Touchdown Buffalo Meatballs

Name: Touchdown Buffalo Meatballs
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: Vegetable oil for brushing; 1 cup sour cream; 3/4 cup panko breadcrumbs; 1 large egg; 3 carrots; 3 stalks celery plus 1 tablespoon chopped celery leaves; 1 pound ground meatloaf mix or blend of ground pork, beef and / or veal; 4 scallions finely chopped; 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley; 1 clove garlic grated; 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper; Kosher salt; 1 tablespoon unsalted butter; 1 cup low-sodium chicken broth; 3/4 cup Buffalo hot sauce I used Frank’s RedHot Buffalo Sauce; 1/2 cup ketchup; 1/2 cup crumbled blue cheese (2 ounces)

by Mary @ Home is Where the Boat Is

6 servings

45 min

Score a touchdown on game day with these Buffalo Meatballs!

Buffalo Meatballs are the perfect appetizer in your line up of game day or Super Bowl party snacks! They can be made ahead and reheated in Buffalo sauce for a crowd-pleasing snack for kick off or at half time.

They start with a pound ground meatloaf mix (a blend of ground pork, beef and veal). Use a combination of just ground beef and pork if you prefer or if you can’t find meatloaf mix. Add grated carrot, chopped celery including leaves, panko bread crumbs , an egg, a little sour cream and seasoning.

Form into 1-inch balls and bake on parchment lined baking sheet until browned and cooked through, about 12 minutes.

To make buffalo sauce, saute scallions in butter, add chicken broth, hot sauce and ketchup and simmer until the sauce thickens slightly, about 8 minutes.

Serve with blue cheese dip, carrots and celery.

As a tasty alternative , served on a roll:

Buffalo Meatball Sliders with Blue Cheese Cole Slaw

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Yield 6 servings
Time spent: Prep time: 15 Minutes Cook time: 30 Minutes Total time: 45 min

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Ingredients

Vegetable oil for brushing
1 cup sour cream
3/4 cup panko breadcrumbs
1 large egg
3 carrots
3 stalks celery plus 1 tablespoon chopped celery leaves
1 pound ground meatloaf mix or blend of ground pork, beef and / or veal
4 scallions finely chopped
1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
1 clove garlic grated
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
Kosher salt
1 tablespoon unsalted butter
1 cup low-sodium chicken broth
3/4 cup Buffalo hot sauce I used Frank’s RedHot Buffalo Sauce
1/2 cup ketchup
1/2 cup crumbled blue cheese (2 ounces)

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F and line baking sheet with parchment paper.
Mix 2 tablespoons sour cream, the panko and egg in a large bowl; let sit 5 minutes.
Grate 1 carrot and 1 celery stalk into the bowl with the panko mixture. Add the meat, celery leaves, half of the scallions, the parsley, garlic, cayenne and 1/2 teaspoon salt and mix with your hands until combined.
Dampen your hands and shape the mixture into 36 mini meatballs (about 1 inch each); arrange on the prepared baking sheet.
Bake until browned and cooked through, about 12 minutes.
Meanwhile, melt the butter in a Dutch oven or large pot over medium-high heat. Add the remaining scallions and cook until wilted, 1 minute.
Add the chicken broth, hot sauce and ketchup; bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to medium low. Simmer until the sauce thickens slightly, about 8 minutes.
Add the meatballs; simmer until tender, about 8 more minutes.
Mix the blue cheese and 3/4 cup sour cream in a medium bowl.
Transfer the meatballs to serving bowl and serve with blue cheese dip, cut carrots and celery.

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