Editors' Pick
Buffalo Chicken Cheese Balls With Blue Cheese Dip
photo by Jonathan Melendez
- Ready In:
- 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 16
- Yields:
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15-20 balls
ingredients
- 1 store-bought rotisserie-cooked chicken
- 1⁄4 cup hot sauce (recommended Frank's Red Hot)
- 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 3⁄4 cups sharp cheddar cheese, grated
- 1⁄2 cup thinly sliced green onion, green tops as well
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 3 eggs, lightly beaten
- 2 cups panko breadcrumbs
- vegetable oil, for frying
- 1 1⁄2 cups mayonnaise
- 1⁄2 cup packed blue cheese, crumbled
- 1⁄2 teaspoon hot sauce
- 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄2 lemon, juiced
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
directions
- Have oil heated to 350 degrees F.
- Pick the meat from the chicken and discard the skin, then dice.Place the chicken in a large bowl and add the hot sauce, pepper, cheese, and green onions, and toss to combine. Roll the chicken into 2-ounce balls, about the size of a golf ball.
- Place the flour, eggs, and Panko crumbs in 3 separate bowls. Roll each ball in the flour, then the egg and then the bread crumbs. Set aside.
- When the oil is hot fry the chicken balls in batches. Cook for about 2 minutes per batch. Drain on paper towels.
- To make the dip, combine all ingredients in a large bowl and adjust the seasoning if necessary. Serve the chicken alongside the dipping sauce.
Questions & Replies
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Can frozen chicken meatballs when thawed
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I'm assuming everything from the list of ingredients that doesn't go in the balls makes the dip??
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To Devin71: how much cream cheese, and did you add it to the chicken or the sauce?
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Can these be baked instead of fried? If so, how long and what temperature?
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My kids don't eat any hot, are there any other sauces that I can use to replace the Frank red hot?
Reviews
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I have made these twice. I added cream cheese on the second batch.This made them much better.
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These were sooooo wonderful. I used a pound of leftover cooked chicken breasts, chopped up in the food processor with the steel blade. I made a couple adjustments here and there for personal taste (i.e., a little less hot sauce, etc.) and next time I won't need as much flour, eggs or panko crumbs. I also made a smaller amount of dipping sauce and it was plenty. These tasted just heavenly and I'd do it all again in a heartbeat - but next time I will make them smaller, so that they each have maximum crunch coating. Everything about this recipe is winning! Thank you for posting.
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These were amazing! I brought them to a BBQ and they were gone in minutes, next time I'll have to double the recipe! I didn't make the dip, but they went quickly anyway. I also added just a little extra hot sauce. I'm sure I'll be getting requests for this every time we're invited to a BBQ.
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these are awsome, I made this recipe,the same way big daddy did the first time. The next time I put in a can of green chiles instead of green onions, It was just as good. very Yummy Recipe.........
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We just enjoyed making this as a family. And when I took them into work it was the best dishes ever!!!!
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