I am currently headed to the freezer to see if I have any ground chicken. Following recipe is a good swap when you crave something like this:
-MM
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Dani SpiesSpicy Buffalo Chicken Meatballs
Ingredients
1 pound ground white meat chicken
1/2 small onion, grated
2 cloves garlic, grated
1/2 cup parsley, chopped
1 tsp of smoked Paprika
¼ tsp cayenne pepper
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
1/2 cup hot sauce (I use Wing-Time)
Garnishes:Blue Cheese Dressing
A couple of handfuls celery sticks
A couple of handfuls carrot sticks
Directions
Preheat oven to 400F.
In a large bowl, combine the ground chicken, onion, garlic, parsley, paprika and cayenne. Season with salt and black pepper.
Take
about two tablespoons of meat mixture and roll between the palms of
your hand to form a meatball about the size of a golf ball.
Place
meatballs on a rimmed baking sheet lightly coated with cooking spray.
Pop them in the oven and cook for 15-20 minutes or until they are
cooked through.
While the meatballs are baking, heat the hot sauce in a large skillet. Toss the baked meatballs in the hot sauce to coat.
Serve the meatballs with celery and carrot sticks and blue cheese dressing.
Makes 16 meatballs.Nutritional Analysis
Four Meatballs:
Calories: 184; Total Fat: 6.5g; Saturated Fat: 0.5g; Cholesterol: 75mg;
Sodium: 333mg; Carbohydrate: 5g; Dietary Fiber: 0.8g; Sugars: 1.4g;
Protein: 29.2g
Dip in THIS!
Rich & Creamy Blue Cheese Dressing (without the fat!)
Ingredients
1 garlic clove, crushed
2 tsp minced shallot
1 tbsp. of red wine vinegar
1 tsp. of Worchestire
2/3 cup of plain no fat Greek yogurt
2 tbsp of crumbled blue cheese
1 tbsp of skim milk
Salt and pepperDirections
Combine all ingredients and enjoy!
Makes 6 - 2tbsp. servingsNutritional Analysis
2 tbsp of dressing:
Calories: 30; Total Fat: 1g; Saturated Fat: 0.7g; Cholesterol: 4mg;
Sodium: 60mg; Carbohydrate: 2.1g; Dietary Fiber: 0.81g; Sugars: 1.6g;
Protein: 3.2g
-MM
Source: Dani Spies
Spicy Buffalo Chicken Meatballs
1 pound ground white meat chicken
1/2 small onion, grated
2 cloves garlic, grated
1/2 cup parsley, chopped
1 tsp of smoked Paprika
¼ tsp cayenne pepper
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
1/2 cup hot sauce (I use Wing-Time)
Garnishes:Blue Cheese Dressing
A couple of handfuls celery sticks
A couple of handfuls carrot sticks
Directions
Preheat oven to 400F.In a large bowl, combine the ground chicken, onion, garlic, parsley, paprika and cayenne. Season with salt and black pepper.
Take about two tablespoons of meat mixture and roll between the palms of your hand to form a meatball about the size of a golf ball.
Place meatballs on a rimmed baking sheet lightly coated with cooking spray. Pop them in the oven and cook for 15-20 minutes or until they are cooked through.
While the meatballs are baking, heat the hot sauce in a large skillet. Toss the baked meatballs in the hot sauce to coat.
Serve the meatballs with celery and carrot sticks and blue cheese dressing.
Makes 16 meatballs.
Nutritional Analysis
Four Meatballs: Calories: 184; Total Fat: 6.5g; Saturated Fat: 0.5g; Cholesterol: 75mg; Sodium: 333mg; Carbohydrate: 5g; Dietary Fiber: 0.8g; Sugars: 1.4g; Protein: 29.2gDip in THIS!
Rich & Creamy Blue Cheese Dressing (without the fat!)
Ingredients
1 garlic clove, crushed2 tsp minced shallot
1 tbsp. of red wine vinegar
1 tsp. of Worchestire
2/3 cup of plain no fat Greek yogurt
2 tbsp of crumbled blue cheese
1 tbsp of skim milk
Salt and pepper
Directions
Combine all ingredients and enjoy!Makes 6 - 2tbsp. servings
Nutritional Analysis
2 tbsp of dressing: Calories: 30; Total Fat: 1g; Saturated Fat: 0.7g; Cholesterol: 4mg; Sodium: 60mg; Carbohydrate: 2.1g; Dietary Fiber: 0.81g; Sugars: 1.6g; Protein: 3.2g