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May 28, 2013

Buffalo Chicken Meatball Subs

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Buffalo Chicken Meatball Subs | www.chocolatemoosey.com

I think buffalo chicken is one of those trends that will never die. I remember the first time I tried buffalo chicken dip. I was hooked. Soon I made mac and cheese and quesadillas. Of course there is your traditional buffalo chicken wings and buffalo chicken salad. I think if you can add hot sauce to chicken, it will be done. Now I’m making Buffalo Chicken Meatball Subs with Garlic Blue Cheese Sauce. It’s another easy weeknight dinner that can be ready in 30 minutes.


Buffalo Chicken Meatball Subs | www.chocolatemoosey.com

These buffalo chicken meatballs are easy to whip up. Just mix a few things with ground chicken, shape, bake, and eat! The first time I made these baked meatballs, I forgot the egg and used ranch dressing, making the mixture very creamy. Although they baked just fine, they spread a bit and had flat bottoms for meatballs. The second time I made them, I remembered the egg and used dry ranch seasoning mix. Much better! The mixture is still a bit on the wet side, but you can guarantee they won’t be dry after baking!


Buffalo Chicken Meatball Subs | www.chocolatemoosey.com

Instead of marinara sauce for traditional meatball subs, I topped mine with garlic blue cheese sauce. If you are not a fan of blue cheese, feel free to use ranch dressing instead. For those of you who don’t know what buffalo chicken is, the idea originated in Buffalo, NY where chicken wings were tossed in hot sauce. There is no actual buffalo involved.

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Buffalo Chicken Meatball Subs with Garlic Blue Cheese Sauce

Buffalo Chicken Meatball Subs with Garlic Blue Cheese Sauce

Yield: 4 servings
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes

A quick weeknight dinner of buffalo chicken meatball subs topped with garlic blue cheese sauce

Ingredients

  • 1/2 pound ground chicken, thawed and patted dry
  • 1/4 cup Panko breadcrumbs
  • 2 tablespoons dry ranch mix
  • 1/4 cup onion, chopped
  • 1 garlic clove, minced
  • 2 tablespoons hot sauce
  • 1 egg, room temperature
  • 4 hoagie buns, toasted if desired

Garlic Blue Cheese Sauce

  • 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 tablespoon flour
  • 1 cup whole milk
  • 2 tablespoons crumbled blue cheese
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 400F. Line a baking tray with foil or parchment paper.
  2. In a medium bowl, combine the chicken, breadcrumbs, ranch mix, onion, garlic, hot sauce and egg until well mixed. Roll into 12 meatballs and place on the tray. Bake 20 minutes or until cooked all the way through.
  3. While the meatballs are baking, make the sauce: In a medium saucepan, melt the butter. Add the garlic and cook until the garlic starts to brown.
  4. Whisk in the flour until a paste forms. Slowly whisk in the milk until everything is smooth
  5. Bring to a boil and cook for a few minutes or until thickened. Add the blue cheese and salt then whisk until melted. Taste and adjust for cheese and salt. Remove from the heat.
  6. Depending on the size of the sandwich rolls, add about 3 or 4 meatballs per sandwich. Top with blue cheese sauce.

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Let me know what you think! Rate the recipe above, leave a comment below, and/or share a photo on Instagram using #HITKrecipesAll recipes are tested in a U.S. kitchen with U.S. ingredients at normal elevation using a conventional gas oven. Results may vary.

© Carla Cardello
 
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  1. [email protected] says

    May 28, 2013 at 7:31 AM

    LOL! Hate when I forget ingredients…it’s starting to happen a lot with my baby brain. This sounds so good!

    Reply
  2. Renee says

    May 28, 2013 at 8:17 AM

    Seriously loving the garlic blue cheese sauce. I could drown a few things with it.

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  3. Lane @ Supper for a Steal says

    May 28, 2013 at 9:30 AM

    These sound so awesome! Need to try. Love that garlic blue cheese sauce too.

    Reply
  4. [email protected] & Trinkets says

    May 28, 2013 at 10:48 AM

    Holy yum, Carla!!! This sub is insane. And buffalo chicken will NEVER go out of style. Not so long as there are bars and tailgating and sports-watching! :D

    Reply
  5. Erin @ The Spiffy Cookie says

    May 28, 2013 at 10:49 AM

    This looks incredible, but I would definitely make it with a garlic ranch sauce instead.

    Reply
  6. Cathy Pollak ~ Noble Pig says

    May 28, 2013 at 11:54 AM

    OMG, are you kidding me? I feel like I need to make these for lunch and dinner. Super-love!

    Reply
  7. Helene D'souza says

    May 28, 2013 at 12:02 PM

    I am hooked Carla. wished I could take it out of the screen and eat it all in one go. The blue cheese sauce is even giving me goose bumps, that good it sounds!

    Reply
  8. Cyndi says

    May 28, 2013 at 9:20 PM

    Great Recipe! Perfect make ahead for a busy week.

    Reply
  9. amanda @ fake ginger says

    May 28, 2013 at 10:35 PM

    It was the buffalo chicken dip that got my hooked on all things buffalo too! These look delicious – my kids go nuts for meatball anything so I know they’ll love them.

    Reply
  10. Griffin says

    May 29, 2013 at 2:48 PM

    Sounds amazing. I love all thinks Buffalo. Thanks for sharing it.

    Reply
  11. [email protected] says

    May 29, 2013 at 7:43 PM

    Flat bottoms are just no good. Glad round 2 worked well–my son would scarf these up, so I’ll send him the link. Then he can fix them for us over the summer!

    Reply
  12. Joseph says

    November 12, 2015 at 9:08 AM

    I made these for the first time yesterday. WOW!! They are absolutely delicious!! My wife was really love it…Thank you for sharing a great recipe!!

    Reply

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