Buffalo Chicken Cheese Balls

 

Buffalo Chicken Cheese Balls

Ingredients
  

  • 1 store-bought rotisserie chicken
  • 1/4 cup hot sauce (or to taste)
  • 1 tsp ground black pepper
  • 1 3/4 cup Ellsworth Sharp Cheddar, shredded
  • 1/4 cup sliced green onions
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 3 eggs, lightly beaten
  • 1 cup panko bread crumbs
  • vegetable oil for frying

Method
 

  1. Heat oil to 350°F
  2. Pick meat from chicken, discard the skin, and shred meat
  3. Place chicken in large bowl and add hot sauce, pepper, cheese, and green onions and mix
  4. Roll chicken into 2oz balls (about golf ball size)
  5. Place flour, eggs, and bread crumbs into 3 separate bowls. Roll each ball in the flour, then the egg, then the bread crumbs. Set aside
  6. When the oil is hot, deep fry the chicken balls in batches. Cook for about 2 min per batch. Remove chicken to paper towel lined plate to drain excess oil. 
  7. Serve with desired dipping sauce

Notes

Adapted from Food Network. 

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