Buffalo Chicken Poppers is a mild popper filled with chicken, cheese, green onions, and Frank’s Hot Sauce, served with homemade Blue Cheese Sauce.
My husband and kids love chicken wings! Especially barbeque and hot wings. Me not so much! I guess it’s the mom in me that is against anything that takes 50 wet ones to clean up or the fact that they have so little meat on them that you have to order like 60 to even satisfy a couple of people. With that being said, we are quickly approaching the AFC & NFC Championship football games where the Broncos are taking on the New England Patriots.
We have high hopes that the Broncos are going to be playing in the Super Bowl this year! So it is time for me to get my game on or game food on the table that is. This year’s playback highlight will be these Buffalo Chicken Poppers. Below I give you the play by play on how to make this amazing game snack, making you the household food champion of this year’s football season.
Enjoy! XOXO San
How do you make Buffalo Chicken Poppers?
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Heat oil in a deep saute pan or Fry Daddy to 350 F.
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Pick the meat off 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.
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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.
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Fry the chicken balls in heated oil in batches. Cook for about 2 minutes per batch. Remove the chicken to paper towel lined plate to drain the excess oil.
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Combine all ingredients in a large bowl and adjust the seasoning if necessary. Serve the chicken alongside the dipping sauce.
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Buffalo Chicken Poppers
Ingredients
Buffalo Chicken Poppers
- 1 store-bought rotisserie chicken
- 1/4 cup Frank's Red Hot sauce
- 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 3/4 cups sharp cheddar cheese shredded
- 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 blue cheese crumbled
- 1/2 teaspoon hot sauce
- 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 lemon juiced
- 1 teaspoon chopped garlic
Instructions
Buffalo Chicken Poppers
- Heat oil in a deep saute pan or Fry Daddy to 350 F.
- Pick the meat off 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.
- Fry the chicken balls in heated oil in batches. Cook for about 2 minutes per batch. Remove the chicken to paper towel lined plate to drain the excess oil.
Blue Cheese Dip
- Combine all ingredients in a large bowl and adjust the seasoning if necessary. Serve the chicken alongside the dipping sauce.
Kids review: Score! Touch down with these. I loved them even more after watching them eat them as they didn’t require the massive amount of wet ones or wipe downs as chicken wings do. Only our oldest child loved the blue cheese sauce, the others wanted ketchup.
Adapted from Aaron McCargo, Jr.
These look amazing! My husband and I love wings and usually opt for the boneless ones since they are easier to eat. Can’t wait to try these out. Thanks for sharing! Pinning 🙂
*Visiting from The Tasty Fork Wake Up Wednesdays*
Thanks for coming over – see you next week for sure! San
These look definitely like they belong in our snack line this Sunday for the football game. 🙂 Looking forward to making them (and they don’t look too difficult to make :)) Thank you for the post!
Sandra, these look SO much easier to eat than regular wings (which are delicious but a disaster to eat)! We always make a big batch of wings over the holidays with my 10 year old nephews. They get a kick out of seeing just how spicy they can go with their sauce. I’ll have to try these with them next year! Pinning for later 🙂
Amy – they will love these! Add extra Franks hot sauce – they will love it. 10 year old boys eat more than most adults, so maybe double the batch…lol! xoxo San
These look awesome for a game night! I’m in San Francisco and the 49ers are playing this Sunday and thinking of making this recipe for it. Pinning it now! Thanks for sharing 🙂
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Sandra – I hope you are able to make them they are so good! If you are making these for adults you can add some extra hot sauce! I would if my kids weren’t here eating them too! (lol)
Have a great weekend. Used to travel the bay area all the time and miss it so much especially – Sonoma area beautiful!!! Let me know how it goes if you do it. See you around. Followed you back on FB and Twitter. xoxo San
I could use a dash of sanity after this week! This chicken looks great, think the hubby and I will love it!!
Terry – Wish we were neighbors and I would bring some “sanity” to you! Thank goodness for the weekend! And a 3 day weekend at that. xoxo San
I looove Buffalo chicken, so I cannot wait to try this out!!! Stopping by from In and Out of the Kitchen Link Party #52.
-Amber
I can’t wait to try these! I also love buffalo wings and have complained in the past that there wasn’t enough meat on the bones. I think this is the perfect alternative!
Thanks so much for sharing on Turn It Up Tuesday! We love having you! 🙂
LOVE these Sandra and your photo is amazing. Makes me want to reach in and grab them all! Am visiting from the Happiness Homemade Link Party!
I would much rather have these than wings. Wings are to much work, and these sound too good to pass up.
I’d love if you would drop by my Super Bowl Eats and Treats Linky Party, and share your recipe! You can link up any crafts, appetizers, sandwiches, desserts, anything that says “Super Bowl” to you! We would love to have you!
http://www.thefreshmancook.blogspot.com/2014/01/super-bowl-linky-party.html
AND…..another wonderful recipe. Thank you so much for linking up! ~Tammy
These look so great, and you’re right. I HATE the clean up post-wings. But these I could do. Perfect Football Food! Pinning.
And I found you via the Adventures in Pinterest linkup on Mamabub!
Thanks Anna – heading over to check out your blog right now. Thanks for stopping by. San
Perfect Super Bowl food! I love the taste but hate the mess – so these are perfect! Thanks for linking to the In and Out of the Kitchen Link Party. Hope to see you next week.
These are my husbands favorites. I have made these for years. Very good.
OM gosh, my mouth is watering! Buffalo chicken just happens to be my favorite! I pinned this to my food board. Can’t wait to try the recipe! Thanks so much for sharing, and have a great week!
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These sound great!!! Pretty sure I’d end up eating the Bleu Cheese Dip straight, though…
Pinning!!!
– Brooke –
Thank you for this great recipe! I made it for a Superbowl Party yesterday. It was a contest and I won! Yay! It was great! I made the balls a little smaller so it would be 1 bite.
Hi Sandra! These look amazing! Just wondering if you have any idea of an estimated amount of chicken, the one I have is about 4 lbs. Thanks!!