Apps & Sides

Smoked Buffalo Chicken Meatballs

Prep Time: 15 min

Cook Time: 45 min

Difficulty: Beginner

These smoky Buffalo chicken meatballs are packed with bold flavor, featuring a blend of Buffalo Butter Rub, parmesan, and Panko, then finished with a zesty honey-Buffalo glaze right off the recteq.

Instructions

Step 1: Burning the recteq Ultimate Blend Pellets, preheat your recteq to 225°F.
Step 2: In a large mixing bowl add chicken, recteq Buffalo Butter Rub, and Chef Greg's 4 Letter Rub, and mix well.
Step 3: Next add eggs, parmesan, and Panko. Mix well until all ingredients are well incorporated.
Step 4: Roll chicken into 3 ounce balls and place on Mesh Cooking Mat. Place recteq Mesh Cooking Mat in recteq and allow to cook until the internal temp of meatballs is 165°F.
Step 5: In a medium size sauce pan add: Buffalo sauce, butter, Adam's Southern Citrus Honey, and Worcestershire. Place in recteq and bring to a simmer, whisking often.
Step 6: When sauce is ready, remove from recteq and allow to rest. When meatballs have reached an internal temp of 165°F, remove from recteq and toss in the sauce.
Step 7: Top with Bleu Cheese and serve.

Ingredients

Serving Sizes

3 pound(s) Ground Chicken
2 tablespoon(s) Buffalo Butter Rub
1 tablespoon(s) Chef Greg's 4 Letter Rub
2 Eggs
¹/₂ cup(s) Parmesan Cheese, grated
1 cup(s) Panko Breadcrumbs
1 ¹/₂ cup(s) Buffalo Hot Sauce
¹/₂ cup(s) Butter
3 tablespoon(s) Adam's Southern Citrus Honey
2 teaspoon(s) Worcestershire
1 cup(s) Bleu Cheese Crumbles

Tools Needed

Step 1: Burning the recteq Ultimate Blend Pellets, preheat your recteq to 225°F.
Step 2: In a large mixing bowl add chicken, recteq Buffalo Butter Rub, and Chef Greg's 4 Letter Rub, and mix well.
Step 3: Next add eggs, parmesan, and Panko. Mix well until all ingredients are well incorporated.
Step 4: Roll chicken into 3 ounce balls and place on Mesh Cooking Mat. Place recteq Mesh Cooking Mat in recteq and allow to cook until the internal temp of meatballs is 165°F.
Step 5: In a medium size sauce pan add: Buffalo sauce, butter, Adam's Southern Citrus Honey, and Worcestershire. Place in recteq and bring to a simmer, whisking often.
Step 6: When sauce is ready, remove from recteq and allow to rest. When meatballs have reached an internal temp of 165°F, remove from recteq and toss in the sauce.
Step 7: Top with Bleu Cheese and serve.

Chef Pairings

Serve the meatballs warm with a side of celery sticks or over a bed of creamy mashed potatoes for a game-day favorite.