Buffalo Meatball Pumpkins
These delicious Buffalo Meatball Pumpkins are a fun, adorable addition to any Halloween party. If you want to make something special for the kids and the weird Halloween food is not for you, make these cute chicken meatballs look like pumpkins. Insert a tip of the pretzel rod or stick into the tops of meatballs for a pumpkin stem. A small piece of parsley will work for a pumpkin leaf.
They do look cute, and besides, they are the meat lover’s dream. They are chicken meat mixed with bread crumbs, blue cheese, ranch dressing, and wing sauce. Shaped into meatballs, baked to delicious perfection and covered with dressing mixture. Each one is perfect for bite-sized snacking! This dish is flavorful and quick to make. Moreover, this recipe uses simple ingredients and relies on add-ins you are likely to have on hand. Seriously, what’s not to love?
To make the Buffalo Meatball Pumpkins, you will need the following ingredients:
Steps to make Buffalo Meatball Pumpkins
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1
Heat oven and prepare baking sheet
5min
Preheat the oven to 350 ºF and line a rimmed baking sheet with foil and spray with cooking spray.
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2
Make meatball mixture
2min
In a bowl, place 1 pound ground chicken breast, 1 cup panko bread crumbs, ¼ cup crumbled blue cheese, 1 beaten egg, and 2 tablespoons each of ranch dressing and buffalo wing sauce and mix just until combined.
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3
Shape meatballs
3min
Using about 1 tablespoon of the meatball mixture for each meatball, shape the mixture into 16 meatballs and place on the prepared baking sheet.
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4
Bake
18min
Bake the meatballs for 18 minutes or until done.
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5
Make dressing mixture
2min
Melt 3 tablespoons of butter. In a small bowl, combine melted butter with 4 tablespoons ranch dressing and 3 tablespoons buffalo wing sauce. Whisk together until the mixture is smooth.
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6
Dip meatballs into dressing mixture
3min
Once baked, dip the meatballs, 1 at a time, into dressing mixture, turning to completely coat all sides. Transfer the meatballs in a single layer to a platter.
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7
Decorate
2min
Break the ends off of the pretzel rods. Cut a small hole in the top of each meatball and insert the pretzel pieces into the meatballs. Add parsley leaves.
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8
Serve
Serve and enjoy!
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