These buffalo chicken meatballs are baked on a sheet pan with broccoli florets for the perfect meal! Drizzle with wing sauce and my greek yogurt blue cheese dressing for an extra pop of flavor! Easy meals are the name of the game right now! These buffalo chicken meatballs are filled with flavor and roasted on […]
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These buffalo chicken meatballs are baked on a sheet pan with broccoli florets for the perfect meal! Drizzle with wing sauce and my greek yogurt blue cheese dressing for an extra pop of flavor!
Easy meals are the name of the game right now!
These buffalo chicken meatballs are filled with flavor and roasted on a sheet pan with broccoli florets. Once finished, they are drizzled with buffalo wing sauce and my greek yogurt blue cheese dressing, then topped with a big shower of green onions.
The combination is fabulous! Juicy meatballs with savory flavor, refreshing bites from the herbs, a little bit of heat from the wing sauce and a cooling drizzle of yogurt blue cheese to cut the spice.
Talk about a major crowd pleaser.
I already have a slow cooker buffalo chicken meatball recipe. But this is a flavor we enjoy so much that I wanted a quick and easy weeknight version. One that I can throw together for sandwiches or right on a plate with vegetables.
See, my family goes CRAZY for meatballs – any and all kinds. The kids love them, Eddie and I love them and they are such a perfect dish for busy weeknights. Plus, they reheat super well. Put them in a wrap, eat them for a snack. The options are endless!
Our most loved vegetable is roasted broccoli, so it just made sense to combine these two favorites. It’s such a winning meal. This is something that everyone in our house will eat!
The meatballs are filled with so many ingredients that I love to serve with buffalo chicken. Things like shredded carrots, cilantro, green onions and even gorgonzola. The gorgonzola is the perfect cheese to add to meatballs because it’s so crumbly. It allows a few tiny pockets of melty cheese to sneak into each meatball!
I add a quick drizzle of wing sauce to the meatball mix too to up the flavor too.
Now I have two different methods for making the meatballs. The first includes searing them in a skillet. Once the meatballs are formed, I like to do a quick sear in a pan just to get that golden brown color. This also helps the meatballs retain some moisture!
Then, I throw them on the pan with the broccoli florets. Both the meatballs and broccoli are finished in 15 to 20 minutes. A drizzle of wing sauce, another drizzle of greek yogurt blue cheese and the dish is perfect.
This extra step takes just a few minutes and makes a big difference in my opinion.
However! If you don’t feel like browning the meatballs, you can place them right on the baking sheet to bake. They will need a bit longer in the oven, so in this case I bake them for about 10 minutes, then add the broccoli to the sheet pan and finish for another 15 to 20 minutes.
Both are easy methods.
Both are incredibly delicious!
You can serve both of these alongside rice or potatoes if you want an additional side dish. I love making this meal ahead of time to prep for lunches – the leftovers are delicious. (more…)
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