Baked buffalo meatballs with dill sauce are perfect finger food for a party and they are a recipe that can be made in advance. Serve buffalo meatballs with the creamy dill sauce on the side for dippin'.
Make Buffalo Meatballs Gluten Free
Need gluten free meatballs? No problem - pulverize instant oats in a food processor and substitute them for the panko breadcrumbs. Or buy gluten free panko breadcrumbs.
Buffalo Meatballs Dinner Ideas:
This buffalo meatballs recipe can be served as an appetizer or us the meatballs and make:
- a green salad with meatballs and a creamy dill dressing
- add pasta and your favorite marinara and skip the dill sauce
- add it to orzo and broth for a meatball soup
- make a quinoa, vegetable, and meatball bowl
Things In My Kitchen:
- Toothpicks - These are affordable plus got a little ornamental bling to 'em.
- Kitchen Tongs - Ultimate Favorite Kitchen Tool Ever. Don't burn your fingertips removing the meatballs - use tongs!
- Baking Sheets - 13 x 18 and two of them to boot. Perfect for baking/roasting any vegetable or meat.
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Buffalo Meatballs with Dill Sauce
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Little baked beef or buffalo meatballs are perfect finger food for any party and they are a recipe that can be made in advance. Serve creamy dill sauce on the side.
- Total Time: 35 minutes
- Yield: 6 (3 each) 1x
Ingredients
Ingredient List Meatballs:
- 1 lb ground buffalo (or beef)
- ½ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp black pepper
- 2 tsp mixed dry herbs or 2 Tbsp fresh herbs - whatever you got on hand!
- 1 egg
- ½ cup panko breadcrumbs
- toothpicks
Ingredient List Dill Sauce:
- ¾ cup sour cream
- ⅓ cup mayonnaise
- 2 tsp sugar
- ¼ tsp salt
- ⅓ cup fresh dill, chopped
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375F.
Make Dill Sauce:
- In a small bowl mix together all dill sauce ingredients.
Make Meatballs:
- Mix all meatball ingredients in a large bowl and roll into 1" balls.
- Place on a baking sheet lined with foil or parchment (no oil is necessary).
- Bake ~ 10-12 minutes or until internal temperature of meatballs reaches 155F.
- Poke a toothpick in each meatball and serve dill sauce in a small bowl on the side.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Appetizer
- Method: Oven
- Cuisine: International
- Diet: Low Calorie
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Serving Suggestion
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