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Buffalo Chicken Egg Rolls

September 28, 2016

Buffalo Chicken Egg Rolls

One of our new favorite weeknight meals is my friend Michelle’s slow-cooker buffalo chicken. It’s easy. It’s actually pretty healthy. And it makes enough food to feed us for days. A couple weeks ago, I made a big batch of the buffalo chicken and had so much left over I had to find something else to do with it other than eat it on a piece of lettuce. 

Enter the egg roll wrapper. 

We have used egg roll wrappers to transform many of our favorite recipes, from chicken tacos, to teriyaki chicken, lasagna, you name it. Why not stuff some buffalo chicken in there, too?

Well, that was probably the best decision ever! The egg roll wrappers transformed the buffalo chicken into these perfectly portioned appetizers. They were a little bit easier to eat, a lot less messy, and were the perfect size to dip into some Ranch dressing. 



I will warn you, the egg roll wrappers do take some getting used to. You have to roll it just right to make sure none of the filling falls out. I like to roll mine on the bias, so that I start with one corner rolling to the opposite. Tucking in the sides is key. 

To make these a bit healthier (and because I wouldn’t know how to fry them if I tried), we bake these in the oven. I like to line them up on a cooling rack stacked on top of a cookie sheet. I brush them down with a bit of oil, then pop then in the oven until they are brown and crispy.

Buffalo Chicken Egg Rolls

Like I said, they would make a great game-day appetizer, but we also love to eat these as our main meal. Three to four egg rolls is just the right amount for me and is perfectly satisfying along with some veggies or a salad. My husband can definitely put back a couple more. I also feel like kids would really like these, too. You could probably sneak some veggies into the egg roll and they would never know the difference. 

 

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GAME DAY SNACK: Buffalo Chicken Egg Rolls

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Tagged: appetizers, Buffalo, chicken, egg rolls, football, game day, party, ranch, tailgate

The Best Glazed Cocktail Meatballs

February 29, 2016

Glazed Cocktail Meatballs | Follow the Ruels

I am sure you have those dishes that are infamous within your family. The item that is requested at every family gathering, party, and holiday. My stepmom has a lot of those, but these cocktail meatballs may be her most requested. No matter the occasion, my cousins beg her to make her meatball recipe. 

I made these cocktail meatballs for our Super Bowl party (3 weeks ago) and I am just now posting the recipe because I have been in mourning. You guys wouldn’t believe the collective depression the city of Charlotte was in the day after the Super Bowl. I work in an office that generally is buzzing by 8:00am. I arrived at 8:30 to an almost empty office. Once people did show up, they barely spoke to on another. It was just so sad. Even as a bandwagon fan I was very disappointed. Mainly because I was looking forward to watching the Super Bowl parade from my office.

Maybe next year.

Glazed Cocktail Meatballs | Follow the Ruels

 

Anyways, back to these meatballs…

The best thing about this recipe might be how simple it is. It requires frozen meatballs (super easy) and a bunch of ingredients that you may think don’t go together. You probably have most of them in your pantry of fridge at this very moment!

The ingredient list may sound like a hodge podge or random things that you would never mix together. But magically, the flavors just work. I can’t explain it. But trust me.

 The star of the show is the frozen Italian meatballs. Then the glaze is primarily apricot preserves that is seasoned with a variety of spices from herbs de Provence (fancy!) to dijon mustard. Kinda crazy, right? Would you ever pair Italian meatballs with apricot and dijon mustard? I wouldn’t.

Glazed Cocktail Meatballs | Follow the Ruels

But man are these good. Somehow you can’t even taste the individual parts of the recipe. Sure you get the sweetness of the preserves and of course you can taste the meat, but the rest of the seasonings just come together in prefect harmony like ginger was always supposed to go with Italian meatballs.

The worst part about these is how quickly they will go. My cousins INHALE them. They pile their plates with as many meatballs as it can fit. So make sure you make enough. The good news is that doubling the recipe requires very little extra work on your part. I recommend making one batch for 8 to 16 people, and 2 batches for any more than 16 people, especially if they have hearty appetites. 

I hope you enjoy these as much as my family does!

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Tagged: appetizer, meatballs, party

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Hey there, I'm Lindsey. I'm a number cruncher by day and a home cook and baker by night. While I love to eat healthy and find fresh and healthy alternatives for my favorite foods, I will never turn down dessert! Life is all about moderation, right?

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