Blue Cheese Buffalo Chicken Balls

Ingredients

• Egg

  Whole, fresh eggs

  1 large or 50g

• Mozzarella cheese

  Part skim milk

  1 cup, shredded or 112g

• Blue cheese

  ½ cup, crumbled, not packed or 68g

• Celery

  Raw

  1 stalk, small or 17g

• Water

  Plain, clean water

  2 tbsp or 30g

• Onion powder

  Spices

  1 tsp or 2g

• Salt

  Table

  ½ tsp or 3g

• Pepper

  Spices, black

  ½ tsp or 1g

• Garlic

  Raw

  4 cloves, minced or 12g

• Paprika

  Spices

  1 tsp or 2g

• Cayenne pepper

  Spices, red or cayenne

  ½ tsp or 0.9g

• Ground chicken

  Raw

  16 oz or 454g

• Pepper or hot sauce

  Ready-to-serve

  16 tbsp or 230g

• Butter

  Unsalted

  1 cup or 227g

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 450°F and line a baking pan with parchment paper.
2. In a large bowl, combine the ground chicken, egg, mozzarella, blue cheese, celery, water, onion powder, salt, and pepper until well mixed.
3. Shape the mixture into equally portioned meatballs and place them on the prepared baking sheet.
4. Bake for about 18 minutes, or until the meatballs reach an internal temperature of 165°F.
5. While the meatballs are baking, prepare the buffalo sauce by heating butter, hot sauce, minced garlic, paprika, and cayenne pepper in a saucepan over low heat.
6. Once the meatballs are cooked, toss them in the warm buffalo sauce and serve immediately.