Description

These amazing meatballs can be served as an appetizer or as the main dish. They're easy to prepare and are a great alternative to chicken wings.

Ingredients

• extra-virgin olive oil, for baking sheet
• 4 T.. butter
• 1/3 c. hot sauce, like Frank's RedHot
• 1/3 c. crumbled blue cheese (Parmesan cheese or cream cheese)
• kosher salt
• 1/3 c. panko bread crumbs (or almond flour for keto friendly)
• 2 stalks celery, finely chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 large egg
• 1/4 c. sliced green onions, plus more for garnish
• 1/2 t. onion powder
• 1 lb. ground chicken (or ground turkey)

Steps

1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Brush a large baking sheet with olive oil.
2. In a small saucepan over medium heat, combine butter, hot sauce and blue cheese; season with salt. Whisk until butter and cheese have melted, 2 minutes. Remove from heat; let cool.
3. Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, stir together bread crumbs, celery, garlic, egg, green onions and onion powder; season with salt. Add chicken and half of the hot sauce mixture; mix until combined.