Name: Buffalo Chicken Meatball Bites
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: Chicken Meatballs:; 2 tablespoons vegetable or canola oil; 4 tablespoons butter; 1/3 cup wing sauce/ hot sauce; 1 pound ground chicken; 1 egg; 1 teaspoon granulated garlic powder; 3/4 cup plain breadcrumbs; salt, and pepper to taste; 1/3 cup minced celery chopped is optional; Dipping Sauce:; 3/4 cup sour cream; 1/3 cup blue cheese crumbles; 1/3 cup whole milk or half and half; 3 tablespoons Hellmann mayonnaise; 1 teaspoon granulated garlic powder; salt and pepper to taste; dash of cayenne pepper or a dash of hot sauce; 1 tablespoon white vinegar; Note: you can also just use a refrigerated brand of blue cheese salad dressing or ranch dressing.

For those of us that love those classic buffalo wings on game day, but sometimes the price of ordering out doesn't quite fit in this month's budget we created a mini meatballs ground chicken buffalo bite to satisfy that craving!

These chicken bites have the same buffalo flavors we all know and love and are super easy to make.

Ground chicken is formed into meatballs with breadcrumbs and plenty of seasoning, backed with hot sauce, and for an optional little crunch inside we added some chopped celery.

Baked, Fried, or Air Fried, we have you covered in less than 30 minutes you'll have these delicious buffalo chicken meatballs appetizers on your tables just in time for your favorite game, family gathering, or just because you're a huge buffalo wing fan!

Our recipe is easy for these meatball bites and they also are economical in comparison to actual chicken wings plus they are easier to eat.

If you love blue cheese or ranch for dipping we also included a wonderful dipping sauce with blue cheese crumbles our first favorite but you can also try our other Homemade Chicken Wing Dipping Sauces we have 14 different kinds!

Scroll down to the recipe card at the end for a printable copy of this recipe.

mini meatball buffalo chicken bite appetizers

Chicken Mini Meatballs Appetizer Bites Step by Step:

pick a cooking method below and follow the cooking instructions
make the dipping sauce preferred (we make blue cheese) and refrigerate it for later
mix the meatballs mixture and roll into balls around 35
bake, fry, or air fry until the internal temperature using an instant-read thermometer is at 165 degrees
cool a few minutes after cooking before eating these will be hot!
serve with your condiment, dipping sauce, or salad dressings

Ingredients You Will Need (scroll down for exact measurements

vegetable or canola oil
butter
wing sauce/ hot sauce
ground chicken
egg
granulated garlic powder
plain breadcrumbs
salt, and pepper to taste
minced celery chopped is optional

Optional Serving Ideas:

Vegetable Platters: add vegetable sticks with the meatballs using carrots, celery, sliced cucumbers, olives,
Premade Dips: serve with refrigerated premade dips (onion dip, ranch dip, blue cheese dip)
Shrimp or Chopped Imitation Crab meat: substitute seafood for ground chicken and use the same binding ingredients, however, use just the baking or air frying methods for cooking
Ground Beef, Pork, or Turkey: substitute another ground meat with the same binding ingredients
Shredded Rotisserie Chicken: use the same binding ingredients (these will take less time) place the meat in the food processor and pulse until shredded add one extra egg and increase the bread crumbs to 1/4 cup.
Bacon and Cheese: melt the cheese you prefer(we use swiss, provolone, Havarti, or mozzarella) with crumbled cooked bacon on top of the meatballs
Olives and Peppers: serve with sliced black olives, roasted or hot peppers chopped peppers on top of the meatballs

Alternate Cooking Methods:

Baking: preheat the oven to 400 degrees place on a parchment-lined baking pan and bake for around 20 to 25 minutes
Air Fried: preheat the air fryer to 400 degrees. Spray the basket and air fry for 11 to 15 minutes until golden brown.

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Buffalo Game Day Meatball Appetizers

If you're looking for a great recipe to feed a crowd, these will be perfect for those buffalo chicken wings lovers out there.

These will take only a few minutes to fry, bake, or air fry and are the perfect addition to that assorted appetizer tray for game day and a delicious bite.

If you're not fond of using ground chicken try using a substitute listed above.

This recipe is the perfect addition for all chicken wings lovers out there so give this one a try and enjoy this easy economical recipe!