BUFFALO CHICKEN MEATBALL SUBS (SLOW COOKER)

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"How would you like to come home from a long day at work and be greeted to a crock pot filled with warm, spicy buffalo chicken meatballs?" - Lauren Keating, crock-pot.com

Provided by rpgaymer

Categories     Meatballs

Time 9h20m

Yield 4 sandwhiches, 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 11

1 teaspoon vegetable oil
1 lb lean ground chicken
3/4 cup dry breadcrumbs
1 carrot, peeled & minced
1 stalk celery, minced
1 egg, lightly beaten
2 tablespoons hot sauce (a buffalo style sauce like Frank's Red Hot)
1 cup hot sauce (a buffalo style sauce like Frank's Red Hot)
1/4 cup blue cheese, crumbled
2 tablespoons Greek yogurt
4 bread (sub rolls or large hot dog buns)

Steps:

  • Heat oven to 450. Coat bottom of a baking dish with oil.
  • In a large bowl, combine ground chicken, bread crumbs, carrot, celery, egg, and 2 tablespoons buffalo sauce; mix until just incorporated. Firmly roll the mixture into 12 balls, about 2 inches each; place in prepared dish.
  • Bake 15 minutes, or until lightly browned and cooked through.
  • Transfer meatballs to slow cooker. Pour remaining 1 cup buffalo sauce on top. Cover and cook on low 8 to 10 hours.
  • Keep warm until ready to eat.
  • Combine the blue cheese and yogurt in a small dish. Use the back of a spoon to mash it into a smooth paste. To serve, spread cut rolls with blue cheese spread. Top with meatballs. Spoon on additional sauce from bottom of slow cooker, as desired.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 281.8, Fat 8, SaturatedFat 2.9, Cholesterol 118.7, Sodium 2056.4, Carbohydrate 17.7, Fiber 1.7, Sugar 3, Protein 33

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