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Buffalo Chicken Cheese Balls

Recipe courtesy of Food Network and AARON MCCARGO JR.
Cook Time 10 minutes
Servings 15 Chicken Balls

Ingredients

  • 1 store-bought rotisserie chicken
  • 1/4 cup hot sauce recommended: Frank's Red Hot
  • 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 1 3/4 cups sharp Cheddar
  • 1/4 cup freshly sliced scallions
  • 1 cups all-purpose flour
  • 3 eggs lightly beaten
  • 2 cups panko bread crumbs
  • Vegetable oil for frying
  • Blue Cheese Dip:
  • 1 1/2 cups mayonnaise
  • 1/2 cup packed blue cheese broken up
  • 1/2 teaspoon hot sauce
  • 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 lemon juiced
  • 1 teaspoon chopped garlic

Instructions

  • Have oil heated to 350 degrees F.
  • Pick the meat from the chicken and discard the skin. Place the chicken in a large bowl and add the hot sauce, pepper, cheese, and scallions, and toss to combine. Roll the chicken into 2-ounce balls, about the size of a golf ball.
  • Place the flour, eggs, and bread crumbs in 3 separate bowls. Roll each ball in the flour, then the egg and then the bread crumbs. Set aside.
  • When the oil is hot fry the chicken balls in batches. Cook for about 2 minutes per batch. Remove the chicken to paper towel lined plate to drain the excess oil.
  • To make the sauce, combine all ingredients in a large bowl and adjust the seasoning if necessary. Serve the chicken alongside the dipping sauce.