Description
Buffalo Chicken Bacon Mozzarella Bombs are a delicious snack combining chicken, mozzarella cheese, bacon, and a spicy buffalo sauce coating.
Ingredients
Scale
- 225 grams mozzarella cheese, cut into cubes
- 100 grams cooked bacon, crumbled
- 450 grams ground chicken
- 120 millilitres buffalo sauce, divided
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- Salt, to taste
- Black pepper, to taste
- 100 grams plain flour
- 2 large eggs, beaten
- 100 grams breadcrumbs (panko or regular)
- Vegetable oil or canola oil, for frying
Instructions
- Slice mozzarella cheese into bite-sized cubes. Gently wrap each cube with crumbled bacon, setting the prepared pieces aside.
- Combine ground chicken with garlic powder, onion powder, paprika, salt, black pepper, and half (60 ml) of the buffalo sauce in a mixing bowl until evenly incorporated.
- Take a portion of the chicken mixture and flatten it in your palm. Encase a bacon-wrapped mozzarella cube in the center. Carefully envelop the filling with the chicken, ensuring a fully sealed round ball.
- Roll each chicken ball first in plain flour, dip in beaten egg, and finish with an even layer of breadcrumbs.
- Heat oil to 175°C in a deep pan. Fry the coated balls for 5–6 minutes, turning as needed, until golden brown and cooked through. Alternatively, bake on a greased tray at 200°C for 18–20 minutes until crisp.
- Drizzle or toss the hot morsels in the remaining buffalo sauce. Garnish with extra bacon crumbles if desired.
Notes
- Ensure the chicken balls are well sealed to prevent leakage while frying.
- Adjust the level of buffalo sauce to taste based on your preferred spice level.
- These bombs can be stored in the fridge for up to 2 days and reheated before serving.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Appetizer
- Method: Frying/Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 2 bombs
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 1g
- Sodium: 780mg
- Fat: 22g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 12g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 20g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 22g
- Cholesterol: 120mg