Rachael Rays Buffalo Chicken Meatballs Recipes

THE MEATBALL SHOP'S MINI BUFFALO CHICKEN BALLS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 450°F
• Drizzle the vegetable oil into a 9x13-inch baking dish and use your hand to evenly coat the entire surface
• Set aside
• Combine the butter and hot sauce in a small saucepan, and cook over low heat, whisking until the butter is melted and fully incorporated
• Remove from the heat and allow the mixture to cool for 10 minutes
• Combine the ground chicken, hot sauce mixture, egg, celery, bread crumbs, and salt in a large mixing bowl and mix by hand until thoroughly incorporated
• Roll the mixture into round, ¾-inch balls, making sure to pack the meat firmly
• Place the balls in the prepared baking dish, being careful to line them up snugly and in even rows vertically and horizontally to form a grid
• The meatballs should be touching one another
• Roast for 15 to 20 minutes, or until the meatballs are firm and cooked through
• A meat thermometer inserted into the center of a meatball should read 165°F
• Allow the meatballs to cool for 5 minutes in the baking dish before serving

BUFFALO CHICKEN MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400F
• In a large mixing bowl, combine the ground chicken with the onion, garlic and parsley, and season with salt and freshly ground black pepper
• Flatten out the meat in the bowl and score it into four portions using the side of your hand
• Shape each portion into four balls you should have sixteen meatballs in total
• Arrange the meatballs on a nonstick sheet pan and drizzle them with EVOO
• Place in the oven and bake until the meatballs are cooked through and golden brown, about 10-12 minutes
• While the meatballs are baking, melt the butter in a large skillet over medium heat
• Add the hot sauce and whisk to combine
• Toss the baked meatballs in the hot sauce to coat
• Transfer the meatballs to a serving platter and spike each one with a toothpick or serving fork
• Place the bleu cheese dressing in a small serving bowl and garnish with scallions
• Serve the meatballs with the bleu cheese dressing, celery and carrot sticks alongside

RACHAEL RAY'S BUFFALO CHICKEN MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 400ºF.
• In a large mixing bowl, combine the ground chicken with the onion, garlic and parsley and season with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
• Flatten out the meat in the bowl and score it into four portions using the side of your hand. Shape each portion into four balls - you should have sixteen meatballs in total.
• Wash your hands after handling the raw poultry.
• Arrange the meatballs on a nonstick sheet pan and drizzle them with extra-virgin olive oil.
• Place in the oven and bake until the meatballs are cooked through and golden brown, about 10-12 minutes.
• While the meatballs are baking, melt the butter in a large skillet over medium heat.
• Add the hot sauce and whisk to combine.
• Toss the baked meatballs in the hot sauce to coat.
• Serve the meatballs with a bowl of blue cheese dressing garnished with scallions, celery and carrot sticks alongside.

MINI CHICKEN SAUSAGE MEATBALLS WITH GNOCCHI AND TOMATO SAUCE

Steps:

• Bring a pot of water to a boil for gnocchi. Salt boiling water but wait a while to drop in gnocchi.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Place chicken in a medium bowl with grill seasoning and fennel seeds. Pile sun-dried tomatoes on top of each other in small stacks then slice into thin strips. Coarsely chop the thin strips and add to bowl. Stack the basil leaves together then roll them up into a log. Shred the basil by thinly slicing the log. Add the half the basil to the bowl. Drizzle extra-virgin olive oil over the bowl. Mix chicken together, roll into mini balls, 1 1/2 inches across, and arrange on a nonstick cookie sheet. Bake at 400 degrees F for 10 to12 minutes or until firm and lightly golden.
• Heat a large skillet over medium heat. To the hot skillet, add extra-virgin olive oil, 2 turns of the pan then the garlic, onions and crushed red pepper flakes. Cook until tender, about 5 to 6 minutes. Add crushed tomatoes, tomato sauce and season sauce with salt and pepper.
• Drop gnocchi in boiling water and cook 5 minutes or to package directions.
• Stir basil into sauce to wilt it. Drain gnocchi and arrange on a platter. Remove balls from oven and add to gnocchi, equally distributing them. Sprinkle cheese over meatballs and hot dumplings then top with sauce by carefully ladling it all over and around the platter. Gently toss to combine then serve with crusty bread and Peppery Salad.
• Place the steak seasoning and vinegar in the bottom of a small bowl then whisk in extra-virgin olive oil and let dressing stand 10 to 15 minutes.
• Add the radishes, peppers, pickled vegetables, arugula and parsley to a salad bowl. When you're ready to serve the salad, dress it, toss and season it with salt, if necessary, to taste.

BUFFALO CHICKEN MEATBALLS

Steps:

• For the meatballs: Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with a silicone mat or parchment paper covered with cooking spray.
• Combine the chicken, breadcrumbs, celery, hot sauce, egg, scallion, garlic and some salt and pepper in a bowl. Gently mix until well combined, being careful not to overmix. Using a tablespoon measure, remove scoops of the mixture, roll into balls and put onto the prepared baking sheet. Bake until cooked through and browned, about 15 minutes.
• For the sauce. Meanwhile, in a saute pan over medium-low heat, melt the butter with the hot sauce, stirring to combine. Once the meatballs are cooked, add to the sauce and toss to coat well.
• Transfer the meatballs to a platter. Sprinkle over the gorgonzola and celery leaves. Serve with the celery stalks and leaves on the side, as well as some toothpicks to skewer the meatballs as they are devoured.

BUFFALO CHICKEN AND BLUE RANCH STATEMENT SALAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Gather your ingredients.
• For the blue ranch: In a bowl, whisk up sour cream, buttermilk and juice of 1 lemon. Finely chop the herbs, peel and grate in garlic and add to dressing. Add salt and pepper. Taste dressing. Crumble the smoked blue cheese if using or just add the store-bought crumbles; stir in.
• For the buffalo chicken: Remove skin from chicken, remove the chicken from bones and pull, shred or chop into bite-size pieces. Heat a skillet over medium to medium-high heat and melt butter. When it foams, grate or chop the garlic and swirl in the butter for a minute. Add hot sauce, Worcestershire sauce, chicken and stock and simmer until most of the liquids are absorbed. Remove from heat.
• For the salad: Core and chop iceberg lettuce and spread across a large cutting board. Chop romaine lettuce and scatter to combine with the iceberg lettuce. Arrange the chips on a tray and warm in oven 2 to 3 minutes. Thinly slice or cut radishes into matchsticks using a box grater or mandoline, and do the same with carrots. Thinly slice celery on bias and add all the vegetables to the salad.
• Top the salad with dressing, top the dressed greens with warm chips then with buffalo chicken and then top that with the scallions and pickled jalapenos.

HOT BUFFALO CHICKEN SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium high heat. Season chicken with salt, pepper, paprika and chili powder. Drizzle breast with a little extra virgin olive oil to coat. Pan grill chicken breasts 5 minutes on each side.
• Heat a metal or oven safe glass bowl over low heat and melt butter in the bowl. Add hot sauce to the butter and combine. When the chicken breasts are done, remove from pan and add to the bowl and coat evenly with hot sauce mixture.
• Place chicken breasts on bun bottoms and top with crisp lettuce. Combine sour cream, scallions and blue cheese and slather bun tops with blue cheese sour cream. Affix bun tops on sandwiches and serve with remaining sauce for dipping your veggies. Arrange Buffalo Chicken Sandwiches on dinner plates with red onion, celery and carrot sticks.