The BEST Buffalo Chicken Meatballs | Baked Chicken Meatball Recipe

cream cheese

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: sour cream

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess

blue cheese dressing

🥗Healthier: ranch dressing

💰Cheaper: homemade yogurt dressing

Ranch dressing is a milder alternative and often cheaper.

Welcome to the kitchen and introduction to the recipe.

Make a vegetable flavor paste using garlic, onions, celery, carrots, and red bell pepper in a food processor until finely chopped.

Prepare a dipping sauce with zero percent Greek yogurt, light sour cream, ranch seasoning, and a splash of vinegar, adjusting consistency with water as needed.

Cook the vegetable paste in olive oil over medium heat until softened, seasoning with salt and pepper and adding chicken bouillon paste for flavor.

In a mixing container, combine ground chicken, seasoned panko bread crumbs, 2 eggs, softened vegetable paste, bay seasoning, smoked paprika, and Frank's RedHot, mixing gently to avoid overmixing.

Form small meatballs slightly larger than a golf ball, placing them on a baking sheet with space in between.

Spray the meatballs with oil and bake in a 400-degree oven on convection for 20 to 30 minutes until browned.

Prepare buffalo sauce by melting butter and mixing with Frank's RedHot and Worcestershire sauce until uniform in color.

Check the meatballs for browning and doneness, allowing them to cool before handling.

Chop chives and add them to the bowl with the meatballs, handling gently.

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