cooked through (I always cut one in half to be sure).

This is half-way cooked.

Flipped...

6. While your balls are baking, begin preparing the sauce. In a saucepan, melt your stick of butter; then add the buffalo sauce. Mix thoroughly.

Cooked all the way through...

7. Spread about 1/3 of the buffalo sauce on the bottom of a crockpot and turn it on low. When the meatballs are done, transfer to crock pot. Pour the remaining sauce on top.

Everything should be hot so you can go ahead and try one now; the crock will just help keep them warm as you snack all afternoon ;) Try serving with celery sticks and ranch dressing- yum!!